Chapter 224: You Shall Know Fear

The first light of dawn barely crested the horizon when the war horns blared across the battlefield. The siege of Namok City had begun.

Marquis Gerrald Mathias stood upon a makeshift wooden tower, his piercing gaze locked onto the distant walls of the city. The banners of Cunningham County fluttered in the cold wind, their archers standing in tight formations upon the walls, bows at the ready.

"Begin the bombardment!" Gerrald ordered, his voice cutting through the morning air like a blade.

A moment later, the first barrage of trebuchet stones and flaming projectiles soared through the sky, crashing into the city's defenses with thunderous impact. The unenchanted towers shook under the assault, dust, and debris cascading down the stonework. Soldiers within the walls braced themselves, some thrown off balance by the sheer force of the attacks.