"Forward, everyone!"
Against the raiders that pounced like mad dogs, Monte, the Captain of the Guard, raised his broadaxe and issued the forward command with a robust voice. He immediately took a step along with the guards behind him.
By this time, the Guard Corps had already formed a large square formation. Three hundred guards, fifty in a row, constituted six rows of a formation. The front three rows were close-combat soldiers, the fourth row were mages, and the last two rows were archers.
So when Monte issued the forward command, the first three rows of guards stepped forward with him, taking firm and steady steps towards the approaching raiders!
Simultaneously, the remote unit in the back three rows also readied themselves. All mages activated their magic, fireballs appeared in their hands, leaping continuously between their palms, while the archers all drew their bows, pulling the strings to the fullest, aiming the arrow tips up to the sky.
