"My lord, Little Bee reports that there are many Dark Creatures in the town and ruined castle ahead!"
"However, because Bloodthirsty Bats are in the sky, the Swift Hawks don't dare fly close enough to investigate!"
On a hill outside a ruined little town, Nalant had finally led his party to the first location on their route that needed to be taken.
Just as he had expected, this town and castle settlement, which had originally belonged to some baron or viscount, had already been occupied by Dark Creatures.
However, due to the presence of the Bloodthirsty Bats, Nalant was unable to thoroughly scout out the Dark Creatures' true strength as he had in the past.
"Vivian, go have the ranged attack squad set up a catapult, then try attacking that ruined castle!" Nalant said with a nod.
Although scouting units such as Swift Hawks and bees were somewhat restricted in this Land of Death, they could still ensure the army's safety while marching, a capability no other duchy's forces could compare with.
And now that he knew a large number of Dark Creatures had gathered in the town ahead, he could use long-range attacks to test them.
"Yes, my lord!" Having received Nalant's orders, Vivian immediately went to make the arrangements.
She then had the ranged attack squad begin assembling the large catapult.
This large catapult had also been forged in Nalant's own territory.
Ever since capturing that group of goblins, Nalant had gained the ability to produce these "outdated" weapons.
Thus, although catapults like this were inconvenient to transport, Nalant had still had the goblins forge two of them and equipped them with the expeditionary force.
Nalant had originally intended to use them against distant enemies.
Now, they were also perfect tools for stirring up the hornets' nest and