Chapter 78: The Dagger Appears

The west wind swept through with scorching, poisonous smoke, engulfing the land as terrifying explosions erupted one after another.

Wildfires spread from the riverbanks inland, roaring flames consuming dry leaves, bushes, and pine and cypress trees until they converged into a sea of flames floating above the canopy.

No matter what plans the people of Terdun had, those who were trapped did not choose to break out immediately.

Winters also did not rashly launch a general assault, and the battlefield thus fell into an unsettling silence.

The silence was broken by a fire, a massive blaze from the surface of the water—Samujin's fleet, taking advantage of the night, landed and set the forest ablaze, igniting multiple areas along the coastline in one go.

The execution of a scorched earth policy had destroyed most of the trees along the coast, all except for this patch of forest at the confluence of the two rivers, left deliberately for a surprising effect during a general assault.