Armand Region – Border Wall Frontline
The heavy sound of Pekko claws hitting stone echoed along the paved path toward the main stronghold gate.
Soldiers turned quickly, saluting at once when they saw the large figure in golden armor coming down from the lead mount.
"General Hesbeirn!" the captain at the guard post shouted, saluting with his fist over his chest.
Hesbeirn made his Pekko stop, the big bird squawked as it stomped once. Its head was covered with reinforced armor and had symbols of the Armand Emblem.
Behind him, a dozen elite riders in black armor followed silently without a word.
The general slid off his Pekko smoothly, his huge sword sheathed across his back. As he stepped forward, his armor made faint clinking sounds, and his sharp eyes scanned the tense soldiers and the defensive systems humming around them.
The air still buzzed with mana from the last attack wave.
He moved toward the central lookout platform where the command relay was located.
