[Announcement: Citizens who could kill the enemies would receive 1 to 100 silver per kill depending on their level of difficulty. Applicable to citizens and guards.]
This announcement naturally excited a lot of people, especially the guards. Before, there was no such thing—who would want to risk their necks? But now that there was an extra reward, they would naturally be more determined to make the kills.
However, while Fargo had the numbers going for them, there were still plenty of other factors that would cause them trouble.
One was the haphazard planning and dense buildings. While it was still better planned than most, the streets were still quite narrow. Even if there were plenty of forces, what was the use if it would have a few clogs here and there?
Another was that they (Fargo guards) were uncoordinated and did not expect the enemies to enter this way. They had been prepared to guard from the battlements, but they didn’t think the fight would be brought inside so early on.
There was no organization, unlike the Alterans who moved in groups and seemed to have a ready formation. This showed the stark contrast to their own haphazard arrangements!
Unlike the Fargo teams who just aimed to find and attack, ideally killed, the Alterans moved cohesively even if they were broken down into smaller teams.
The teamwork was superb, with people having a clear role or two, and it was obvious that they had battled together at least a few times.
For instance, there was a team of 15, led by sheildsmen with large metallic shields. They would be followed by spearmen and swordsmen who would stab enemies that went near, occasionally pulling them into the group to gang up on them. They would also be supported by archers and elementalists who caused long-range damage from behind.
The Fargo citizens and guards were very shocked to see that the newcomers were not only strong, but so many of them could actually use elements!
In one area, one would see earth stones thrown around, in another, you’d see fireballs. Then there would be people pushing them back without touching them—which was definitely a wind skill.
"So many elementalist!? HOW!?"
"And why do they already know so many skills?!"
"This isn’t normal!"
The guards were shocked. They already thought they were spearheading this development among Terrans—with their bosses awakening and about a dozen others in the threshold—but they thought too much!
Anyway, that was beside the point and hundreds of guards that filed in naturally went after the enemies.
They formed small teams to deal with the trespassers, entering the narrow roads. This was quite inconvenient when hundreds of guards filed in from different directions.
"There!" One of the new arrivals yelled, pointing at a group of people who were taking down a hapless guard still shocked by their appearance. To be more accurate, he was running away from the gruesomeness Gochi created, only to fall into a trap himself.
The Fargo guards shivered as they watched as they stabbed the man on the stomach and another hit with his shield.
Of course, the team captains were mostly high-ranking members of the Fargo empire back in Terran. They were level-headed enough to calm down and think of the next step to counterattack.
The captain immediately took out his gun, pointing at them. Without hesitation, he pressed the trigger repeatedly.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
But the metallic shield appeared between them.
Clank! Clank!
The shield blocked the bullets, and the Alterans flinched at the sound, immediately filing out to another street.
The Fargo guards frowned. "They’re escaping!"
"Don’t let them!!" The captain yelled, and it so happened that there was another enemy team—in another perpendicular street—and he decided to point at them as well. He tried targeting the people as far from the shield as possible.
BANG! BANG!
Clank! Clank!
The sheildsman here had good reflexes and managed to cover for his team, protecting them as they went to another direction.
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