War Drums

A fear rising from the depths of their souls instantly enveloped them! The charging ranks fell into obvious disarray. Some soldiers instinctively stopped and hurriedly took out their bows, attempting to exchange fire; others let out desperate howls and charged forward recklessly, hoping to crash into the enemy formation before they could fire; a few had been scared witless and began stumbling backward...

The entire Sauron Army's assault suffered a fatal breakdown and descended into chaos at that moment, all because of their overwhelming fear of firearms!

"Forty meters!" the observer called out.

Karl's raised right hand suddenly swept forward and chopped downward!

"Fire!!!" Brendan roared with earth-shattering fury at the top of his lungs!

"Whee!!!" A loud, shrill bugle call announcing the arrival of death tore through the sky!

"Boom!!!"

A volley even more violent and coordinated than any before it suddenly erupted!

This time, it was not only the Musketeers in the Militia Camp directly ahead. All the Musketeer companies from Brendan and Roland's Main Corps on both wings joined in as well. Nearly eight hundred Flintlock Rifles and Matchlock Rifles fired at extremely close range, unleashing a true full-line volley!

Nearly eight hundred scorching lead bullets converged into a visible metal storm mixed with flames and thick smoke. Flying in almost flat trajectories, they instantly engulfed the entire frontmost rank of the Sauron Army!

The destructive effect was catastrophic!

Because the distance was so short, the bullets' kinetic energy had barely diminished! The Sauron soldiers charging at the very front seemed to be struck head-on by an invisible wall made of pure kinetic force!

Their heavy leather armor and chain mail were torn apart and pierced through as easily as paper!

Their bodies twisted and shattered grotesquely under the bullets' tremendous impact, then were hurled backward!

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