Chapter 779

"The city has fallen!"

The collapse of the corner tower erupted with a thunderous roar, and every defender stationed on the walls noticed this disastrous reality.

All kinds of terrified cries rang out one after another, as panic spread uncontrollably.

The assault team selected from the Royal Infantry First Regiment was already charging toward the ruins of the wall, climbing up the collapsed slope.

"Quick, stop them! Drive them back!"

The defense commander near the corner tower decisively gathered the surrounding core forces. They were all elite warriors clad in sturdy armor and wielding sharp blades, and they quickly converged on the breach, engaging the Royal Army assault team that had charged up.

After a fierce close-quarters battle, Levin, the Regiment Commander of the Infantry First Regiment who was directing the assault, ordered a temporary retreat while the artillery advanced.

The soldiers had barely withdrawn when the cannons roared. A violent Metal Storm immediately blanketed the small area, and a huge quantity of grapeshot was hurled over by the force of gunpowder. The defenders holding the breach suffered devastating casualties.

Regiment Commander Levin ordered a second assault. The Royal Army assault troops, still seething from their earlier retreat, surged forward at once. The defenders, their courage utterly crushed by the grapeshot, failed to hold back their opponents this time. They were beaten into retreat again and again, ultimately losing this section of the collapsed wall.

When they saw the Aldo Royal Flag fluttering atop the wall, all the infantry of the Infantry First Regiment immediately followed, consolidating and widening the breach. The artillery continued blasting both sides of the wall with grapeshot to prevent the defenders on the walls from attacking them from the flanks. At the same time, ten "Grasshopper" Light Cannons were pushed and hauled into the city,