No time for thought.
The instant Huai Shi finished speaking, the Venerable Elder instinctively turned, snatched the horn from the priest's hands, raised it high, and blew with all her strength.
A shrill sound beyond human hearing burst forth from the trembling poisonous bronze, piercing every serpent-man's ears and making them carry out the Venerable Elder's command without hesitation.
Attack!
Full-scale attack!
Before the collapsed city walls, on both sides of the Solar Ship stranded in place, a white torrent surged forth. The serpent-men who had followed behind the Solar Ship seized this crucial moment when the city was breached, drew their blades, and charged in.
Like snake venom injected into prey, spreading through the body and bringing death!
After issuing her command, the Venerable Elder tossed the horn back to the priest, signaling for him to remain here and relay her orders at any time. She pressed a hand to her chest and bowed to Huai Shi, then took two steps back, flipped down from the prow, and merged into the advancing White Scale Guards, shouting:
"Raise the banner!"
Along with her hoarse cry, the precious emblem bestowed by the Eternal Ring slowly rose from the sea of white. That chaotic ring, containing both mercy and cruelty, snapped in the wind.
The enormous lizard-like beasts let out deep, toad-like croaks as they advanced.
The Undead Army's mobility was utterly meaningless in a siege and the street fighting that followed. All the cavalry had dismounted, spreading their arms as attendants draped heavy armor over them. They raised halberds and great shields, assembling into formation at the Venerable Elder's command.
Amid the chaos, the horde behind the city walls had no time to mount an effective response.
They had even lost their original barrier and terrain advantage.
At the very front