The soldiers all covered their mouths and noses with wet cloth, making the encircling formation look somewhat strange.
Smoke rose from the small town, with signs of chaos faintly visible. General Sun sized up the situation and made a snap decision, suddenly roaring, "Kill!"
A wooden mallet swung down viciously. Bang! With an explosive crack, a steel spear howled through the air, as though sounding the general call to attack.
Wooden mallets rose one after another and smashed down upon the springs of the siege crossbows. Explosive bangs rang out in dense succession.
Steel spears flashed with cold light as they streaked away with shrill whistles...
"Break out!" Lu Yuan had barely let out an angry roar from the rooftop when his gaze flickered. He saw the first steel spear descend from the sky. With a thud, it split the stone-paved ground and buried itself halfway into the earth.
Then came a storm-like howl from above. Steel spears gleaming with cold light rained down, blotting out the sky and covering the earth.
These siege weapons, capable of sinking into thick city walls to provide handholds for climbing, shattered stone and split earth, smashed tiles and pierced walls, blanketing the entire town with irresistible force.
Crashing explosions erupted everywhere. Panicked shouts rose on all sides as people scattered and dodged. Every call and command had become useless.
Some were dizzy-headed, shaking their heads hard—then their bodies suddenly jolted as steel spears pierced straight through them and sent them collapsing.
Quite a few cultivators knocked away incoming steel spears with clanging blows as they dodged, desperately searching for suitable hiding places.
Some oil jars hidden away in nooks and corners—jars that the centurion who had arrived earlier had arranged with his men—were inevitably shattered by the steel spears. Lamp oil immediately spilled