Shuigu City Under Siege, A Charge to the Death!

Flames burned and went out, poison smoke rose and dispersed, and the fireballs hurled at the city seemed endless, dyeing even the clouds in the sky gray.

The Mexica People had used the Wooden Beasts to bombard for ten days, leaving scorch marks everywhere inside and outside the southern city. Able-bodied men who had died to flame and poison smoke probably numbered in the hundreds, perhaps even a thousand.

However, the priests of the Holy City also found a method: they would use the divine power of the Water God to resist the evil power of the volcanic demons. They soaked their clothes in water and covered their mouths and noses with them to fend off the invasion of the volcanic breath. The warriors were encouraged, firmly believing in the protection of the God of the Hunt, and still gripped their bows and arrows, holding fast atop the walls.

But the good days did not last long. When, in late March, the Mexica People's thunder Copper Beasts were brought in, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse. These Copper Beasts could swallow and spit the roar of thunder and fire stone shot that could not be resisted. Even if it was the thunder of evil demons, it was absolutely not something mortals could withstand!

The thunder Copper Beasts bombarded continuously for three days, and the hearts of the warriors and Militia in Shuigu City shook, their morale plummeting rapidly. To soothe the people, the priests in the city held blood-sacrifice rituals day and night, begging for the divine power of the God of the Hunt!

Very soon, the God of the Hunt gave a response. Outside the city, one of the Copper Beasts suddenly exploded, its bronze barrel flying more than a dozen meters away and crushing four