"Prepare the defenses!" A middle-aged Silverfang shouted across the settlement walls. He pointed at the ballistae, raised his hands as the massive bolts were pulled back, and cleaved downward when the crab monsters entered the ballistae's range. The massive bolts whizzed through the air and entered their targets with a crunch.
Several crabs squealed in pain, but most hit targets collapsed to the ground. The ballistae bolts did their work and pierced through the crab's thick shells and penetrated their soft flesh. The crunching noise filled the air for a moment, but that was about it. The cacophony created by more than a hundred thousand frightened monsters was worse.