Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

However, it was as dark as night.

Thick black clouds overhead completely blocked out the sunlight, making it so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face. Only when raging lightning briefly streaked across the sky could you illuminate everything.

slam-la-

The sky seemed to have a gaping hole, and rain poured down relentlessly. Large raindrops pounded on people's heads and shoulders, and the rain stung their faces, soaked their hair, and blurred their vision.

The Imperial soldiers under Heros, who were on the side participating in the siege, had their feet deeply embedded in the muddy ground.

They used their spears and longswords as walking sticks to support their bodies as they moved forward with difficulty. The lining of their armor was also soaked with water, adding to their weight, making their bodies feel as if they were filled with lead.

"Commander, what should we do now?"

A soldier dressed in imperial-style red and black armor, leaning heavily on his spear, shouted loudly to his centurion in the pouring rain.

However, his voice was torn to shreds by the raging raindrops and scattered in the gale, receiving no response.

A sudden downpour disrupted the entire battlefield; the rain poured down, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and a fierce wind howled.

A soldier carrying a ladder on his shoulder, his eyes blurred by the rain, raised his hand to wipe his face, but unexpectedly slipped and fell to the ground.

thump--

Then, propelled by the wind, it rolled directly down the hillside.

"Hard!"

His comrades, who came from the same village, were shocked to see this and quickly reached out to grab their companion.

However, since siege ladders are used in warfare, they are very heavy and sturdy. When two people suddenly let go, the ladder tilted, causing the others to stumble and fall into the mud.

The first Imperial soldier to fall, named Had, tumbled down the hillside. Because of the continuous downpour, the hillside was very muddy and slippery. He rolled and crawled all the way down, covered in mud and water, and had been bruised and bleeding in many places.

Fortunately, he managed to grab the body of a comrade at the last moment.

The Imperial soldier who had been shot and killed outside Highgarden slowed his rolling speed, and the man and his corpse rolled twice more before coming to a stop.

"Cough-cough-"

Had held his comrade's body in his arms, his cheeks covered in blood from recent falls, his body smeared with blood from who-knows-where, and he coughed violently, choking on some rainwater.

His chest heaved as he gasped for breath, and with his last strength, he uttered a few curses.

"That was too dangerous."

"Damn it, I almost died here..."

However, after lying on the ground for a while, Had finally recovered.

Then his armor made a sound, as if a huge mountain was weighing him down, and he staggered and struggled to get up from the ground.

"This heavy rain came out of nowhere."

"I wonder how things are over there now."

The rain came so suddenly that everyone was caught off guard. Just moments ago, the sky was clear and blue, but in the blink of an eye, the rain was pouring down.

But at that moment, Had slipped and tumbled down the hillside, rolling away an unknown distance.

He looked up at Highgarden, but the massive fortified city had become a muddy mess in the rain, and his companions were nowhere to be found.

After all, visibility was severely impaired during the torrential rain not long ago, and military orders could not be transmitted quickly. Now, the army is in a state where soldiers cannot find their generals and generals cannot find their soldiers.

There are too many people on the battlefield, and when there are too many people, it is difficult to control once chaos breaks out.

"Shit!"

Meanwhile, Had, an Imperial soldier from a village near the city of Hongge in the valley, cursed once again.

Unfortunately, he is now alone, but being alone on the battlefield is not a good sign.

He must find his troops immediately, otherwise he will easily be mistaken for a deserter or an enemy if discovered.

Because there are always some enemies who, in order to escape or steal intelligence, will change into one of our own clothes and try to blend in.

If a deserter is caught, he may be sentenced to imprisonment and have all his merits confiscated.

If you were mistaken for an enemy, you would probably be beheaded on the spot, without even a chance to explain.

Then Had took off his helmet and wrung out a lot of water from his hair.

Then he took off his black cloak, which was soaked with moisture, and threw it aside to reduce his weight.

However, at that moment, Had suddenly felt a chill on his ankle.

He looked down and realized that his ankles were submerged in water.

Because it was raining heavily, he was already soaked to the bone, so he didn't notice anything unusual at first. By the time he realized it, the water had already reached his ankles.

"Ok?"

"What's going on? How come there's water here?"

Imperial soldier Had was slightly taken aback.

Although there was indeed a large river nearby, it shouldn't be so close to High Court. Standing there, he could even vaguely see the garden city by the light of the lightning in the sky.

