Chapter 97: The siege of Pangong, part 2.

"We want beef stew!" the woman who had hit the barrier with a cleaver yelled.

"We want human stew!" the Wuzhiqi yelled back.

"I want you all to shut up!" Nikola yelled, hands tugging at his hair. This had been going on for hours. The Wuzhiqi and their beasts had remained near the barrier, screaming their demands.

Meanwhile, the people of Pangong had begun to make cooking fires in the streets and to chop vegetables. Music could be heard from the market as people danced in the street and proclaimed that the days of their hunger were over.

Nikola stared at the beasts who were eyeing the humans. There had to be a way to get rid of them. He stomped on the earth and a pit appeared underneath the hooves of a herd of Aoyin and Gudiao.

They plunged down and were pierced by the sharp spikes that waited for them at the bottom. The Wuzhiqi began screaming, and they herded their beasts away from the barrier.

Nikola made another pit.