In truth, many had already fled north of Tianming City when Nonahall had begun their invasion. Those who remained had a deep love for their land and were willing to live and die with the city.

In this battle, the enemy would come with overwhelming firepower, so as to gain momentum. The citizens could only hope to hold on and, failing that, give the enemy nasty casualties. Under those expectations, the defenders had ended up nearly unhurt, while the invaders hadn’t even touched the city before losing half their troops.

“All the corpse puppets are gone!”

“We cost them at least four hundred thousand troops!”

When the reports spread through the city, everyone was delighted and nearly went crazy.

“Maybe the...