The Fierce Battle for Chen City

That day, the sky was clear, the air crisp, and the weather mild.

With the air of "prosperity and abundance" inside Chen City, what a pleasant day it would have been—if not for the vast enemy army outside!

Boom, boom, boom...

The sun stood high when the deep, rolling beat of war drums rose, filling the city and echoing between heaven and earth.

The drums sounded. Everyone drew a deep breath...

War!

The drums were a spark to a powder keg. Boundless Chen City erupted into motion. Countless people surged toward the walls, while roars and shouts rose one after another like a tidal wave.

Jian Shang, who had been cultivating, was roused by the drums as well. Led by the Ravenous Wolf Guards who had come to report, he hurried toward the South City Wall with the Huan Kingdom generals.

"Greetings, Huan King!"

As soon as he reached the wall, Deng Zong and the other Zhangchu State generals hastened to salute him.

Under their deployment, Deng Zong was the general representing Zhangchu State on the South City Wall and was supposed to take the lead.

But the Huan Kingdom Army was the only "rebel army" to have formally come to Zhangchu State's aid, and the Huan King had arrived in person. Given those unusual circumstances, Deng Zong and the other generals treated him with every courtesy.

Deng Zong would lead in name, but in practice, they would still respect the Huan King's opinion.

"What's the situation?" Jian Shang asked at once, glancing outside the city.

Thud, thud, thud...

Even from the top of the three-hundred-meter wall, they could see the enemy advancing: a dark, endless swarm of ants.

From several kilometers away, the heavy, dense footfalls could still be faintly heard, rivaling the war drums.

As the saying