On the watchtower, the heavy night fell like a huge piece of black silk, shrouding the entire world.
To fend off the approaching invaders, the Baiyue people implemented a scorched-earth strategy. They had cleared everything around the city that could possibly be of use to the enemy and moved it all inside. Whatever was too heavy to carry was put to the torch right where it stood.
In an instant, towering infernos surged into the sky, reducing the outskirts of the city to scorched earth and leaving the besieging forces with nowhere to hide.
Chapter 504