Above Dog Forest City, a red magical marker suddenly blossomed. At the sight of the signal, the beastman troops on the nearby roads began mustering their forces, preparing to rush to Dog Forest City's aid.
The closest was a squad of mountain antelope beastmen a few hundred meters outside the city gate. Forty beastman soldiers hastily donned their armor and prepared to charge toward Dog Forest City.
"Follow me! General Olson is waiting for us!" the leader roared, and the soldiers formed ranks and broke into a run.
"Whoosh—"
An arrow flew from atop the city gate and struck the leader squarely in the shoulder.
"Catch her!" The leader glared at the elf archer on the wall and bellowed.
"Boom—"
Before he could finish, a silver wall crashed into him, sending both him and several beastmen behind him flying.
The armored Imola rammed the beastman soldiers until they were dizzy and disoriented. They scattered in all directions. Being herbivore beastmen to begin with, they simply did not dare face this bull-headed warrior head-on.
"That's enough! Retreat!"
Seeing that the beastmen had been thoroughly scattered, the elf archer Vianis shouted, then leapt into the moat below the city wall.
"Huh? We're leaving already?"
Imola had not had nearly enough, but when she turned and saw that the elf had vanished, she hurriedly followed a nearby waterway and plunged into it.
"What exactly happened?" The mountain antelope leader staggered to his feet in a daze, only to find his men already utterly routed. Worse still, while they had been scattered, the local beastmen who had gathered at the gate and been unable to enter or leave the city had already thrown open the gates.
"Quick! Stop them! Entering and leaving the city requires paying an entry fee!" the leader yelled, only to