The first catapult stone hit the western wall before the sun fully cleared the horizon, five hundred pounds of shaped rock launched with A-Rank enhanced siege equipment, the impact shattered stone that survived weeks of previous bombardment, defenders scrambled as the wall section groaned under structural failure.
Luthra was already moving, his injured body protesting every step but functioning well enough for combat, sixty percent capability was better than nothing when six hundred Syndicate soldiers were advancing with professional coordination that promised overwhelming assault.
"All defenders to positions!" Kane's voice carried across the settlement, the older hunter coordinating from central command, "Western wall teams, fall back to secondary positions, don't die for stone that's already lost!"
