Boom! Boom! Boom!
Mouth Deer City—the war drums thundered like rolling thunder.
Martial Forest Alliance disciples raced along the battlements, hauling up barrels of fire oil, massive boulders, and all manner of ballista bolts.
Beside the massive ballista bolts, warriors swiftly carved talismans into them, making preparations in an orderly fashion.
Over the past few days, Great Qian's offensive had gradually slowed. With Lingxi holding the line at the front, the soldiers in the city had seen their morale soar. Even Fang Li had moved his command post to Mouth Deer City.
Lingxi stood atop the city wall and looked into the distance. From the mountain forests afar, the black mass of Great Qian's army was once more surging toward Mouth Deer City.
At the very front of the army were enormous iron-plated war chariots. These siege weapons were powered by warriors' inner force. Not only were they extraordinarily durable, they could also fire energy cannons at targets a hundred zhang away.
They were exceedingly difficult to manufacture. Even an army as extravagantly wealthy as Great Qian possessed only thirty of them, yet ten had already appeared on this battlefield.
Lingxi had never seen such a thing before, but from its strange construction, he could roughly infer its purpose.
"Ballista bolts!"
"Ballista bolts!"
When Great Qian's army slowly entered the range of the city's ballistae, One Line Sky let out a great roar, his voice billowing like waves.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Massive ballista bolts, like long spears, shot forth in a single volley. Immediately afterward, colossal explosions erupted across the battlefield below.
At the same time, the massive war chariots of Great Qian's army extended their enormous cannon barrels.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The two sides exchanged a barrage of long-range fire. Huge fireballs swelled one after another atop the city