As the eerie horn sound rapidly spread across Whispering Sound, the clear sky above Oldtown seemed to quickly turn gloomy.
The sudden appearance of dark clouds rolled and spread further afield, like ink bleeding onto a canvas.
Whispering Sound's usually tranquil azure sea surface slowly transformed into a dark color, accompanied by roars of waves, yet the wind speed nearby showed no significant change.
The surging of the sea was as if an invisible giant hand was deliberately stirring it.
Since the end of the Long Night and Winter, Oldtown's temperature had remained in a state of midsummer, but now it was rapidly dropping, quickly becoming similar to Winter.
This caused all the Oldtown residents, who were in the process of moving to the underground space, to shiver involuntarily.
Moreover, in the dim underground space, a chilling power seemed to be slowly awakening.
The Oldtown residents who entered the underground space not only felt extremely cold but also became unusually fatigued.
It was as if their life force was draining away along with their body temperature.
Meanwhile, the giant dragons Amoros, Antros, Simoros, and Aposos, who were slumbering beneath the Weirwood of Hightower, immediately woke up upon hearing the horn sound.
"Ang Ga~"
"Hiss Ang~"
The short-tempered big-headed red dragon Simoros and the bronze giant Aposos immediately let out furious roars.
Without any hesitation, they immediately soared into the sky and flew towards the source of the horn sound, with the purplish-bronze giant Antros following closely behind.
Only Amoros looked down at the five Dragon Eggs beneath him, ultimately resisting the urge to follow.
At the same time, as the eerie horn sound spread, huge dark shadows rapidly swept past the Iron Islands' fleet and rushed towards the two watchtowers.
The Oldtown preparation team members, who had just used Wildfire to fend off the charging Ironborn, had just let out a sigh of relief when they were shocked to find dozens of terrifying giant octopus tentacles appearing on the nearby sea surface.
Immediately after, several giant octopus heads emerged from the sea, their massive heads comparable to carriages.
Their crimson eyes glowed with a chilling ferocity, like two millstone-sized red lanterns.
Even more terrifying were their chaotic, dancing octopus tentacles, which could easily smash rocks to pieces.
And those tentacles, even the shortest ones, were dozens of meters long, with the longest reaching fifty or sixty meters, already taller than the watchtowers.
Carrying monstrous waves, these massive tentacles mercilessly swept towards the watchtowers.
Instantly, the sturdy Dragonstone tower tops of the watchtowers were shattered.
The guards responsible for lookout didn't even have time to let out a cry of agony before they were sent flying with the debris.
This scene, which could only appear in legends, filled the remaining guard team members on the watchtowers with terror, and for a moment, they completely forgot how to react.
But they were, after all, well-trained, and when those octopus tentacles sent rocks flying from the watchtowers, their disciplined training finally allowed them to react swiftly.
"Throw Wildfire!"
The squad leader who reacted first immediately gave orders to his team members.
This was undoubtedly a wise move, because given the strength of these octopus monsters, ordinary arrows could hardly cause them damage, and giant ballistas would find it very difficult to hit their tentacles.
"Bang~"
"Bang~"
Facing these terrifying octopus monsters, the guards had reached a critical moment of life and death.
They all went all out, completely disregarding the usual caution they exercised when handling Wildfire.
The members responsible for transporting quickly rushed to the Wildfire storage area, picked up several jars at once, and passed them to the next wave of teammates.
Those in the middle of the chain dared not slack off; what used to be one jar at a time was now at least one jar per hand, passed down the line.
Soon, the Wildfire was passed to the guard members at the throwing windows.
All these members responsible for throwing were those with great courage and astonishing arm strength.
Even so, facing the menacing tentacles of those monstrous beasts, they took several deep breaths, forcing themselves to complete one last mental preparation.
Then, they picked up the Wildfire jars and, with all their might, threw them towards the octopus tentacles.
Although these octopus tentacles were extremely flexible, there were simply too many attacking the watchtowers at this moment, so they were easily hit by the Wildfire jars.
Accompanied by bursts of explosions, green flames instantly entwined those arrogant octopus tentacles like blooming green roses.
"Hiss hiss~"
The scorching green flames burned the octopus monsters, causing them to shriek in agony.
They quickly plunged the tentacles covered in Wildfire into the sea, but it was utterly useless.
The viscous Wildfire immediately merged with the mucus on the octopus monster's tentacles and then ignited them both.
Having witnessed the terrifying power of Wildfire, the octopus monsters wisely retracted their tentacles, but the ignited parts simply wouldn't go out for a while.
The burning pain caused the octopus monsters to thrash wildly in the nearby sea, as if they had been thrown into a frying pan.
Their massive bodies directly stirred up giant waves over a dozen meters high, affecting both the Iron Islands longships and the giant seagoing vessels docked in the harbor, all of which were in danger of capsizing at any moment.
"Good!"
The guard members, who had temporarily escaped disaster, immediately let out excited cheers.
Fortunately, the watchtowers had been raised by several stories; apart from the members responsible for observing the sea, they were all on the lower floors, which allowed them to fortunately escape the octopus monsters' first wave of attacks.
Otherwise, if the octopus monsters had directly shattered the Wildfire storage room, they would likely have been blown sky-high.
However, at this moment, they dared not show the slightest slack, because several huge dark figures had appeared on the distant sea, clearly indicating that more sea monsters were continuously arriving.
The squad leader in charge of guarding the watchtower checked the current Wildfire reserves and immediately knew things were bad.
Because they had already used more than half of their Wildfire, it was clear that even if all the remaining Wildfire hit those sea monsters, it would be impossible to kill them if they continued throwing it like this.
However, the watchtowers would be completely destroyed after only a few more attacks from those sea monsters.
Therefore, the squad leaders of both watchtowers made their decision almost simultaneously:
"Fire the ballistas!"
"Yes!"
The guard members took advantage of the octopus monsters' desperate struggle to successfully tie Wildfire jars to the giant ballistas and then shot them towards the octopus monsters.
Although those octopus monsters were being tormented to the brink of death by the Wildfire, their vigilance was very high.
Most of them successfully dodged the ballistas flying through the air.
Only two unlucky ones were directly hit in the head by the ballistas, and the Wildfire jars on the arrowheads exploded, instantly igniting the octopus monsters' heads.
Actually, the damage caused by the giant ballistas themselves was not great, but the Wildfire that burst open then directly invaded their heads through the wounds created by the ballistas, instantly igniting their massive heads, which was a fatal blow for them.
"Good!"
"Fuck *^_^* them, I hit a sea monster! From now on, call me Sea Monster Terminator—Jason!"
Seeing that the two hit octopus monsters wouldn't live much longer, the surviving guard members of the watchtower immediately let out excited cheers.
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