CH220 Fury Army's Fangs
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The battle between the Fury Army Archers and the Goblin Archers—and their higher variant, the Goblin Hunters—did not end when both sides' infantry clashed.
If anything, it only intensified.
The Fury Army held the advantage in skill and sheer number of arrows loosed, but the goblins possessed something equally dangerous—superior defense, provided by the Goblin Priest and its subordinate Lesser Priests.
The Vanguard squadron, unfortunately, had no Barrier Mage to match. The Vanguard was built for speed and mobility. Mages couldn't keep up without slowing them down, and besides, they were far too valuable to waste outside the main force.
That was why the First Company lacked a clean defense against the endless rain of goblin arrows.
Instead, they had to resort to crude means—blasting volleys out of the sky, using personal shields/items or even relying on the vegetation to block incoming bolts.
Even so, men still fell.
