A dozen or so meters beneath the Self-Defense Army's feet, Gongsun Qianxun led the way, crawling forward. When she felt the earth trembling overhead, she knew the army had arrived.
She turned her head with difficulty to look behind her. It was pitch-black, and she could see nothing, but she knew there were people behind her, so she called out a warning. "The army's here. Everyone, hurry up!"
After crawling another few dozen meters, she suddenly felt that the soil beneath her was very damp. She knew she had reached the space beneath the moat; another thirty or forty meters would bring her to her destination.
Sure enough, as she crawled farther forward, the secret passage began to slope upward. When she reached an inverted L-shaped section, Gongsun Qianxun slowly stood and felt the soil overhead. It was rather compact, and the layer was very thick.
Then came the wait. Once a commotion broke out aboveground, she would have her chance to break through the earth.
Everyone held their breath. They were perfectly safe, yet they remained extremely tense.
At last, when faint battle cries filtered into the ground, Gongsun Qianxun said in a low voice, "Is everyone ready? I'm going to do it."
With that, she immediately released her beast pet and entered Fusion, then clenched her fist and drove a punch overhead.
The tremendous force instantly blasted a huge hole above her. Gongsun Qianxun charged out first, and a glance showed that she had emerged inside the city gate, less than fifteen meters from it.
A passing squad of Northern Barbarians jumped at the sudden disturbance. Once they saw Gongsun Qianxun's clothing clearly, they immediately drew their scimitars and slashed at her.
Bang!
Just then, the sound of a battering ram striking the gate rang out.
Gongsun Qianxun