Chapter 672: A force not to be ignored
After nightfall, soldiers poured bucket after bucket of water over the walls. The water seeped into the cracks and froze almost instantly.
Behind the damaged gate, they had deliberately piled large chunks of masonry before pouring on the water, freezing the gateway into a wall as well.
By dawn the next day, the walls of the entire mountain city had taken on a crystalline sheen.
Yet that seemingly fragile translucence had made every section of wall so hard that even blades could scarcely cut into it. The city had become a fortress of crystal.
Despite their previous siege, the Savage Beastmen had not changed their tactics and still hoped to crush this stronghold in a single assault. This time, however, not only were their siege ladders difficult to secure, but those who climbed onto the battlements often slipped on the ice immediately.
The unlucky ones lost their footing and fell backward off the wall, crashing into other Savage Beastmen on the ladders below. The luckier ones fell onto the battlements, only to be pierced the instant they landed by several spears that had long been waiting for them...
Beside an enormous pit trap, dozens of warriors spattered with blood stood holding spears of extraordinary length, gazing coldly into the pit below.
After looking for only a moment, they immediately emptied bag after bag of yellow powder into the pit to mask the pungent stench of blood, then picked up shovels and began filling it in.
Inside the pit lay five dead Giant Monsters.
Sharp wooden stakes lined the bottom, ensuring that any Giant Monster stepping into the trap would injure its feet and fall. At that point, the hidden hunters would emerge and deliver the killing blow with their spears.
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