Reversal

"What's going on?"

Tie Xiaochuan was fleeing in fury when he suddenly saw Thorne struck by the Heavenly Punishment, his face instantly filling with bewilderment.

Although Thorne possessed the powerful protection of his battle armor, he had not been prepared in the slightest. The lightning tribulation struck him squarely, and with a shrill scream, he fell from the sky, black smoke rising from his body.

He was not the only one shocked. Everyone else saw it as well, and all were utterly stunned.

The rules of this Ancient Realm seemed to target only cultivators, and thus had always slaughtered cultivators. Strictly speaking, Liquid Metal Warriors were not cultivators—or rather, not pure cultivators. They relied more on the energy of their battle armor.

Yet the Heavenly Punishment had actually struck a Liquid Metal Warrior.

Crack!

Almost at the same time, the Heavenly Punishment roared. Violent lightning shot forth, streaking directly toward the Liquid Metal Warriors who had just attacked.

"Not good! Run! The Heavenly Punishment has locked onto us!"

The Level 4 Liquid Metal Warriors were instantly terrified and hurriedly fled. But no matter how fast they were, how could they possibly outrun the Heavenly Punishment? In an instant, the lightning caught up with them.

Clusters of lightning exploded, and screams rang out in the sky. Another three Level 4 Liquid Metal Warriors were blasted to death, along with two Level 3 Mechs that were blown apart.

"Retreat! Retreat now!"

The other Liquid Metal Warriors finally came to their senses and shouted urgently as they withdrew.

"What's happening?"

Farrow darted out and arrived at the command platform in an instant. He stared fixedly at the screen. "Investigate it, now! What is going on?"

"Why is this happening? Why is the Heavenly Punishment attacking our mechs and Liquid Metal Warriors?"

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