Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Burning boulders continued streaking across the sky for several minutes, each projectile crashing against the defensive arrays or being intercepted by the demigods above the walls.
The repeated explosions turned the area around Velmora into a storm of fire and smoke, while fragments of shattered stone rained harmlessly against the outer defenses. The soldiers remained crouched behind the battlements, waiting for the bombardment to finally stop. Then, as suddenly as it had begun, the barrage ceased.
The battlefield fell strangely quiet for only a brief moment before the distant ground began trembling beneath the approaching army. The first wave of Order soldiers surged forward in enormous numbers, advancing behind towering siege towers and massive battle rams protected by heavily armored troops.
"They are finally coming!" Kan said with a tight frown, immediately recognizing that the enemy had begun its main assault.
