By then, how many people would die?
They had no way of knowing.
But not a single soldier chose to retreat.
They could not let these monsters into the city.
"Keep going!"
The commanders continued issuing orders.
The mutated monsters drew closer and closer to the city walls.
At last, they reached the foot of the walls.
"Not good, they're climbing up!"
"Draw your blades! Raise your weapons!"
"We must stop them!"
"We can't let them charge into the city."
Every soldier stood firmly atop the walls. Not one chose to flee.
They had nowhere left to retreat, nowhere left to run.
Inside the city were their homes, and their only refuge.
Even if every last one of them died fighting the mutated monsters, they could not take a single step back.
If the monsters wanted to enter the city, they would have to step over their corpses.
Their expressions were solemn, each of them prepared to die.
Who knew how many would still be alive after this night...
Sizzle!
A hair-raising crackle of electricity rang out in the dark night.
Though torches stood beside the soldiers all around, the blue-violet electric light was still exceptionally dazzling.
So bright!
It was as if daylight had suddenly arrived.
Everyone's eyes widened as they stared in disbelief toward the source of the lightning.
Fu Zhang slowly floated above the wall. Centered on his body, countless arcs of electricity slithered and writhed outward like snakes.
"A god!"
"Has a god appeared?"
One soldier's legs gave out, and he actually dropped to his knees before Fu Zhang in midair.
The commander's face was pale. Fear filled his eyes. He was frightened and shaken by this godlike figure who had suddenly appeared.
But in the end, he took a deep breath and kicked the kneeling