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The high-spirited mercenaries pulled the battering ram back once more before driving it forward. If they captured the imperial palace, immense treasures were within sight. Moreover, the momentum was firmly in the Alliance's favor.
"Let's goooo!"
"Hooooooh!"
The mercenaries shouted. The door hit by the battering ram was dented, and splinters flew.
"Kaaargh!"
A mercenary screamed as a splinter was lodged in his eye, causing blood to flow like tears.
"Move, you idiot!"
Another mercenary pulled the injured man aside and took his place. They shouted vigorously as they pushed the battering ram again.
Crack!
The door was on the verge of breaking.
Creak.
The latch broke, and the gates of the imperial palace opened. The mercenaries smiled triumphantly, thinking of the future where they returned home rich to live in luxury.
Sniff, sniff.
The mercenary at the very front smelled something unfamiliar.
Fwhooosh!
Flames erupted from the other side of the gates. Fire engulfed the battering ram and the mercenaries, and the ox hide binding the battering ram couldn't withstand the Fire of the Empire.
"A-aaaaah!"
The agony of being burned alive was beyond imagination and caused the mercenaries operating the battering ram to run in all directions, screeching. Their comrades tried to extinguish the...



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