War was a contest of resources, combat strength, war potential, tactical command, and individual prowess.
To weaken the Empire's military strength, the Demon Race had invested a great deal of effort.
At the same time, they had worked hard to expand their new forces.
Even so, the Northern Defense Treaty was still a little too intimidating.
While Lynn was still in the Empire's southwest, leading the currently famous Hero Units—for example, Lucia and Dania; the Gold and Silver Twin Fairies duo; Lucas, a rising star who excelled at both offense and defense; the army of Wendigos brought by Hutis; and Helge, the rare Griffon Demi-human captain who had made a name for himself among the Blades—he also had to bring along a tank.
Meanwhile, Hero Units were appearing on the other fronts as well.
People always said humans couldn't match others in strength, agility, or physical fitness. In short, they weren't outstanding in any particular area.
They were so weak they could barely tie their own shoes.
But humans were the best at producing Hero Units: one supreme powerhouse and many other strong contenders.
Northwestern border of the Northern Defense Treaty.
Here, high mountains separated the orcs from humans and demi-humans.
This was the dividing line between savagery and civilization.
It was also a battlefield.
The Northwestern Front lacked large numbers of elite fighters to hold the line, and the garrison had only a hundred thousand troops. Their numbers were simply inadequate—not only that, but they were also critically short of Heat Weapons.
Machine guns were normally issued to squads, but in the hands of the Second-line Troops, they could only be issued to companies.
That meant one machine gun for every hundred men.
Mortars were issued to battalions as well.
Cannons were even more of a luxury, reserved for