The first volley of arrows flew, but Arturo's army was completely unscathed.
"Fire the war crossbows!"
Warfare with cold weapons was a contest of numbers and equipment. After blocking the first volley of arrows, Arturo's army seized the moment before the second volley arrived and issued another command.
The highly-trained soldiers moved in unison, swiftly pulling war crossbows from their camels' backs. With a single, synchronized TWANG from the mechanisms, a volley of crossbow bolts from Arturo's army shot into the valley, like a great bird spreading its wings in the night, carried on a piercing wind.
At this moment, they didn't even need to aim. All that mattered was pure suppressing fire.
Under this volley of crossbow fire, many members of the Sun Tribe were instantly struck by bolts, crying out in pain.
Ri Di shouted in a panic, "Fall back! Get behind the rocks!"
