The bombardment had lasted another three days, and though the trees of Olympia swayed perilously, they showed no signs of toppling.
Out of sheer spite, Bernifax ordered the remaining mortars undergoing repair in the warehouse to be deployed for a "thunderous barrage" to swiftly shatter the defensive system of Olin City.
The tense preparations for battle within the city also persisted for a long time, yet the focus of each side's preparations was strikingly different, making it all very cryptic.
That afternoon, Hood was sitting on a bench outside, watching television, when suddenly, the screen was filled with a fleeting snow-like static.
The static vanished quickly, and the screen returned to normal.
A moment later, the entire screen was once again covered with snow-like static.
Is there something wrong with the TV? Hood took the wall-mounted television down and began to dismantle it to check.
