Chen Jue shuddered, his blood surging in an instant as the wild joy of breaching the city swept away all his doubts and unease.
With a swish, he drew the sword at his waist and, putting every ounce of strength into his body, let out a hoarse roar toward the enormous breach in the city gate.
"Attention, all troops!!! The city gate has been breached!!! Charge!!! Kill your way in!!! Seize the gate area!!! Open a route for the follow-up forces!!! Charge!!!"
"Kill—!!!"
The eighteen thousand imperial soldiers, who had spent the entire night suppressing fear, doubt, and tension, now erupted like floodwaters released from a dam. With earth-shaking cries, they raised their blades, spears, and shields and surged from the forest like a tide, launching a desperate charge toward the open breach in the gate!
The two thousand imperial Soul Masters followed close behind the infantry under the command of their respective leaders. Soul rings lit up one after another, while the glow of various enhancement, defense, and acceleration soul skills flickered through the charging ranks. Some long-range Soul Masters began raining soul skills onto the top of the wall, suppressing the defenders trying to seal the breach.
Almost at the exact moment the Giant Soul Cannon blasted open the west gate, deafening battle cries and violent soul skill explosions erupted from the other three sides of Dongyang City!
At the east gate, the hundred-thousand-strong imperial main force, under General Zhang's command, rolled forward dozens of towering ladder carts and siege towers, along with large numbers of ballistae and catapults, launching a crushing assault against the city walls.
Arrows swarmed like locusts, massive stones screamed through the air, and the blazing radiance of soul skills continuously exploded atop the walls. Although the east gate was the strongest and held