Where Exactly Is It

Baron Werner's hopes and worries did not last long. Almost as soon as he finished his final mobilization, in the direction of the Shantytown Area, the sounds of slaughter that had gone on for two days and two nights like background noise suddenly underwent a drastic change!

First came a deafening boom, absolutely no ordinary gunpowder explosion, as if some solid barrier had been utterly destroyed!

Immediately after, the distinctive mad howls of the Sauron, like a pack of wolves succeeding in the hunt, swept over the sounds of all resistance like a flood bursting its banks, and spread toward the harbor at astonishing speed!

Flames shot into the sky, reddening a small half of the night, a sign that the heart of the Shantytown Area had sunk into a sea of fire!

At the same time, from the mountainous areas on both sides of the harbor, where before there had only been scattered sounds of fighting, came a far denser hiss of arrows tearing through the air and the dull, heavy booms of battering rams striking stone walls!

The Sauron had clearly intensified their assault on both wings as well, trying to clear away every obstacle and complete the encirclement of the harbor.

However, the stone castles and sturdy villas on the mountain became tough bones that were hard to gnaw through. Relying on favorable terrain, the defenders put up a stubborn resistance with bows, crossbows, and rolling stones, temporarily obstructing the enemy's advance.

But everyone understood that the main position, the Shantytown Area, had already fallen. The final barrier had vanished.

Inside the harbor, the crowd packed behind the defensive line instantly stirred, panic spreading like a plague.

Those "lucky ones" carrying bloody severed heads, craning their necks in eager expectation, had their ecstatic expressions freeze instantly, only