The European Federation participants led by Ron had long since prepared for battle. To avoid fighting within the city, they had even taken the initiative to leave it and advance some distance toward Xiao Ran's group, then formed up and waited for their arrival.
The three Time Bombs were Ron's ultimate weapons. They were practically the same kind of thing as Time-stop devices, but they were thoroughly consumable items. Technically speaking, the Burning Legion would have no difficulty whatsoever manufacturing such things, but disposable items like these had no real value. Even if they had practical use, they were highly replaceable. They were simply a complete waste.
Xiao Ran had no idea what Ron had prepared for him, but he had never intended to fight them conventionally from the beginning. The Time Bomb's effective radius was five kilometers, yet without knowing that the other side possessed such a thing, Xiao Ran had never even considered whether he should get close or not. He did not take Ron and the other participants seriously at all. To Xiao Ran, they were nothing more than props for displaying his strength and establishing his authority.
Xiao Ran wanted to establish his authority now—before everyone in the Crimson Knights and Roaring Lion Legion who had chosen to join the Burning Legion. Although they had signed the agreement and their two legions joining the Burning Legion was already settled, that was precisely why Xiao Ran felt it necessary to let the participants of both legions witness his power properly, to tell them that joining the Burning Legion would absolutely be something they could take pride in.
Showing off some force could also be considered a way of reassuring the two legions. At the same time, it was the most direct way to demonstrate the legion's power