Drawing the Bow on the City Wall to Execute Traitors, the Blood-Soaked Search Terrifies the Populace

Earlier, the rebel soldiers had thought them few and easy to bully, charging forward one after another. They had slaughtered to their hearts' content, and their military merits had risen swiftly as well.

But now that the rebel soldiers were fleeing, with only a little over a thousand men, they simply could not form an encirclement. Their efficiency in killing enemies plummeted at once.

The soldiers cursed as they chased after them with swords in hand, but the more urgently they ran, the faster the rebel soldiers fled. Lieren City instantly descended into utter chaos.

Just then, Zhao Cheng flew in from outside the city with a great halberd in hand, landing steadily atop the city wall and taking command.

His voice remained calm and steady, yet carried an unquestionable authority. "Seal every city gate. Not a single one of these rebels is to be let out."

"Yes, my lord!"

The Blood-Clad Army soldiers answered in unison, carrying out orders without hesitation.

Before long, the troops split into two groups.

One group of soldiers rushed to Lieren City's four gates, hauling over massive boulders to block them and standing guard at the entrances with long halberds in hand, sealing them tight.

The other group scattered through the city in search of the fleeing rebel soldiers, killing every one they found.

Zhao Cheng stood atop the city wall, and he was not idle either.

With a flick of his palm, a wholly black Eagle-Shooting Divine Bow appeared in his hand.

He gripped the bow with one hand while the other swiftly drew the string and nocked arrows. He drew so fast that afterimages appeared; in the blink of an eye, he had drawn the bow dozens of times.

With every draw, more than a dozen iron arrows gleaming with cold light