After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 1276

BOOM!!

"WHAT—"

"AHHH!"

Hundreds fell down the gorge at least 3 meters deep. It spanned hundreds of meters away, and they didn't know where it ended.

The only thing they knew was that it formed just within a hundred meters from the sentries, and this was where a lot of the Basset citizens were since most of their slaves were already in the front lines, attacking the walls directly.

Because of the tremor, more and more people fell, and they fell on top of each other.

Even if they were high level, gravity still did its work on them. Worse, there were small spikes all over the floor. While, for most people of decent levels, it wasn't fatal, it sure hurt like heck.

"WHA—"

"HELP!"

The people gasped and couldn't react fast enough. Some tried to push others off of them, but the reaction was a large pushback, making things worse.

A few were smarter and tried to get to the edge and climb up. However, before they could compose themselves, the ground shook again.

A torrent of water surged forward, slamming into them and hitting them like the fastest moving beast cart—except several times more powerful.

Water was greatly underestimated because of its fluidity, but its slap was no different from being hit by a strong half-orc.

In terms of force, it'd feel like there was a mini tsunami in there.

The power of nature was not to be underestimated, even if one was level 30, let alone the majority of the stronger victims were just past level 20.

Where did this amount of water come from? From the river, of course!

According to the future expansion's master plan, another portion of the river would be redirected to certain areas for (future) developments. Some would be towards industrial and farming areas, while some would be redirected towards a few artificial lakes that'd serve as reservoirs and as leisure areas.

While preparing for the war, the Elders thought: Why not develop that in advance? They were going to dig anyway, might as well use it against enemy mobs.

Speaking of which, the Goblins really did a great job digging all that so quickly. They also followed the geologists' calculations to a tee, so the soil wouldn't cave in prematurely, and would cave in only when the required explosive force was met.

The little green ones were naturally given a lot of contribution points as a reward, making them very happy.

Anyway, since this development wasn't going to be used in its intended purpose yet, they decided to use it in the battles.

In the Guia war, a similar trap was set underground. However, it was only those who were swept away—all of whom were now loyal Alterrans—who knew of this trap. It had never spread, so Fargo—unlike with most of their winning strategies—hadn't been able to prepare for it.

The enemies would be flushed towards places a few kilometers away downstream (some slopes were artificially created) to where the future man-made lakes and reservoirs would be placed.

Of course, they wouldn't be using this disgusting water for their own consumption (although they had filters, they mentally would still think it was disgusting). For the most part, they'd probably use it to water their farms and the like.

The water areas would be shallower as it neared the end, as how it was in nature. They also considered various things like sediment build-up and so on, to create a healthy ecosystem there.

The shallower end would also reveal more of the enemies, which could make them easier targets for the long-ranged archers positioned safely from the walls, though only if they proved to still be threats.

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