Outside the city, the Moon People scout didn't dare come any closer, while the County Soldiers inside had no intention of pursuing him.
They waited until the Moon Tribe Army drew near and formed ranks outside the city. Everyone on the walls fell silent, their faces heavy with tension.
The small boost to morale from Zhao An's long-range kill of the Moon People scout vanished in an instant.
In truth, the Moon Tribe Army wasn't all that large. By the look of it, they numbered no more than a few thousand.
But their armor was astonishing. Nearly every warrior wore iron armor, and they were all so powerfully built that they looked like steel beasts impervious to blades and spears!
By contrast, the County Soldiers inside the city wore little more than a few plates of armor over their torsos. Their equipment was nowhere near a match for the enemy's.
If they took the field against them, their thousand County Soldiers would be outnumbered to begin with. Even if the numbers were equal, one charge from the enemy would probably rout them.
Even martial artists would struggle to inflict any real damage on these iron barrels if they weren't strong enough.
Fortunately, they had the city walls to rely on. They could still fight this battle.
"Does the Moon People's homeland have that much iron ore?" Zhao An wondered. Their equipment was far too good.
Beyond that, countless names appeared above the Moon People within his field of vision. They layered over one another, and Red Names were everywhere!
At a glance, at least half of them were Red Names!
There were five or six thousand Moon People warriors, and a full one or two thousand of them were Red Names!
The red glow spread so widely that it stung