Players were utterly terrified by the sight before them, it was a massacre, pure and simple. The legion they had formed together, though initially just cannon fodder, didn't even catch a glimpse of the city's walls before they were entirely wiped out. This wasn't a battle; it was a slaughter feast.
In fact, the one who most felt like coughing up blood was the Gryphon Lord. Although he had anticipated this situation and knew how terrifying the defenses he had personally arranged were, seeing it with his own eyes was a first for him too.
After becoming the lord of this city, although he had fought many great battles with the Black Heart Lord, he had never laid siege to a city. However, today, he witnessed the strength of his city, yet he was the one kept outside, which was agonizing beyond measure.