Chapter 14

Within the town, the people could see that the soldiers on the wall had been massacred and any survivors of the attack on the walls were running down the main streets either to group up with other soldiers or just to run away from the attacking golems.

Most of the people that saw the battle on the walls started to cry because their brothers or husbands most likely were dead on the walls or ramparts some of the stronger willed people took their families and ran for the center of the town and the more stupid people tried to run to the gates and run away, however, these people were much less common.

When the soldier finally made it to the tower that the old man told him to go to he lit a torch and threw it on a pile of logs just before running down the tower again to rejoin the fight however, he knew that the fight was as good as over after all the walls were taken and it was only a matter of time before the streets and garrison yards were taken and most of the guards were either dead or dying.

In the luxurious building in the center, various military and civil leaders were called to plan the defense of the town but nobody talked about anything because they all knew that it would be pointless to say anything.

"what is to be done about this invasion" a heavy man dressed in expensive robes lined with gold ran into the main hall and loudly said with panic.

Everyone looked at the fat man and just said "what can be done, if you have any plan please share, otherwise, get the hell out of here" an older man dressed in black armor mocked the fat man without even looking at him.

"Are you telling me that you all don't have a plan at the very least sacrifice yourselves for me, your families will be very well compensated" The fat man demanded the men in armor and robes.

The fat man opened his mouth to say something but nothing came out and he felt his neck lose all of its strength. Everyone looked at him and all their eyes went wide because a giant 2-meter sword was embedded into the chest of the fat man.

Thump.

"I got tired of his annoying voice. I hope that isn't a problem, town lord".

"Of course it isn't Honored Elder" The townlord along with everyone else stood up and saluted him.

"Good" the old man in the armor smirked, "call my brother here and we shall make our last stand here and also tell all the remaining guards here as well".

"Honored elder... this," The town lord said with difficulty as the news that the honored elder's brother was captured was known even during turmoil.

"What is it?" The old man asked impatiently, "Spit it out." The old man ordered the people in the room to say whatever they were holding back because they were not saying anything.

"Your brother…. Was captured by the attacking army" The town lord had no choice but to the old man what happened.

"WHAT" The old man yelled so loud that the dust on the rafters fell down and most of the younger people's ears started to bleed "What happened?" The old man demanded.

"He was defending the walls and was attacked by what sounded like thunder and it lasted for 30 seconds, the scouts told me that the robots quickly took the body and ran," A general on the left side of the table told the old man what happened.

For the next minute, nobody said anything and the old man just stood there which soon confused everyone except the town lord as he knew that the old man was like a volcano ready to blow.

"Raise the white flag," The old man said with hesitation in his voice, this shocked everyone especially the town lord as they all knew they spent the past couple hundred years together as elders in the Wen Hua City, their bond was unbreakable, After a minute a giant white flag was hoisted in the middle of the massive town all for all to see.

[Your majesty, the town has surrendered]

"Good, sweep the city for any resistance and tally up the resources that we gained from this" Yang Chen said before going back to his tent

After an hour all the resistance was quelled and the entire town was under the control of Yang Chen, the robots also started to clean up the walls by throwing the corpses and limbs into a pile and burning them. When the people saw this they were furious but they could do nothing but watch their family and friend's corpses getting turned to ash.