Without the obstruction and protection of the city walls, the defenders in the city became precarious.

Early flintlock rifles were slow to reload, and without discipline to maintain the line, sporadic fire had little deterrent effect. In the subsequent street fighting, Clancy's army advanced with unstoppable force, first charging the city walls and capturing key points, then peering down into the city, gradually advancing towards the center.

"Go! Idiot!"

A defender dropped his musket and pulled his comrade beside him, hoping that he would leave with him. However, this former comrade seemed to have lost his hearing in the artillery fire. He kept repeating the actions of loading and shooting like a madman, firing bullets one after another to an unknown place.

As the two men struggled, a group of warriors holding fine steel shields rushed onto the city wall. Bullets tinkled against their shields, but they continued to advance.

Seeing the troops surging in like a tide, many defenders finally couldn't bear it anymore and their morale collapsed. With nowhere to escape, they dropped their muskets and weapons and surrendered.

On the clock towers and tall buildings in the city, many mages were still resisting. They controlled golems and exploding flames to attack all enemies that approached them.

"Ignore the golem, target the mage."

The officers below gave orders, and then raised the black magic crystal guns and aimed them.

"Open fire!" A short flash of fire lit up, and then bursts of blood spurted out of the mage's body. He fell from the tall building and hit the ground, forming a pool of dark red blood.

Since defeating the Frost Alliance several times, Clancy has also seized a lot of intact magic crystal guns. After two months of training, these soldiers can use them very well.

War is a process of rapid learning, and after several battles with the Frost Alliance, Clancy gradually gained a large number of musket troops. They were even more efficient than the enemy, with better discipline and more determined will.

Musketeers from both sides fired in the streets, thick smoke enveloped the city, broken glass, wood, walls, etc. were everywhere, and the ground was almost covered with dust and rubble.

After a series of exchanges of fire, soldiers in neatly-fitted boots walked across the cobblestone floor and advanced towards the central clock tower, which was the center of Mozwa.

The entire city is shaped like a clock face, with twelve tall towers at the twelve o'clock directions. They are the twelve early universities of Lurna. Although some of them declined and merged later, leaving only eight, these eight universities also represent the eight largest factions and fields of mages in the country.

The central inscribed tower is located at the center of the dial and is where offices and meetings are held on weekdays.

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As the army ahead entered the city, Loran Hill also rode slowly towards this magnificent city. Gray stone bricks could be seen on the mottled walls, and traces of moss and water in the cracks.

In the distant past, Lurna was a small, coastal kingdom, not a powerful nation. After the fall of Oz, many wizards migrated westward and settled here. They built their own wizard towers and alchemy workshops, began recruiting apprentices and students, and gradually grew stronger.

Until a few hundred years ago, the twelve most populous and powerful factions united together to restructure the power order of the country and chose Mozwa as its capital.

As a result, the nation's capital was designed with a cutting-edge aesthetic that evokes a sense of mages' appreciation: a regular and orderly pattern. The outer city walls can be considered a 36-sided circle, while the interior is intersected by several layers of intersecting walls, neatly dividing the city into districts for easier management and planning. Surrounding the central Inscribed Tower are twelve magnificent universities.

"Your Highness, I have a situation ahead to report to you."

After entering the city, Loran Hill was about to climb the city wall when a soldier came over on horseback.

"What's the matter?" She looked up at the panting soldier.

"The Frost Alliance has expressed their willingness to surrender unconditionally and hopes we can suspend firing to reduce unnecessary casualties."

So fast? The girl thought to herself. As she listened to the gradually fading gunfire ahead, she realized that there really weren't many enemies left willing to fight.

"It's acceptable, but if you want to surrender, you need to make an announcement beforehand, lay down all weapons and protective gear, and then walk out of the bunker with your hands raised."

"After that, we will send people to tie them up one by one and let the follow-up troops take care of them."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The soldier saluted loudly and continued to rush forward.

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Following the joint orders from the senior generals of the Frost Alliance, the soldiers in the city finally accepted the reality and walked out of the towers and fortresses one by one. Under the surveillance of muskets, they raised their hands and accepted being tied up and imprisoned by the other side.

Loran Hill gave up riding and walked in this city full of ruins. Surrounding him were broken and messy shops, and many corpses lying on the ground and gradually stiffening.

She was wearing grey boots and lightly jumped over a pillar across the street before continuing forward. A few strands of silver hair appeared under her light grey hood.

Some Clansia soldiers were searching and clearing the buildings along the street. Occasionally, a few residents came out and looked at the group of foreign soldiers in panic.

Fortunately, the current military discipline in Crancia was very strict, so no one did anything excessive. They first briefly questioned the resident about his job in the city and why he was there.

If there are no problems, they will be taken to a place for centralized management, where they will be guarded by special soldiers, and provided with food, water, and medical staff.

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