"Hit the top of the wall!" Liu Zhiwei roared, his face flushed as he jumped up in excitement. "Aim everything at the top!"
When the third stone was launched, it finally struck the top of the wall.
With a tremendous boom, several chunks of battlement were sheared away, leaving a shallow gap in the wall. Then the boulder bounced with a visually stunning impact and struck a soldier on the ramparts.
Before he could cry out, the soldier was knocked flying. He finally landed inside the city, letting out repeated cries.
The fourth, fifth, sixth... followed in rapid succession.
For a moment, it seemed as though Heaven had flown into a rage and was raining down meteors to destroy mankind.
The sight drained the color from the Cangling Army soldiers' faces atop the wall. They covered their heads, shouting and screaming.
The Cangling Army soldiers near the gate inside the city had also fallen into a panic. They had never seen anything so terrifying.
Some even shouted, "Meteors are falling from the sky! Meteors are falling from the sky! Heaven is angry!"
Boom, boom, boom...
Boulder after boulder crashed onto the ramparts and into the city.
The Cangling Army swarmed like ants on a hot pan, thrown into utter chaos. Even Ouyang Mingyue herself had fled without a trace.
"Hahaha, this Heaven-Shaking Thunder really is useful! Look how it scared that old Ouyang!"
The sky was gloomy. Uneven patches of gray dotted the ground ahead, looking like sores upon the earth. They were wheat stalks the farmers had burned.
Groups of people trudged through the barren fields. Every one of them was disheveled and filthy, sallow and emaciated, with their families in tow. Now and then, someone complained, "Another war. When will it ever end?"
"Keep moving! If we don't