A second later, the quiet was broken.
The sound of the first explosion ripped through the city like a hammer from the heavens. It was followed by a loud crack that had Ren and Thorn shielding their ears.
An instant later, the shockwave got to their position at the top floor of the building, sending them staggering as it slammed through.
Dust and debris filled the air in the distance as the western wall of Rainhold was torn open, stone, guard towers, and nearby homes reduced to rubble in an instant. The explosion had created a direct view from their window to the broken section of the wall, creating a direct view of the lands outside the city.
Then came the true horror.
From beyond the broken wall, they saw movement.
An army.
Thousands of infected poured into the city like floodwaters through a broken dam, limping, snarling, howling. And not just people. There were also animals who now looked malformed by the plague, swarming through the breach like a tide of ants.
