Woooosh!

An arrow shot by the enemy grazed his cheek.

However, John Myers remained steadfast as he swung his sword, slashing the chests of the enemies. He valiantly defended the walls as the soldiers of the Arangis Duchy climbed up the wall on a siege ladder.

“Kuwaagh!”

As a soldier fell back towards the ground while spraying blood, John Myers turned without delay and swung his weapon towards another enemy.

Screams and blood accompanied his attack without fail.

“Heu…”

“If you do not fight, you will end up dead.”

A young soldier from El Pasa was trembling with red blood splattered across his face. John Myers patted the soldier’s shoulder before turning around. He clicked his tongue as he observed the numerous enemy soldiers climbing over the first wall.

“Tsk! This is sooner than I expected.”

It was not easy to climb up a castle wall using ladders in a siege because most castles had moats (long, defensive pits filled with water) around their walls. However, the first and second walls of El Pasa situated near the port had no moats. As such, the siege ladders brought on the galleys by the Arangis Duchy could be utilized effectively, allowing the soldiers to climb up the walls quite easily.

Thankfully, the soldiers of the 11th regiment, Agadir, and...