>>22752983>>22753101The new noise of battle just beyond their sight was enough to mobilize the main defensive lines into action. The heavy guns, already pre-sighted to the main entrance were quickly loaded and manned, the heavy doors, reinforced with more modern technology, was sealed shut while the men took position on either side of it, taking cover behind the vast statues that flanked either side.
The next line of defense dug in around the entrance itself, men taking cover behind the remains of the pillars that had flanked the path leading upwards as well, using the cover of the rubble to hide their own stockpile of pokeballs and explosives, the height difference giving them the edge to fire over the lower entrance below.
The final group quickly manned their positions outside the ruins itself, the small trench line and grouping of sandbags providing them with enough cover to keep the line of fire from the above groups open even as they made ready to take the brunt of the enemy's first attack.
The remaining artillery to the rear took the call and began preparing for their own part in the operation, the mortar and rocket batteries quickly switching targets, the closer mortars taking position behind the temple itself while further to the rear the rocket batteries, thier bombardment of the distortion lower down on the mountain apparently having failed to achive anything instead turned their weapons on their newest group of enemies as they rearmed readying a group of rounds for almost anything that could be thrown at them.
The soldiers and officers worked in silence as they did this, few words were needed here, each of them knew what was at stake here.
The sounds of the clown beginning his dark ritual behind them and the sounds of combat and massive destruction ahead of them was enough to convince most of them that no matter the outcome, they were all going to die here.
