"Everyone, target the normal ones! Kana, you're with me!" Luck's shouted.
Defense team A scrambled into position behind the upper barricades.
They had added fences along the top of the wall, giving them cover so they could use their weapons safely.
Defense Team B, made up of the elderly and children, was assigned to carry supplies and keep the frontline stocked.
Bottles filled with fuel waited with cloth wicks, ready to burn.
"Ready... Set.... Throw!" Jun commanded.
More flames erupted just outside the walls, lighting up the area with bursts of heat and smoke.
Luck stood above the watch tower near the gate, eyes locked on the variants.
Kana joined him seconds later, already pulling an arrow from her pack. She didn't say anything, just notched it and waited.
"Jumpers at two o'clock," Luck called. "Charge your shot. Aim on my mark."
"I'll follow your lead," she added.
Tension behind the wall spiked—not just from the approaching horde, but from something no one expected.
