The Siege of Shuigu City, The Fall of the South

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

A black mass of able-bodied men came to the burning southern wall with bamboo baskets on their backs, like moths plunging into flame. Soon, great heaps of sand and mud were flung up, smothering the scorching fire, while the acrid poisonous smoke still spread. From time to time, "moths" toppled to the ground, unable to die quickly, only thrashing uselessly in the dirt.

Seeing the deaths of the Moth People, the Tlaxcalan warriors overseeing the battle turned a blind eye. They merely drove the Moth People on from a distance while nervously looking toward the top of the wall. Across the entire wall, above and below, several hundred corpses already lay fallen. Blood had flowed, then congealed, like a dark-red swamp.

Boom! Boom boom!

The golden giant beast spat thunder once more, blasting the shaken men atop the wall and striking a row of wooden shields. The sturdy wooden shields were like thin pottery, shattering with a bang in an instant! Countless sharp wooden splinters sprayed out, shooting into the warriors behind them and raising a wave of screams.

"Ah! It's the Mexica People's evil beast, their wicked thunder!"

"Quick! Quick! Bring over the priest elders of the Holy City Cholula! Hold a sacrificial rite and beg the God of the Hunt for Divine Force to suppress the enemy's evil beast!"

The lord of Shuigu City, Tlaxcalan glory noble, "Black Snake" Tlilcoatl, roared furiously. He wore splendid leather armor and a long feathered crown, and with over a hundred personal guard warriors, he was standing on a high platform behind the wall. From this position, he could clearly see the situation outside the southern city, while remaining beyond the enemy's firing range. Of course, he still had to be wary of that terrifying thunder Copper Beast.

"Quick!