This time, the enemy didn't approach as far. They stopped two hundred metres away and began setting up some sort of magical devices that looked like catapults.
"Are they seriously going to use siege weapons against an infantry army?" Risa asked.
"Well, it is likely their strongest attack, so I suppose they will. But it appears that they haven't realized that we can hit them from here." Millie agreed, while Chloe polished her rifle and waited for the fight to begin.
They were bodyguards, in the middle of the group with Wolfe and the others, so they would be on defensive duty during the attack, as well as tactical reporting. The primary tactical planning would be done by the witches in town, who had better radio contact with everyone, but there was a chance that they would see more attackers coming their way from some other point on the invaders' planet.
Prince Nathaniel surveyed the battlefield, then pointed to a spot near the fallen Emperor.
