Chapter 58 - 18: Three Alchemists (1/2)
A tall man running towards the city suddenly joined his steel gloves as he clutched a scarlet stone between his teeth, red lightning flashed from his hands, and then the sand five hundred yards away decomposed and rebuilt itself into a great wall of metal that rose out of the ground.
Dozens of shells fell on the metal wall and exploded, the explosion even knocked some of the soldiers off their feet, creating a dust storm.
”Keep moving and don't stop under any circ.u.mstances!” Shouted an officer.
”Yes Lieutenant General!” Shouted the soldiers who were running at full speed towards the city.
Ravi standing on the observation tower with his binoculars clenched his teeth and descended quickly.
”They suffered no casualties and we even lost 10 shells, damn it.”
”Prepare to fire, gunners aim at tanks, soldiers load your machine guns and target the enemy!!!”
”Yes, Lieutenant!”
All the militiamen took a deep breath and aimed at the soldiers coming towards them.
”Aim!”
Amestris' soldiers were only 100 yards from their position and closing in on them at full speed. When they reached 40 yards from the town, Ravi gave the order to fire.
”Fire!”
*Bang* Bratatat* *Bang* *Bratatat* *Booom*
The artillerymen fired on the Tanks while the militiamen fired on the soldiers running towards the town.
The soldiers of Amestris in front of them were instantly shot, but within a second a red lightning bolt hit the ground and several trenches appeared in which the soldiers took refuge.
”AHG!”
*Bratatat*
”Ouch!”
”No quarter!”
”Death to Amestris!”
”For First Hope! For Ishva!”
”Kill those Ishaval dogs!”
The battlefield was chaotic, explosions occurred here and there, one out of every two soldiers and militiamen died, the tanks dodged artillery fire as best they could before aiming at the city.
*Bam* *Bam* *Bam*
The shells hit the militia and buildings causing dozens of deaths in large explosions.
Some were injured while the shock waves knocked some out.
Ravi who had retreated backwards while holding the front lines was constantly giving orders.
”Load the mortars, brigade 15 and 11 will take shelter in the buildings to the south, brigade 7 shoot the two tanks at 11 o'clock! Soldier, notify the MLT! They have to send us reinforcements faster than expected!”
”Yes, Lieutenant!