Then Hader stood still, turned his head, and looked in the direction from which the water had come...

next second.

Rumbling--

Thunder rumbled in the sky, and a bolt of lightning flashed across the heavens.

The lightning tore through the darkness, illuminating the earth and the eyes of the Imperial soldier whose homeland was the Valley.

He saw the endless black river ahead, which was now spreading at an extremely fast speed.

It was just at his ankle a moment ago, but in the blink of an eye, the water level had already spread rapidly up to his calves.

"Oops!"

"The floodwaters have breached the dikes!"

Had stood there, stunned. At first, he couldn't believe his eyes, and then he shivered.

Although he grew up in the valley, where the disasters of flooding were not as frequent as in the river valleys and bends, he had still heard about the floods and plagues that had occurred in the river valleys a few years ago.

Water and fire are merciless; just as devastating as fire, they can take lives without mercy. Humans appear exceptionally vulnerable and helpless in the face of these natural and man-made disasters.

"Fuck fuck fuck!"

"escape!"

At that moment, Had saw the fleeting image, his mind went blank for a moment, and then an overwhelming sense of fear washed over him.

"Run away!"

"Escape to higher ground!"

Ignoring his injuries, his exhausted body, fueled by an unknown source of strength, gritted his teeth and ran and crawled towards High Court.

Although he was just an ordinary soldier in the legion, he knew at this moment that High Court was the only commanding height in the surrounding area for an unknown number of miles.

To survive, the only option was to desperately try to escape to higher ground.

Chapter 1060 The Mandeb River Floods

However, not all Imperial Legion soldiers were as lucky as Had.

When the heavy rain suddenly fell, General Oberon, the commander of the Heros army, was on horseback directing his troops.

He raised his head, his aged eyes gazing up at the sudden downpour. His long, gray hair was soaked by the rain, and water droplets dripped from his beard. A bad premonition welled up inside him.

"This rain..."

As a renowned general, Oberon was also the elder of the eldest prince, Heros, so the position of commander-in-chief of the entire army undoubtedly fell into his hands.

Oberyn was getting old, and what he used to be most proud of was his flexible, quick-witted, cunning and unpredictable command style. He often took unconventional approaches, and no one could guess what he would do next, leaving the enemy completely bewildered.

But now Oberyn faces his old friend, the one with whom he fought side by side in the Eastern Continent, almost starting from scratch and serving as Viserys' right-hand man to help him build the vast empire he has today.

Oberyn knew his old friend all too well, and the other knew him very well too.

Oberyn was well aware of his opponent's abilities, so he slowed down his attack, proceeding cautiously and steadily, afraid of giving his opponent a weakness.

But Oberyn changed his style and became more cautious, almost unlike himself.

However, Oberyn's excessive caution did not help him win the war; instead, it became the direct cause of him falling into the trap of an old friend.

"This is not a good sign..."

A sudden downpour filled General Oberyn with a bad feeling.

If it were according to the old man's past character, he would have undoubtedly ordered an attack without hesitation, forcefully conquering High Court in one fell swoop, and then taking shelter from the rain in High Court tonight. But now, he hesitated...

As a genius who had obtained six Maester links, Oberyn was undoubtedly a smart man with an extremely sharp mind, so he was suspicious in the face of this sudden situation.

He worried that there might be some kind of ambush set up in High Court.

In any case, the current situation is that the Second Prince Yin Meng and his old friend Bessie are already trapped, and our side has a great advantage.

Provided Oberyn doesn't make any mistakes, it's only a matter of time before he steadily conquers Highgarden.

How long will this rain last?

Oberyn pondered for a moment.

The lives of the entire army depended on the commander-in-chief's decision, a truth Oberyn understood from the moment he began leading troops into battle alone.

Therefore, his mind raced, and he ultimately decided to prioritize stability, since he currently held the advantage.

"Someone come here!"

"Order the entire army to retreat!"

"Take shelter from the rain for now!"

The old general, his hair white as he rode on horseback, frowned deeply. After much deliberation, he finally made up his mind and gave the order in a resolute voice.

"But, Commander-in-Chief!"

"Some of our brothers have already stormed into Highgarden!"

However, when Oberyn gave the order, a young officer standing nearby paused for a moment, then spoke up anxiously.