War Breaks Out Again (II)
"Loose!"
Upon receiving the order, a volley of arrows traced long parabolas through the air and shot out in unison from inside the fortress, cutting off the Rat Tide's continued pursuit from behind.
The fortress gates closed, and the Blue Lizard Sword and Shield Soldiers waiting behind them swiftly slaughtered the Lizardmen Slave Soldiers pouring inside.
At the same time, Soros stood atop the wall with his brows tightly furrowed.
The Rat Tide that was hot on their heels was like a colossal black wave, crashing viciously against the gates of their fortress.
Soros was not worried about the strength of their gates.
In fact, without even needing an order, the soldiers stationed behind the gates had already launched a counterattack of their own accord.
Small windows set into the gates rapidly opened, and gleaming spears stabbed out from each one in unison.
The Lizardmen Slave Soldiers packed densely outside the gates were instantly pierced through.
At that density, a single spear could even run through the bodies of several Lizardmen Slave Soldiers with one thrust.
Of course, this alone was not enough to halt the Rat Tide's assault. The enemy commander could not possibly care about the lives of a few Lizardmen Slave Soldiers, and countless more continued surging toward them in a frenzy.
"Drop the logs and boulders! Smash them!!"
Once the order was given, the soldiers responsible for hurling down the logs and boulders sprang into action at the same time.
The massive, heavy logs and boulders gathered momentum as they fell. At the instant they hit the ground, they landed with a bang, and great sheets of blood sprayed out from beneath them. No one knew how many Ratmen had been crushed to death.
But against the vast Rat Tide before