"kill--!"
Under the inflammatory bounty offered by the rebel captain, hundreds of rebels instantly turned red with rage.
Capture the Empress alive!
A reward of a thousand gold pieces! A promotion of three ranks!
The immense temptation made them temporarily forget the unease brought on by the eerie "fortress" before them. Roaring, they shouldered a thick battering ram and, like a tidal wave, launched their fiercest charge towards the seemingly flimsy vermilion gate of the Kunning Palace!
"Thump!"
With a dull thud, the battering ram slammed heavily against the palace gate, causing the entire palace wall to tremble slightly. Several cracks instantly appeared on the gate panel.
On the palace wall, the guards on duty suddenly stirred, and several young guards instinctively reached for their bows and arrows.
"No arrows allowed!"
Lin Wanwan's cool and composed voice suddenly rang out, silencing all the commotion.
"Your Highness?" Qin Zheng exclaimed urgently, "If they keep ramming it, the door... the door will break down!"
"I know." Lin Wanwan's gaze, like that of a hunter, calmly observed the group of frenzied rebels below, a cold smile curving her lips. "Let them crash."
This order left everyone puzzled.
But out of trust in the absolute authority the Queen had just established, no one raised any further objections. The archers lowered their bows, watching below intently, awaiting orders.
"Thump!"
"Thump!"
"Thump!"
The wooden battering rammed against the palace gate again and again.
Each impact was like a heavy hammer blow, striking the heart of every guard on the wall.
The cracks in the door panel were becoming more numerous and larger. Splinters of wood kept falling from the door. Through the cracks, one could even see the ferocious and excited faces of the rebels outside.
"Almost there! Just a little more effort!"
"The door's about to break down! Brothers, charge!"
"Capture the Empress alive! We'll be rich and powerful right before our eyes!"
The rebels' shouts grew closer and clearer.
The atmosphere on the palace walls was extremely tense. Some young female officials were already pale with fright, gripping their weapons tightly, their palms covered in cold sweat.
However, Lin Wanwan, as the commander-in-chief, remained as calm and composed as ever. She simply watched quietly, as if waiting for the perfect moment.
finally!
After another violent impact, a loud, teeth-grinding creak was heard, and the gate of Kunning Palace could no longer hold on, bursting open with a huge breach!
"It's broken! The door is broken!"
"Charge in!"
The rebels outside the gate erupted in a deafening cheer! They dropped their battering rams and, like a flood bursting its banks, surged wildly toward the dark gate that represented endless glory!
They thought victory was within their grasp.
However, they didn't know that the moment that door was broken open, they stepped not into a palace of wealth and glory, but... the entrance to hell.
Just as those dozens of rebel soldiers at the forefront were about to surge into the palace gates!
On the palace wall, Lin Wanwan's cold phoenix eyes suddenly flashed with a sharp light!
Now!
"fall!"
A cold, emotionless command suddenly came from her mouth!
This word is like a command to start a death feast!
Dozens of palace maids and eunuchs, who had been waiting at the edge of the palace wall for a long time, roared in unison the moment they heard the order! With all their might, they pushed together the dozen or so huge iron pots that had been placed on the wall!
Before they arrived, those iron pots were in the imperial kitchen, boiling hot oil hot enough to scald a person alive!
And mixed in that scalding hot oil were some... even more special things.
—That was the most filthy gold juice (excrement) collected from all the clean rooms in the palace on Lin Wanwan's orders!
"Splash—!"
More than a dozen large pots were tilted at the same time!
The scalding, deadly liquid, mixed with yellowish-brown filth, formed a spectacular, golden "waterfall" in mid-air, carrying nauseating heat and stench, pouring down on the rebels who were crowding at the palace gate like divine punishment!
"ah--!!!"
"What is this?! It's so hot!"
"My face! My eyes!"
"It stinks! Ugh—!"
A shrill, inhuman scream instantly resounded through the sky!
Those rebels at the forefront didn't even have a chance to react before being drenched from head to toe by the scalding and filthy "golden juice waterfall"!
The scalding oil instantly burned their skin, causing it to sizzle and break out in countless horrifying blisters! The pervasive, warm, and foul-smelling filth seeped into their bodies through the gaps in their armor, seeping into their eyes, noses, and mouths…
The excruciating physical pain and the utter nausea they felt instantly shattered their will to fight!
They frantically tore at their armor, dropped their weapons, and rolled, howled, and vomited on the ground in agony... The entire area in front of Kunning Palace instantly transformed into a living hell filled with wailing and stench!
The rebels behind were terrified by the sudden and horrific sight and immediately slammed on the brakes! However, due to the momentum of the charge, many of them were tripped by their comrades who were rolling in front of them and tumbled together with those covered in filth, creating a chaotic scene.
The entire rebel formation was thrown into chaos instantly!
On the palace walls, both guards and female officials were stunned.
They stared in disbelief at the horrific scene below, then glanced at the Empress on the wall, her expression cold, as if she had merely done a trivial thing. A thought simultaneously welled up in their minds—
That's...too ruthless!
This is a hundred times more brutal than being slashed with a knife!
This is no longer war; this is a dimensional attack! It's a complete and utter destruction, from the physical to the spiritual!
"Tripwire! Release it!"
Lin Wanwan gave the enemy no chance to catch their breath, and the second order followed immediately!
Several guards who had been lying in ambush behind the obstacles on both sides of the palace gate suddenly tightened the ropes in their hands!
Several thick tripwires that had been laid out beforehand instantly sprang up from the ground!
The rebels, already disoriented and preparing to retreat due to nausea, were completely unaware of the trap beneath their feet. "Thump! Thump!" Another large group of people were tripped and fell to the ground, tumbling over and coming into close contact with the rolling "golden men" on the ground, making the scene even more chaotic.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Seeing the enemy being tormented and humiliated by this bizarre trap, the guards on the wall finally snapped out of their shock and burst into deafening laughter!
All the tension and fear transformed into immense pleasure and high morale at this moment!
Looking down at the enemies below, some screaming in agony from the burns, others vomiting from the stench, and still others tripping and falling to the ground, they realized for the first time that fighting could be such an "interesting" thing!
The way they looked at Lin Wanwan had completely changed. It was no longer simple awe, but... fanaticism!
In their eyes, this Empress was no longer a weak woman who needed their protection, but a war goddess who could lead them to victory!
Below, the rebel captain barely escaped the first wave of "golden juice," but his face and body were still inevitably splattered with some yellowish-brown spots, emitting a nauseating odor.
Seeing the utter defeat of his men, he trembled with rage, his face turning a deep purplish-red.
humiliation!
This is an utter disgrace!
He, a dignified seven-foot-tall man, was beaten into a sorry state by a group of women using such... such despicable methods!
"Archers! Where are the archers?!" he roared furiously, drawing his sword and pointing it at the cold-faced culprit atop the palace wall. "Fire arrows! Suppress them! Shoot that vile empress to death!"
Dozens of rebel archers rushed out from the chaotic ranks, drew their bows, and aimed at the palace walls.
A bloody long-range firefight is about to begin.
However, Lin Wanwan looked down at the furious rebel captain, whose head and face were covered in scald, and at his face contorted with rage, and simply... gave a cold smile.
She slowly raised her hand and issued another command that surprised everyone.
"Light the signal fire!"
Her voice, at this moment, was as cold as a pronouncement from the underworld.
"Seeing off the Prince..."
"...Let's go!"
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