They kept running back towards the city wall, and I could already see some archers nocking their bows.
The situation was escalating as the panicked animals rushed toward the city walls without a clear direction.
In the city itself, the residents began seeking safety. Some barricaded themselves in their houses or tents, while others went to the walls to prepare for defense.
The city bells continued to ring alarm, and the lizard people were ready to defend their city against any threat.
A cloud of smoke slowly drifted toward the city.
The archers released their arrows, which flew rapidly toward the herd. However, very few arrows hit their targets. Not because the archers were poor shots, but what I saw made me chuckle.
Despite their fear, most of the animals used their magical abilities to evade the arrows.
This didn't improve the situation, as they charged towards the city gates, which had been completed through the hill.
*BOOM*
*Crack*
It sounded as they collided with the gate, which was made of stone, and after the 300th animal, it toppled over.
Fortunately, behind the gate were the army with shield bearers at the front.
[Intruders detected]
After the massive stone gate gave way under the assault of the magical creatures, chaos briefly ensued.
The lizard people's army was ready to confront the threat, but it turned out that the animals had regained their senses after the hard collision.
Some of the lizard people recognized the sudden change in the animals' behavior and acted quickly.
Instead of continuing to see them as a threat, they tried to de-escalate the situation. Some brave lizard people cautiously approached the animals and attempted to communicate with them.
It turned out that the animals had panicked and rushed towards the city without bad intentions.
After calming them down and seeing them collapse from exhaustion, I understood that some of the lizard people explained they wanted to capture the animals to breed them.
"Not a bad idea," I said with relief.
While the small group of lizard people tried to capture the animals, I saw the commanders on the wall having a discussion.
I flew closer and saw them looking towards the burning forest with serious expressions.
"I... humans... Iron... are here," one of the commanders, who appeared to have the highest authority, said.
He seemed to be the decision-maker. It is the same from the start.
The other one simply nodded, and the senior lizard commander assembled an army.
[Intruders detected]
"More of them?" I asked with slight annoyance because I could see on the map that they were setting fires as well. On all five entrances!
A short while later, I felt it again.
[Intruders detected]
On the beach, I saw soldiers entering the first floor again, but this time not a hundred, but thousands.
"Oh no..." I said in fear.
It didn't stop; more and more were coming, and there were four other areas on fire already.
"What can I do?" I cried out. "What?"
I was desperate because I couldn't intervene in the events unfolding.
600,000 soldiers, and there was no end in sight.
100,000 more, and then another 100,000 carriages.
I could curse if I hadn't lost the words.
"800,000... and a few more."
I felt powerless, my creation, my home, ME, was being destroyed!
"It's like back then... I could only watch her fall, but I was out of reach."
„Was it the humans who are the real conquerors and my enemies?"
"But... WHY?"
In my bewilderment, I could only repeat myself while the grassy fields in front of me became increasingly ablaze.
I couldn't bear to watch any longer, so I flew to the city.
During my flight, I saw smoke rising from all directions, in front of me, behind me, and to the left, but not to the right, as the sea was there.
I got closer and saw that the lizard people had sent a reconnaissance team to the forest.
However, they couldn't enter the burning forest. They returned and came back with an army of soldiers and mages.
The small army stood perplexed before the blazing forest. Their iron armor gleamed red-orange in the light of the firefall.
I heard mysterious murmurs, and small rain clouds formed above the trees at the edge, but they were only a few dozen using magic.
The flames were already too high and hot for them, causing the rain to simply evaporate and be of no use.
"That's it!"
Nonetheless, the rain gave me an idea that I immediately wanted to put into action.
Because on the map, I saw that more and more areas were being destroyed by the fire.
The army was also retreating because the situation wasn't changing despite repeated attempts.
The army was getting closer to death with each passing minute, as smoke enveloped them, and the fire gradually spread more to the grass.
Upon arriving at the city, I saw that the smoke had come to a halt. This was due to the wind blowing from the sea into the bay.
This created a "protective shield," causing the smoke to dissipate just before reaching the city.
Unfortunately, it seemed that the hills were blocking the wind, allowing it first to be carried towards the city.
I turned away, my thoughts working like a Japanese worker in a black company, and then a idea struck me.