Battle cries shook the heavens amid the wind and snow.
An endless tide of Marshland Demon Soldiers surged onto the battlements.
Unlike wild beasts, these demon soldiers coordinated their attacks and covered one another.
Most at the vanguard were demons with snake heads and human bodies, covered in scales and carrying steel forks.
Their sharp claws dug into the gaps between bricks, letting them climb several times faster than Ironback Wolves.
In a few swift scrambles, they sprang onto the battlements.
Before the defenders could even get a clear look, the demons' steel forks ripped their bodies apart.
"Hehehe! Get up here, lads! Slaughter these two-legged sheep!"
The first Snake Demon to mount the wall flicked out his scarlet tongue and licked the blood splashed across his face.
Two soldiers hung impaled on his steel fork. Now he sent a pulse of demonic power through it.
Bang, bang, bang!
The two soldiers' corpses instantly burst into pieces, spilling intestines and organs across the ground.
The surrounding soldiers' eyes reddened at the sight.
"Kill them! Fight these beasts to the death!"
They raised their sabers and shields to charge, but more demons were already swarming onto the battlements.
Wolves, Snake Demons, aquatic spirits-every one of them hideous and savage.
In an instant, flashing blades clashed with the demons' forest of halberds, and screams rang out amid successive showers of blood.
The entire West City defensive line was soon torn open and plunged into chaos.
"Stop them! Don't let them get up here!"
Liu Meng led a squad of Martial Arts Hall disciples in holding the northern stretch of West City.
He swung his saber with all his strength, cutting down a Snake Demon, then stabbed a Fish Demon with a backhand thrust.
True qi burst from his blade, splitting the Blackfish