🍁Nine Ancient Obelisks

-- Regarding the operation. The landing phase went as planned. The gliders worked flawlessly; we deployed in a relatively narrow front line to maintain visual contact, but wide enough to prevent the archers and ballistae from concentrating their fire. Each of us took a hit, which caused some discomfort for those with less armor, but most were unaffected. If the night had been darker, they wouldn't have hit us at all, but then we might not have found the Stronghold, so the flight time was optimal. The enemy formed two lines of seven, while we formed one line with a reinforced center. Using our advantage in archers, we grouped together and forced them to approach at a disadvantageous distance. We broke through their formation in the center and divided them into two groups, preventing them from breaking through our rear, and due to our superior equipment and training, we killed almost all of them, depriving them of the opportunity to use their spears and numbers to their advantage. We lost sight of one, and he managed to escape to call for reinforcements. By the time Ginza and seven more archers arrived, almost all the spearmen had been destroyed. We managed to regroup and attack the archers before they could fire at our most vulnerable members. Ginza was a problem – Jack underestimated him and fell. I had to take command. We finished off everyone except two rank-and-file soldiers and the bespectacled one, pulled the healers back, and surrounded him... And this bastard escaped. He was faster than most of us, and there was nothing we could do. A major failure – none of us could have taken him on one-on-one while he was wearing that black armor; it was our best chance to finish him off. The last obstacle is Lampr, a powerful city madman. I don't know what demon possessed him to end up in the Stronghold. We tried to negotiate, but who knows how to communicate with these lunatics? Before Ginza found the right words, he destroyed the Orlam shield – which was very valuable, by the way – and almost killed Goods. The final phase went as planned – the bomb was planted, and we retreated to the designated point at the designated time. In summary: the main task was completed in full, no losses were incurred, a significant portion of expendable equipment was used, and one shield was lost. Nineteen souls were collected. All soldiers performed well, and no one panicked or disobeyed orders. Morale is above average, and one person has a serious injury. Ginza was lost – considering the problems he caused us, I advise you to take steps to eliminate him. Lampr has joined us, but his loyalty is questionable. Given his abilities, eliminating him with the 69th will result in irreparable losses to our combat capabilities. Finally, we are all now recognized, so infiltration operations with the entire squad are no longer feasible. That's all.