After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World

"Arrows are raining down!" a new guy screamed, pointing at the rain of arrows coming straight at them.

Instead of panicking with him though, most looked at him oddly. "You weren't listening during the orientation were you?"

"..."

For one, they had developed much more advanced crossbows with faster shots and stronger damage. It wasn't that they couldn't also rain down arrows on them, they just wanted them closer so the accuracy was higher.

For the most part, they wanted to kill only those who were really deserving of it. Some killing of innocents might be unavoidable, but if they were to choose, they'd definitely want to use their projectiles on evil instead of attacking randomly.

However, that wasn't what they were using when a rain of projectiles came down on them.

The battlement had railings and it wasn't only the ballista bolts that had been installed there. There were also some metal alloy shields located in several areas of the walls and people could hide behind them in cases like these.

The stronger visitors would just wave the attacks away with their weapons, so they wouldn't need to squeeze in, while those who could still get affected would conceal behind them.

For example, there was Raphten, Brenda's friend, who was part of the former. He waved to neutralize the arrows heading in his direction, and his partner did the same.

The two of them returned here for Brenda's wedding, but ended up overstaying. Who could blame them? Anyone who stayed long enough in Alterra wouldn't be able to bear staying outside anymore. They had experienced this the first time they had been here. The adjustment back to 'normal' was painful, to say the least.

They found that it was not entirely due to the material things, as they had thought. Rather than the food, beauty, and convenience—which were all amazing—they also felt a sense of belonging in the spiritual sense of the word.

Back in their home, they would never publicize their relationship at all. Most people would just think he and his partner were just good friends. When the rumor started spreading, they even made their lives miserable.

Here, they were shocked at how open and welcoming these people were with their… orientation. Rather, they barely took note of it at all.

They could hold each other's hands like normal couples, and no one would care much. There were definitely a lot of people who'd furrow their eyebrows, but they wouldn't stare too long and just ignore them, not making them comfortable with their own opinions.

There were also those who asked curiously about their relationship, completely open about it—even excited, for some reason.

They, too, were tempted to move in, but both of their families had integrated too much into Glaston. It would take a while and perhaps a carriage full of souvenirs to bribe the family to move here.

Anyway, regardless of what happened—whether they'd really move in or not—the Contribution Points they could get by joining this war would be useful for them.

There was the Contribution Store, the library, and the like, and they had always looked at those with longing every time they went there. If they performed well in this war, then they'd be able to patronize those places like many others!

While the stronger aborigines and guards neutralized the projectiles in their sectors, those with weaker levels were running to shield themselves.

However, because the battlement wasn't too wide, a few areas became bottlenecks. The people were not limited to Alterrans, but also aborigines, so they were a lot more prone to panicking and blocking the way.

"Oi! What are you doing standing there? Go here, go here!"

"Hey, don't push me!"

"Here!"

"NO, that one behind you is much closer!"

And so on.

Among the visitors on the weaker side were those from fellow villages. They wanted to get contribution points so they could, eventually, move in.

They were already citizens of their own villages, but becoming citizens in Alterra was super difficult! They could only join wars! Sadly, it was Town Wars now, so many of them were overwhelmed!

Fortunately, Alterran guards were also oriented about what to do when the guests were still allies but did stupid things. In this case, the stronger ones just had to throw them back into the territory, only allowing them to climb back up when they cooled down.

"Ekk!"

"Ouch!"

"Hey!"

These people dropped to the easement on their backs or bums. Fortunately, there were no injuries due to their levels.

Anyway, for the rest of them, they hid behind the strong metal sheets (reinforced and held on with their frames), and waited for the arrow rain to stop.

Clank! Clank! Clank!

The Town's resources naturally didn't compare to villages so it took a while for them to run out of items. It lasted for a good half-an-hour, in fact, which was impressive.

And also a little careless.

Doing a battle of attrition when the other side had walls to hide in was a waste of arrows, but it seemed like the other side had the impression they could affect them eventually.

This was only effective if done as a surprise attack, and many people were exposed. However, the thing was, for those outside the sheets, they could simply slide down the walls if they grew tired, and then they'd just climb up again when things calmed down.

Those huddled under the sheet could also feel bored and go down, too, and they'd just wait until the arrows slowed down.

Anyway, the arrows only reached the interior easements, and it wasn't like their side would just stand still in that open space for no reason.

Of course, none of them did this yet, simply because that could easily become a careless mistake.

And they were right.

The enemies weren't stupid enough to just aimlessly waste arrows on them, because a few moments later, dozens of level 25 powerhouses rushed over in several sectors of the walls, hoping to take advantage of the loosened guards they thought would be there.

A hundred-meter distance could be traversed by powerhouses in a flash. Leaving sectors open because they got bored or tired so early would've gotten them in a bit of trouble.

The people at the battlement immediately entered an attack position, kind-of itchy for a legitimate fight after all that hiding.

"They're here!"