Rescuers

By the time the group reached the Electromagnetic Cannon's position, the air was already thick with the stench of blood.

Sainiya could not help clenching her fists.

Broken corpses lay everywhere, both Elves and humans among them. Faced with the sudden enemy attack, the warriors aboard the Noah Tree Boat had shown their courage. They formed ranks and fought the monsters, never taking a single step back until death claimed them. Unfortunately, Air Rifles could not effectively pierce the enemies' shells, and there was no second Azure Blade here.

To ordinary soldiers, the metal monsters' strength and speed were utterly crushing.

The Mechanical Bureau's gunners had instinctively tried to protect their prized weapon as well, but by the time they realized the thing was extraordinarily nimble and impossible to aim at, they had already suffered considerable losses.

These people had all studied under Mo Yun. They were also talents whom the High Priestess regarded as the future pillars of World Island. Now that they had died in a place like this, Sainiya felt her heart twist in pain.

The sight before her could not help but remind her of the horrific scene when World Island had fallen apart.

Amid the thunderous cannon fire of The Empire's fleet, great numbers of Islanders had lain scattered across streets and alleys, and the Elves at the boundary had not even been notified before the Tree Boats separated.

War had never truly gone far from them.

Noah had merely been sheltered by Jinxia.

"Kun Technique, Iron Chains Surge!"

Yan Qing unleashed her technique once more, summoning chains that coiled across the ground and surged like waves toward the monster dismantling the Electromagnetic Cannon.

At the same time, she swayed twice and spat out another mouthful of blood.

"Miss Yan!" The High Priestess hurriedly caught