Looking down from the city walls.
The roar of floodwaters crashing against the walls seemed to make the entire tower tremble.
"Why is there a flood?"
"Our Great Wei Capital hasn't seen a flood in decades."
"Why is this happening?"
"Can our city tower withstand the flood?"
"Should we retreat?"
"Retreat?"
"That would be suicide."
"Orders came from above: without Your Majesty's command, no one is to retreat. Anyone who retreats will be executed."
"The Supervisory Army is watching behind us."
"Then what do we do?"
"If the city tower is toppled by the flood, we're finished..."
The Wei Soldiers atop the tower stared in terror at the boiling, surging flood below, hearts full of fear and the urge to retreat, but at the thought of the Supervisory Army, terror overtook them and they dared not think further.
But watching as the flood grew fiercer.
The trembling of the tower intensified.
This only made the Wei Soldiers even more panicked.
"The water level is rising."
