"Boom, boom boom boom..."
The earth-shaking war drums and roars swept in as the Barbarian and Demon Race allied forces arrived beneath the city walls.
Looking out, the vast enemy army beyond the city stretched endlessly, a black sea without end.
The Barbarians formed ranks and charged, while the Demon Race roared. Demonic qi and Barbarian blood qi intertwined, blotting out the sky and sun as a suffocating aura engulfed the entire city.
But what happened next froze everyone atop the walls, catching them completely off guard.
Before the Barbarian army, great numbers of bound civilians were driven forward at knifepoint by Barbarian soldiers, stumbling toward the city walls.
Elderly men, women, children—every one of them was an unarmed civilian, forcibly shoved to the very front as human shields for the siege.
"Let us go home!"
"Save us!"
"I don't want to die! I don't want to die!"
"..."
Their cries shook heaven and earth as the civilians struggled frantically, trying to break free of their bindings.
"If you don't want to die, charge forward!"
"Anyone who dares stop will be killed without mercy!"
"Move faster, all of you!"
"..."
The Barbarian soldiers behind them showed no humanity, swinging their blades at civilians who refused to move.
Blood instantly dyed the ground red, forcing them step by step closer to the city walls.
On the walls, Li Xuancang watched this utterly inhuman scene and clenched his weapon tightly.
Some soldiers' hands trembled, their eyes filled with grief, fury, and reluctance.
"What are you standing around for? Attack!"
"Loose the arrows! Kill them!"
"Don't let them get close, or we'll all die!"
"..."
The Barbarians and Demon Race hid behind the civilians and rapidly closed in on the walls. The various factions atop the city could no longer sit still and