South of the Western War Zone, the retreating Tianyang Regiment had not gone far before they were pursued by a massive number of Abominations from behind. The first to arrive were the fastest High-level Abominations, mixed with a considerable number of Ghost Species. They closed in on the Tianyang Regiment from the rear, charged straight into the formation, and began a large-scale slaughter.
The Tianyang Regiment reacted with extreme speed and immediately took the most urgent measures. Even so, a great number of regiment members died in an instant. The first wave of Abominations to arrive was the strongest combat force in all of Yin City!
Thus, the Tianyang Regiment assigned to cover the rear was surrounded by the pursuing Abominations in less than half a day. They suffered devastating casualties, leaving corpses strewn across the road of escape.
Meanwhile, the Duan Regiment, which had departed earlier and was retreating ahead of the Tianyang Regiment, had waited a long time without receiving contact from the final regiment behind them. General Duan Jiangwei faintly sensed that something was wrong.
And at that same moment...
Whoosh!
A Signal Flare shot into the sky behind them, glaringly conspicuous!
Duan Jiangwei's heart skipped a beat. A terrible premonition rose within him. Soon afterward, two more Signal Flares appeared in succession, each from a different location.
The three Signal Flares also caught the attention of the others in the Duan Regiment. Many were inwardly panicked. The alliance army did not have any such signal code!
"Lu Chuxue, send a team to investigate." Duan Jiangwei gave the order, his gaze sharp.
Several other regiments that had already left the western battlefield of Yin City far behind also spotted the three conspicuous Signal Flares from their respective locations. For a moment, every general felt a surge of