Chapter 100 - Siege
"Ready! Heave!"
Scott and Brayden worked in tandem to reset the trebuchets after firing off yet another set of boulders. Our attacks had started not long ago and we had a mesmerizing opening volley.
Rachel opened with a truly massive fireball that lit up the sky as it flew through the air. Her skill [Ritual Casting] worked to ease the burden on her mana pool and spread out the cost.
Other mages added to the sight with their own skills along with the few Rangers with us. Hal powered up a massive [Power Shot] while Carrie blotted out the sky with an innumerable [Arrow Rain]. The last Ranger was from Tracy's camp and was less impressive but contributed all the same.
Add to that two flaming boulders the size of a car sailing toward the camp and it was a glorious opening salvo. It was nothing like our first days where our 'volleys' consisted of a couple of arrows and a handful of magic bolts.
We were using giant magical projectiles, a hail of arrows, and actual siege weapons. It was slightly astonishing how far we had come in just under three months.
Rachel had connected to a few mages who couldn't reach far enough to attack with [Ritual Casting] and everyone she was connected with through the skill was using [Meditation] to regen their mana as fast as possible.
The warriors without any long-range capabilities mostly sat around and watched the bombardment. Occasionally doing the physical labor that was required when things needed moving or adjusting, but mostly just helped reset the trebuchet arms so they could fire again.
One of the mages that came along from Tracy's camp had an Earth affinity like Jonathan and worked to pull up giant boulders from the ground for the trebuchets to use.
He pulled up massive chunks of stone, evened them out, packed them down, and loaded them into the sling while Scott and Brayden worked with other warriors to crank arms down and lifting the counterweight into place.
The three were working together flawlessly to keep up a constant bombardment on the camp. Before the boulders were launched, oil was poured over them and lit on fire to add to the damage they did.
Running back to buy the oil was a good decision. It added to the damage significantly and it was well worth the time spent doing it. Austin, being the fastest beside me, ran back to our camp to buy it earlier in the day.