The tall city walls were covered with bloodstains and broken arrows and spears, both sides overshadowed by massive siege towers.
Hundreds of guards concealed their fear with war cries as they climbed the siege tower's steps rapidly, rushing onto the wall.
What awaited them were vampire vines, taller than a person, fed on three days' worth of blood.
Those arm-thick vines flailed like octopus tentacles, brutally scraping chunks of hairy flesh wherever they landed.
Soldiers were either thrown off the wall or drained of blood, leaving only withered bones to fall to the ground.
Soon, the hundreds of guards retreated from the walls en masse, while a wave of driven peasants cried out as they continued climbing the siege tower toward the walls.
The alternating assaults by peasant soldiers and guards were meant to exhaust Witch Catherine's magic power.
Constant spellcasting could cause significant mental strain on the witch, potentially leading to a state of frenzy.
