Real time

The Horde charged forward with their newly crafted gadgets strapped to their backs, their formations breaking into an uncoordinated mess as they prepared to confront the bat creatures. The ogres were the first to leap, their large gliders straining under their bulk as they launched themselves awkwardly into the air.

Fwoosh! The wings of their contraptions flapped with a mechanical groan, sending them lurching upward in an uneven arc. One of the ogres tilted too far to the right, spinning uncontrollably before slamming into a tree with a thunderous CRASH!.

"Ughh!" he groaned, pulling himself up as branches rained down around him.

The orcs were no better. Their smaller frames made the gliders easier to maneuver, but they were erratic in their movements, zigzagging through the air with no sense of direction. One soared too low, clipping the edge of a rock, while another spiraled upward, only to stall and plummet to the ground in a heap.