"Ah, there are quite a few of them. Are those people prisoners, or enemy troops?"
By the firelight in the distant camp, everyone in Shell Iron City could faintly make out quite a number of figures running toward the city.
It was just that they were too far away, and it was night, so for the moment, no one could tell who the approaching people were.
Of course, to be cautious, the commander of Shell Iron City immediately gave the order to be on guard.
Clang, clang, clang!
As the order was given, peals of warning bells immediately rang out from within the city, and the soldiers who had originally been resting in shifts returned to the walls one after another, on guard against a possible attack.
Before long, the figures in the distance had already drawn within a little over two hundred meters of the city wall.
At this range, the city had to launch an attack.
And so, shouts rang out from atop the wall at once. "Halt! Who are you? If you dare come any closer, you will be killed without mercy!"
When the group below heard this, they immediately roared back, "We're from the Flame Continent! Don't attack!"
"We just escaped from the Gale Legion's Magic Beast camp! Don't attack!"
When everyone heard this, they all looked toward Commander Shell Iron.
Though Commander Shell Iron's brows creased, he still raised a hand, signaling his subordinates not to attack for the moment.
"Send a few people forward and state your identities. The rest are not allowed to approach the city wall."
The commander of Shell Iron City shouted toward the prisoners outside the city.
This was to further confirm the other side's identity. After all, with two hundred meters between them, and in the middle of the