The thunderous rumble of countless pounding footsteps shook the air. They surged like a living tide, kicking up clouds of dust that veiled their forms in a dense, shifting haze.
And then, gunfire. Sharp, rapid bursts rang out, tat-tat-tat-tat! Followed by earth-splitting explosions, BOOM!KA-BOOM!
Columns of sand and rock shot skyward as the battlefield trembled.
A lizard-like creature broke ahead of the pack, sprinting wildly, its hide shredded by a barrage of bullets. It shrieked in agony, but didn't make it far. Within seconds, it was crushed underfoot by the unstoppable horde charging behind it.
The explosions came faster, KA-BOOM! KA-BOOM! Ripping through the lines of monsters, tearing limbs, flinging bodies, but still they advanced.
The city's outer defenses loomed ahead: the towering walls of the Dune Bastion, pride of the Saharan Empire.
Atop the fortifications, automated turrets whirred and lit up, rat-tat-tat-tat! Unleashing sheets of bullets in sweeping arcs.
