The western district became a battlefield.
Steel collided with claws.
Magic exploded against flesh.
Screams echoed through the streets.
The invasion had begun.
---
"Hold the line!"
Taai's voice boomed across the battlefield.
A demon lunged toward him.
Taai stepped forward.
One punch.
The demon's chest caved in.
Before its body even hit the ground—
A monster charged from behind.
Taai twisted.
His elbow smashed into its skull.
CRACK.
The creature spun through the air and crashed into another monster.
"Third squad!"
"Protect the civilians!"
"Don't let them break through the intersections!"
Soldiers immediately obeyed.
"YES, SIR!"
---
Andrew ran.
He didn't stop.
Didn't slow down.
His scythe carved through monster after monster.
Heads flew.
Limbs scattered.
Every swing claimed another life.
A demon tried tackling him.
Andrew slammed the blunt end of his scythe into its jaw.
The creature flew into a nearby building.
He kept moving.
"...Outta my way."
Nothing survived standing in front of him.
---
Above—
The city walls roared.
Cannons fired.
Ballistae launched massive bolts.
Mage squads released coordinated spells.
Entire groups of monsters vanished beneath explosions.
For a moment—
It looked like Muscle City would hold.
Then—
Figures emerged from within the enemy ranks.
Humans.
Dozens of them.