The weapons and equipment of the Empire's regular army were not something that the local forces could compare to. At the very least, they were better than the guards of Heaven's Wall city.
They carried a large number of heavy weapons and never found it troublesome to travel.
In a normal Army operation, the auxiliary troops were several times more than the combat soldiers. Their task was to transport provisions and supplies, and their combat power could only be said to be average.
However, when the mutation occurred, these auxiliary troops also became extremely fierce, their combat strength far surpassing the regular army before the mutation.
The ballistae were not the only thing that had mutated. Heavy weapons such as catapults had also undergone incredible changes.
Normal catapults used ropes and heavy objects to throw cannonballs, so the shooting range was not very far.