Very soon, a small force split off from the Snake People Tribe army and advanced to within five hundred meters of Stone Desert City's eastern gate.
This force numbered roughly a thousand snakefolk soldiers. Although fewer than the combined total of Stone Desert City's defenders and the Senior Disciple Mercenary Group, the overall strength of this snakefolk unit far surpassed that of the city guards.
Not only were there eight snakefolk with the cultivation of Da Dou Shi, but two snakefolk at the Dou Ling level followed behind them as well.
On Stone Desert City's side, aside from Liu Ling having broken through to Dou Ling, even those with Da Dou Shi cultivation were few and far between.
As the Snake People Tribe army continued to draw nearer, many of the city guards became extremely nervous. Even the hands gripping their weapons trembled slightly. At this moment, only the few elderly veterans and mercenaries who had spent their lives on the edge of a blade dared to face this snakefolk force directly, for they had fought the Snake People Tribe more than once.
When the snakefolk troops reached a distance of three hundred meters from the city, the commander atop the battlements abruptly drew the sharp sword hanging at his waist and shouted, "Archers, prepare!"
Following the city commander's forceful cry, the archers on the battlements nocked arrows to their bowstrings.
At the same time, an exceptionally crisp female voice rang out from the Snake People Tribe's ranks.
"Raise your spears!"
For this assault, more than half of the Snake People Tribe's warriors wielded a sharp poisoned spear in each hand.
At that command, nearly five hundred snakefolk raised their glaringly bright spears.
"Loose!"
"Throw!"
The next moment, two nearly simultaneous commands rang across the area.
In an instant, countless