Frostbound

Chris

Plans for the future and worry were a fact of life. How my life had become so centered around those two facets, I wasn't sure. We all knew what to expect in the 25th wave and we had to be prepared for it.

The monsters would start coming from all 4 directions and I had to think up a way to defend against it. We only had 3 powerful warriors currently and no one was close to being able to do what we did for the extra side.

Jonathan barely held off his gate last wave and we needed another to do the same for the fourth gate. Plus, we only had 2 ranged experts. Hal focused on the boss leaving only Rachel and Carrie free to help with the wave. Two gates would have to do without heavy ranged support. The only thing I could think of was sending everyone from my side away. I could hold my gate alone and have extra people on the weaker side.

It would be hard to hold the gate by myself, but I could do it.

The 25th wave was a week away and we needed to have plans for what was going to occur.

The new addition to the walls would be a great help in the coming waves and it was a great purchase for the battle. It was an expensive purchase and took a lot of points, half a million to be exact, but it was worth it. We now had actual siege weapons that would be of great use.

8 large catapults positioned on top of the walls with 2 facing every direction. It was like looking back on history and pulling the catapults forward in time. They sat at around 10 feet tall and the same in length. The action arm was around 8 feet long and thick ropes coiled around the whole thing, keeping it under tension.

It was truly starting to feel like a defense during a siege.

These weapons were more effective than their ancient counterparts in that they were modified with magic. The wood constructing them along with the rope was all modified with magic of some degree. I wasn't sure what or how much, but it was clear it was modified. Runic lines danced over their surface when they were built before hiding beneath the surface, like everything else the shop created.

They fired farther than they should have and faster. The projectiles they shot out weren't normal stones either, they had runes carved on them that exploded when making contact with anything.

The explosion was quite violent. They wouldn't be able to down a boss in one shot but could definitely kill the minions of the wave. We hadn't had a wave to test them yet but I was excited to see how well they would do. There were only 2 catapults to a side which was a downer, but if there were any more I wasn't sure we could afford the ammunition.