The enemy was infiltrating from the left side of Central. They were struggling to breach the temporary barricade set up inside, beyond the first defense line over there.

As long as the other landmines are intact, we can buy much more time if we just block them there.

I slid down from the roof as if jumping, and Heron quickly followed behind me.

I caught the backs of two soldiers who were staggering in fear on the street.

“I am Cecilia Eriso. Now, gather the other soldiers and move the shells on the left 5th temporary barricade.”

The man blinked stupidly.

At that moment, Heron, who followed me, slapped his face.

“Are you just going to die here? Carry more weapons!”

Oh, I was even more surprised.

His fern-like hands looked both spicy and hot.

“Yes, yes!”

The man staggered, then quickly pulled himself together and ran. It seemed he was calling other soldiers who were in the same situation as himself.

I instructed the remaining soldier to send a distress signal requesting help from Edrish and the surrounding territories. At the moment, we can only withstand until they come. We can never win. We have to hold on until they arrive.

“Cecilia Eriso, I will gather more people and bring the shells to the barricade. I can’t trust them.”

I nodded quickly.

“Yeah, be careful. Keep a distance if there’s a dangerous place!”

Having advised Heron, I ran again towards the 5th temporary barricade.

Hey! It was a good idea to wear leather armor!

The closer I got to the wall, the more chaotic it became. It was literally a battlefield. Ears tingled with explosion sounds, and smoke scattered in front of my eyes.

Among them, I found a place with high stakes and the most people.

“Block them! Don’t stop the attack!”

Sure enough, this was the place.

But contrary to my expectations, the one giving orders was not the commander of the 3rd division.

“Block with all your strength! Attack!”

No, that won’t do. What’s that? A cheering squad?

Suppressing my bewildered feelings, I jumped up to him. I couldn’t breathe well because the air was too cold.

“I’m Cecilia Eriso. Wh-where is the division commander?”

“I-I don’t know.”

The man, who was either a vice-commander or something, blinked stupidly.

So he’s just giving vague orders like that.

“Do as I say. If you keep doing that, everyone will die! The formation is already a mess!”

If that happens, weak spots will emerge.

I told the soldiers to line up in two rows. Archers would stand in the front, and soldiers with guns would stand in the back. While the guns were loaded and ignited, the archers would shoot arrows at the enemies according to the signal to guard against them.

At first, the vice-commander hesitated to listen to me, but he started to follow my orders.

“Hold on a little longer. I told them to bring more explosives from the center.”

Why isn’t it coming! Did they run away again? Or is something happening to Heron?
… I thought for the twelfth time, Heron appeared with about fifty soldiers. Of course, there were shells as well. The shells were quickly loaded in the middle of the front line. Soon, with a loud noise, the shells soared into the air.

Boom!

The previously overwhelming Serbien army faltered and stepped back.

“Now is the time!”

At my signal, the Crow Tribe soared into the air. I learned it from Agila last time when he dropped shells from the sky!

Puff, bang! Crash!

The enemy forces exploded.

Hope appeared.

Oh, how did I end up being in charge of the war strategy? A hedgehog doing such a variety of things, and doing them well. Really, I’m a versatile hedgehog.

At least this way, we might be able to hold on until Edrish and Terminus’s armies come back.

But I couldn’t let my guard down.

Because bad things would happen if I did.

Beep!

At that moment, a thunderous sound, as if the sky were tearing apart, was heard.

Could it be Agila’s eagles?

The uneasy prediction turned into a reality more terrifying than imagined.

“Agila and Serbien weren’t fighting against each other.”

I stared in dismay at the eagles grabbing crows from the sky.

This is bad.

No, it’s not bad! Look, the number of eagles isn’t that large.

At most, it didn’t seem to be more than thirty.

As the guns were loaded, the moment the eagles approached, we all shot at once. Most of them smoothly avoided the bullets while floating in the sky, but there were eagles that couldn’t.

Beep.

Once again, an eagle cried. That sound was ominous.

Dozens of eagles simultaneously changed the direction of their wings. They spread out throughout the sky. Two eagles flew low near me. Even though bullets were flying at them, they attacked head-on as if they had a clear target.

Without wasting a single flap, they quickly approached me.

Towards me?

Uh… No, it can’t be.

I turned my body and looked at Heron.

“Heron, go inside the building, you have to get out of the way…!”

But before my words could finish, a large shadow loomed over my head. Heron, who had been standing in front of me, suddenly enlarged her eyes and then a large, hooked foot caught her thin waist.

“Kyak!”