Side Story 105: The Two Strategists (12)

Ozald could scarcely believe his eyes.

"What on earth...?"

Aarsel's forces were overwhelmingly outnumbered. To make matters worse, the enemy was charging downhill from higher ground, building up momentum as they came. Despite how dire the situation was, what was unfolding before him was a one-sided slaughter at the hands of his own allies.

Looking toward the right wing,

"Hey, hey, hey, hey!"

"This is far too easy!!"

The twin generals of Rudek rampaged about, shouting excitedly. When the twins drew the enemy's attention, a unit moving as though dancing sliced through the enemy ranks in an instant.

The battle had been strange from the very beginning. Just before the two sides clashed, powerful arrows shot straight across the field and assailed the Ing soldiers. Moreover, numerous arrows rapidly and accurately pierced their heads and chests.

Ozald understood that they had been fired from the unusual bows Rudek had brought, but he could not understand how so few soldiers could fire so rapidly. Nor could he understand how they could hit their enemies with such precision.

There were only about twenty Rudek soldiers mixed in with the Fezaris forces. Had all twenty of them been master archers...