Seems like this was our last resort.
The barrels burst and take with them the many specially prepared stabilization structures.
They crumble as intended, no longer supporting the ceiling, which gives way accordingly.
In this manner, all of the earth above gets displaced by at least five meters, if not more, depending on the spot.
As much material as our whole wall consists of is suddenly gone, the water of the river dropping together with the ground beneath.
All of this to devastating effect for everything that was so unlucky to be in the area of the greatest landslide ever seen in the northern countries.
The small ferries get swallowed by the stirred waters of the river, fortifications just drop with the dirt of the shores, and even beyond this, structures that the enemy took such a long time to build are suddenly gone.
From one moment to the other the battlefield didn't just change, it vanished. I took part in causing a natural catastrophe.
All that remains is a deep chasm, right where the river was before.
The very same now lying a good distance deeper.
Of course, the underground was prepared in a way that the wall was never at risk of being affected.
The few stragglers who already made it up there, now realizing there's nothing behind them anymore, won't pose to be too much trouble to be dealt with.
In some way, this achieved our goal.
Now crossing the river is going to be almost impossible.
You'd have to climb down there, put together a boat in this steep abyss, ferry to the other side, then climb not only up the chasm but over our whole wall as well.
All while we would still have archers stationed there.
Similar preparations happened all along the whole Garanas.
That is to say, the partition that was affected here is by far enormous enough to make a statement.
From my vantage point, I can't see the end of it on the sides.
I only know it's huge.
The next moment, I start hearing screams and screeches from the area that just got devastated.
I quickly run back to the window and am stunned at what I see.
It's a massacre!
All around the field holes open up and interceptors descend.
Most noticeable, Inati's royal guard dawns over humans who were too stunned at what happened only moments before.
(C)
So it happens.
Apparently, there's no point in worrying any longer about getting targeted by enemy weaponry.
This much becomes clear after a single glance at the area below.
With the majority of the Koresoan army having been caught up in the downfall, only the rearguard and artillery remain.
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Yet coming from the massive numbers that stream out of the holes on the other side, Inati gathered those troops long in advance.
She's slaughtering these people!
This is it?
She's worried she's gonna expose herself?!
They sound even content with what happens there.
All the killing and bloodshed.
At this, Chera glances at Liseti.
Liseti's piercing gaze strikes me, her pheromones causing a chilling effect on me, while she starts speaking slowly and with heavy impression.
I can barely process what I was just told.
Behind my back, those two right from the start planned to turn our already very extreme countermeasure into an annihilation event.
(C)
I'm rather sure the people getting slaughtered out there beg to differ!
Does she seriously want to sell me all the causalities as something positive?
That is something I can't deny.
I tried to make them retreat.
I did all I could for this purpose.
Although, I'm pretty sure those two were fully expecting this outcome as much as they planned for this to happen.
Chera looks once more at the battlefield.
(L)
So not out of the goodness of her heart.
At this, Chera gives a sudden concentrated pheromone signal that can be somewhat translated to "now".
What else is there?
I don't need to wait for long and see soon enough how a swarm of interceptors descends onto the fields.
Yet the battle is already over, so they don't go for survivors.
Instead, they target... the artillery!
Chera wants those!
It all makes sense!
She uses this whole situation to obtain possible assets for her homefront against the monster crabs!
Oh... wonderful.
Oh please, not that word!