The third wave of laser fire arrived right on schedule, and the armored professional soldiers were once again reduced to scattered chunks in the face of the high-energy beams. Many officers failed to escape their fate as well.
The Bronze's fire was exceptionally targeted, focusing almost entirely on the core professional fighters, mages, and officers of the vanguard. It deliberately avoided the hastily conscripted peasant levies.
Of course, missing every single one of them entirely was unrealistic. This was a battlefield, and the mission of both sides was to take the other's life. Leaving these farmers with a fighting chance at survival was already the utmost mercy...
Chapter 88