Rumble! Rumble!
When Nalant reached the defensive position beyond the castle's gentle slope, the meteor shower was still crashing down.
Every boom was like a heavy drum striking the guards' hearts. When had they ever seen such a sight before?
"Th-this... is this still a Dark Creature invasion?" The guards swallowed hard one after another. Even veterans like Quick wore expressions of horror.
In those brief dozen or so seconds, at least eighty or ninety meteors had already struck around them.
And that number only covered the area within their sight.
Farther away, amid the grass and woods, they could clearly see even more meteors trailing brilliant flames as they crashed down all over the place.
The scene made them wonder whether they were dreaming.
After all, they had never seen such a massive wave of Dark Creature invasion in their lives.
"So many!" Natasha, still standing atop the castle wall, covered her mouth and cried out in shock at the sight.
Though she had already believed Nalant's words and mentally prepared herself in advance, seeing it all so clearly from this height, she could tell that there were at least hundreds, perhaps thousands, of Dark Creatures descending upon Storm Territory.
Even the Dark Creatures encountered by the duchy in an entire year probably did not number this many.
"Hold steady, don't panic! Spear Guard Company, form up!" Nalant immediately noticed the state of his subordinates.
Especially the two hundred newly recruited spearmen. Though they were veterans who had seen battle, few of them had any experience facing Dark Creatures.
And seeing meteors fall as though they cost nothing truly left everyone unable to hold their spears steady.
If Nalant's authority had not already taken root in their hearts, they might have scattered in all directions at this very