Although Raiden imagined that the cannonball shooters would eventually hit their own allies, that never happened… the projectiles still only targeted their real targets with pinpoint accuracy, even amidst the chaos and darkness of the night.
At first, Raiden could easily see the warriors of the village advance through the port town, but soon he saw them stopping ahead and then slowly being forced back. Some of them began to fall down after being attacked and they weren't moving at all.
"Not good," Raiden thought while looking around. "The balance of the battle is breaking."
The enemies were way too eager to fight. They seemed ready for a long battle as well, which was weird considering their usual tactics. Iri was moving around while staying closer to her father to heal the people that she could and avoid their deaths, but she could only do so much.
"Come with me," Lenore said.