Chapter 368: Final Battle
Zhang Yuan has seen a siege vehicle before.
But the siege vehicle he saw before pales in comparison to the one discovered on Golden Sand Island tonight; their sizes are not even in the same league.
The siege vehicle under construction is almost complete, and its height is over thirty feet.
The length stretches over a hundred feet!
The core of the siege vehicle is the siege hammer, which is a massive round log suspended by eight heavy iron chains on the frame, with its head sharpened and embedded with copper nails the size of a palm.
And it is supported by no less than twelve pairs of wooden wheels.
One can imagine how shocking, or rather terrifying, it would be when this siege vehicle attacks, with the siege hammer crashing into the city gate with immense inertia and force!
Zhang Yuan doubts the already battered gate of Golden Sand’s inner city can withstand its full-on strike.
Once the city gate is breached, tens of thousands of soldiers from the Three Families Alliance Army will flood into the inner city.
Even if Fan Tai had three heads and six arms, it would be impossible to resist!
Seeing this siege apparatus capable of sealing the outcome with one strike, Zhang Yuan understood the Three Families Alliance Army’s tactic.
It’s actually not complicated, clear at a glance.
But even if the Golden Sand Gang sees it, they are helpless—as managing to defend until now has already been very difficult for them. Going out to destroy this siege vehicle is just a fool’s dream.
Zhang Yuan’s heart stirred, and he turned to leave.
He had just come up with the idea of destroying this siege vehicle, feeling he had the opportunity and ability to make it happen.
With the cultivation of Tier Five True Essence, enhanced by sixteenfold strength and agility, coupled with the sharpness and power of the Taowu Saber...
Creating massive destruction wasn’t a mere fantasy.
But just as this thought arose, Zhang Yuan was suddenly taken aback.
Like standing before an abyss!
His intuition told him this was not a good idea.
Perhaps the experts within the Three Families Alliance Army have already laid a trap, using this siege vehicle as bait, just waiting for a Tier Six expert like Fan Tai to come and meet his doom.
If Fan Tai didn’t come, Zhang Yuan would be the one rushing headlong into it.
That would indeed be a hellish joke!
He returned to his warship, choosing to stay aloof.
After all, this war had nothing to do with Zhang Yuan; he just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Most importantly, Zhang Yuan’s previous contributions had already justified himself to Fan Tai.
He felt no regret!
That night, Zhang Yuan spent the long hours safely at a concealed location more than twenty miles away from Golden Sand Island.
The next day, Golden Sand Island faced its decisive battle.
Woo~
The majestic horn sound resonated across the battlefield, reaching everyone’s ears, audible from dozens of miles away.
Banners fluttered, shouts roared like thunder, arrows rained down from the sky, and stones flew, as tens of thousands of army warriors and samurais surrounded the newly built siege vehicle, launching a tidal wave of attacks towards the inner city of Golden Sand.
The siege hammer targeted directly at the city gate, covered with scars from blades, spears, and arrows!
And the members of the Golden Sand Gang defending the city also realized the danger approaching.
They poked their heads out over the city wall, desperately shooting arrows or throwing spears at the slowly advancing siege vehicle.
Whirr! Whirr! Whirr!
The few remaining catapults within the city began unleashing their power, throwing heavy stone balls outward.
Aiming to destroy the siege vehicle.
However, although these attacks caused some casualties to the Three Families Alliance Army, they didn’t affect the main force’s advance one bit.
The siege vehicle’s speed suddenly increased.
The wheels rolled over the corpses on the ground, spewing mud and blood!
Suddenly, a dozen figures sprang from the city wall, darting towards the siege vehicle with astonishing speed.
These specialized elites trying to intercept the siege vehicle were all top fighters from the Golden Sand Gang, wielding long blades or warhammers, each unleashing their full power, fearlessly charging into the rising evil qi.
However, in the next moment, several barbarian, commoners, and Great River Gang experts leapt highly from both sides of the siege vehicle.
Confronting their opponents.
They were clearly prepared, waiting for this moment!
Meanwhile, the massive siege vehicle was unaffected in the slightest, and under the vigorous push and pull of hundreds of burly samurais, its speed abruptly increased again.
Its force was unstoppable!
Boom!
Under the eyes of all, the lengthy siege hammer heavily struck the city gate.
The gate, crafted from tens of thousands of pounds of refined iron, shuddered violently; the impacted area instantly dented inward, dust falling in clouds, and the solid thick door panel was already deformed.
Yet the gate wasn’t blown open; something inside evidently blocked it!
"Tiger!"
Hundreds of barbarian warriors roared in unison, pulling back the iron chains fixed on the siege hammer, letting it swing backward.
"Tiger!"
Then they launched a second all-out strike.
Boom!
Once, twice, thrice, four times...
When the siege hammer struck its fifth hit on the completely deformed city gate, the solid barrier finally couldn’t withstand the torment, crashing inward with a spine-chilling screech, partially held up by blockages inside, not totally collapsing.
But the gateway guarding the inner city of Golden Sand was now open to the Three Families Alliance Army.
"Kill!"
In an instant, the battle rage and evil qi shot skyward, countless barbarians roared with beastly excitement, their morale peaking as they surged through the open gateway.
Their minds were filled with thoughts of rape, pillage, and slaughter once the city broke, driving their eyes blood-red.
At this moment, as guardians of the city, the Golden Sand Gang’s members all appeared forlorn, their morale plummeting to the lowest point.
Not just because the gate was breached, but more crucially, at such a pivotal juncture, Gang Leader Fan Tai hadn’t shown up.
This Tier Six expert should have appeared at the most critical time, yet remained hidden?
What could the already disadvantaged members of the Golden Sand Gang do to resist the ferocious barbarians!
"Gang Leader..."
Some members who’d fought desperately until now couldn’t help but burst into tears.
As if doomsday had arrived!
Woo~
Just then, a low horn sound suddenly came from afar.
The sound carried across the battlefield, stirring hearts.
The Golden Sand Gang warriors on the city wall were the first to spot, one after another, massive tower ships emerging from the north, entering their view.
Soon after, a multitude of battlecruisers, warships, and boats swarmed in, forming a mighty fleet.
This fleet sailed downstream, traversing through the water with the wind and waves, with battle banners fluttering wildly, their awe-inspiring grandeur sweeping all directions.
"Xia Ruins!"
A Golden Sand Gang warrior shouted hoarsely: "It’s the Xia Ruins’ warships, we are saved!"
In truth, he hadn’t clearly seen the flags of this fleet.
After all, the distance was still considerable.
But this didn’t stop this Golden Sand Gang member facing despair from uttering the strongest shout of his life.
His words were hardly finished when a tall figure soared into the sky, landing instantly atop the siege vehicle in front of the city gate.
It was none other than Gang Leader Fan Tai of the Golden Sand Gang!