The ambush had devastated YDL's air force, and more of its fighters and Dual Profession elites would die in the pursuit. That left YDL's main force posing little threat to Z Nation. But Yan Hua Yi Leng had no intention of passing up a chance to hit it hard, especially when it was coming to rescue the air force.
So Yan Hua Yi Leng ordered the major guilds to converge on their position. She meant to wipe out YDL's elite troops.
As Feng Xing's group had said, this was a golden opportunity. If they crippled YDL's main force, the coalition would lose much of its strength. Z Nation would no longer be at a disadvantage even in a head-on battle. No one wanted to miss that chance. The guilds dispatched troops as soon as Yan Hua Yi Leng gave the order, even drawing in reinforcements from elsewhere.
YDL's commander also realized the situation was beyond saving. Even linking up with the main force would not turn the battle around unless the coalition forces of other nations arrived in time. He held little hope of that. Whether they were willing to help was one question; even if they came, YDL might already have suffered terrible losses.
He knew ordering the main force to retreat was the wisest choice. But YDL faced the same problem ELS had: it had captured few fortresses in the Fallen Demon Domain. Only a limited number of player IDs were registered with its Hearts of the City, so few of its hundreds of thousands of troops could teleport away. Judging by the ferocity of Z Nation's advancing forces, they would not let the rest go.
YDL had fine cavalry, but it still fell short of Z Nation's Nightmare Commander cavalry. Ye Luo and the others could join