TWANG! TWANG! TWANG!
The damp silence of the reed bank shattered as a dozen heavy black quarrels tore through the sulfur mist, the mechanical ratchets of repeating ballistas clicking in rapid, synchronized bursts from the high cypress branches.
"Shields up! Form the turtle formation!" Senior Brother Bai roared, throwing his broad law sword across his chest as he pivoted toward his men on the sandbank.
The warning came a fraction of a second too late.
THWACK! c***k!
Two junior enforcers caught the full brunt of the volley before their bronze plates could lock together.
The barbed iron bolts punched through their leather shoulder guards, releasing the oily green ghost venom directly into their flesh.
"Aargh! My blood is burning!" Officer Shen screamed, dropping his short saber into th
