Xingye leapt into the air, caught the rope, and used his blade to hoist it, winding it three times around the mast. The burning rope stretched across the water, instantly severing five grappling hooks. The one-eyed man roared in fury, grabbing a siege crossbow himself and aiming it at the water pavilion.
At the most critical moment, The Old Man suddenly triggered a mechanism on the pavilion’s pillars. Bronze bells on the eaves exploded in unison, showering the men in black with iron caltrops like a torrential rain. Seizing the opportunity, Xingye vaulted onto the mast and tossed a thunder-fire bomb with pinpoint accuracy into the enemy ranks, sending stone shards flying from the cliff walls.
"Take the dragon channel!" The Old Man signaled a complex series of gestures to the young man.
Chapter 98