World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 873 - 412: The Final Battle! We’re about to win! _3

Chapter 873: 412: The Final Battle! We’re about to win! _3

This type of catapult relied on elastic force for launching and had a short range, only about a hundred meters. However, its small size and fast firing speed were its advantages.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

Hundreds of gunpowder balls flew more than a hundred meters, crashing into the army of twenty to thirty thousand that had charged to the base of the city wall.

"Boom boom boom..."

The fierce explosions sent countless steel pellets flying.

They reaped thousands of lives.

Soon, the second round of shelling had been prepared!

However, Suo Lun did not use cannon grape shot to attack the enemy of twenty to thirty thousand below the city wall, but instead, he used solid cannonballs to attack the enemies eight hundred meters away.

That area was more crowded, and he could inflict maximum carnage.

As for the group of twenty to thirty thousand at the foot of the wall, let them charge if they would!

"Boom boom boom boom..."

Hundreds of cannons roared once more!

Hundreds of solid iron balls, like lightning, streaked across the sky emitting piercing screams as they smashed into the enemies eight hundred meters away!

Because of the giant rocks blocking in front, this group of troops had already become extremely congested, packed with people!

After the hundreds of iron balls crashed in!

"Swish..."

They gruesomely plowed open hundreds of bloody paths.

Suo Lun’s bombardment created unprecedented carnage.

Countless enemies were shattered to pieces, dying horrible deaths.

Even the gruesome manner of their deaths was horrifying!

...

At that moment, Zhi Li’s forefront army had already reached the base of the city wall.

After two bouts of slaughter, only about twenty thousand had made it to the base of the wall, but the rest of Zhi Li’s forces continued to pour through the obstacles and reached the wall relentlessly.

"Climb the walls, climb the walls!"

"Bang bang bang bang!"

After loud crashes, hundreds of siege ladders were set against the wall, and countless soldiers climbed up like ants.

For this battle, Zhi Li had even specially modified the siege ladders; half of them were made from welded iron bars.

Though these ladders were very heavy, requiring over a dozen strong men to carry, they were incredibly sturdy and fire-resistant.

The lead climber on each ladder bore a huge fireproof shield.

Every three men, one wore a fireproof cloak!

"Bang bang bang..."

On the city wall, countless barrels of burning oil smashed down.

Then countless rockets were fired down.

Suddenly, the entire ground beneath the wall was ablaze.

"Ah... ah... ah..."

The soldiers without fireproof cloaks, once caught by the fire, immediately let out horrific screams.

They struggled in the raging flames and quickly fell silent, dying on the spot!

"Climb, climb, climb..."

The elite Dragon Guard Legion, heedless of the terrible screams beside them and the raging flames below, frantically climbed upward!

Finally...

In this all-out frenzy, less than two hours into the decisive battle, after a cost of fifty to sixty thousand casualties, Zhi Li’s forces finally managed to climb onto the Fenglei Fort Defense Line for the first time!

The fight turned into the most brutal melee battle!

On the city walls, ten thousand members of the Rock Thieves Corps, like beasts, engaged fiercely in close combat.

...

At this point, Suo Lun actually closed his eyes!

Though the most brutal battle had just begun, he already sensed that he was going to win this decisive battle!

The main reason for the win oddly turned out to be that seemingly insignificant rock barrier.

It slowed the enemy’s speed and reduced their numbers, bringing the entire fight into a very delicate rhythm.

This rock barrier divided the battlefield into three sections, allowing Suo Lun’s most elite weapons to maximize their killing power.

Long-range cannons, mid-range catapults, close-range Scorpion Catapults, and Rock Thieves Corps for close-quarters combat!

Once the battle entered this proactive rhythm, the victory was truly in sight!

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Note: The second update of over four thousand words is here, I hope for your support, thank you all!