Four of the nine attackers had been driven back by rocks from Conan's well-thewed arm, and the others dodged similar missiles hurled by the Cimmerian's companions.
It had to force its way through a storm of missiles hurled by scores of huntresses safely perched atop high rocks.
"Yurr, oi reckon they pesky varmints got'n an 'eadache," chuckled Foremole, as everybody on the ramparts ran to seek cover from the retaliatory missiles hurled by Cluny's horde.
Belisarius turned in his saddle just in time to see the first missiles hurled from the four scorpions and two onagers which he had positioned behind the fortified camp.
As they came within a half a dozen yards, however, the leader was felled by a missile hurled from the smoke.
His incredibly adept blade continued to connect with the deadly missiles being hurled at them.
Through the air came the head of Apollo, heavy despite its hollow interior, a gleaming missile hurled by accurate hands.
He had used chaff to help the DECM foil the three missiles hurled after him by the MiGo-23 Floggers behind.
The two battled on the ground and in the air; their lightning arrow shafts turned into petrified wood, while the missiles hurled by the sun remain as cobblestones.
He wanted to lie down there and rest, but the youths would not let him, because every form of missile hurled from a cannon's mouth was crashing among them.