At that moment, the instincts of every beast below began to scream. Some had already turned and fled, driven by nothing but primal instinct.
But it was already too late...
The brilliant blue star in the sky shone with blinding radiance before a colossal superheated beam erupted from the cannon barrel and descended upon the earth.
What followed in the next moment was...
Utter and complete annihilation.
Like the wrath of the heavens made manifest, the beam carved through the valley with unstoppable force. Everything it touched simply ceased to exist. Flesh, bone, stone, trees, and even the earth itself burned, disintegrated, and vanished into incandescent light, leaving not even ash behind.
The overwhelming heat swept across the battlefield like an invisible tidal wave. Even from a few hundred meters away, the warriors on the walls instinctively raised their arms to shield their faces while frantically circulating spiritual qi to resist the scorching temperature.
