Inside the frozen factory, Su Xiao killed two enemy melee contractors with two slashes. This clearly intimidated the five other nearby melee contractors, and they all instinctively took a step back.
Their retreat exposed the back line of the group to Su Xiao's view. The Mages and gunners were horrified. Not only had the Tank failed to block the enemy, but now even the melee fighters didn't dare advance.
Almost instantly, three ranged contractors vanished into the crowd. They were clearly ranged contractors with relatively strong self-preservation abilities.
Seeing this, the other ranged contractors followed suit. They all used their life-saving abilities and prepared to scatter.
With the enemy's back line retreating, Su Xiao no longer had to endure their bombardment. The pressure on him eased, giving him a brief moment to recover his breath.
"Amu."
Su Xiao shouted loudly. Hearing his call, Amu threw the Ice Shield in his hand. The two melee contractors in front of him were smashed back unsteadily.
Amu raised both hands, white vapor rising from his palms.
Boom!
Amu slammed both hands onto the ground. An ice wall rapidly formed, dividing the entire factory in two. Su Xiao, Iron Rat, and five melee contractors were on the left, while Amu, Bubu Wang, Blood Gate's four melee contractors, and all the ranged and support contractors were on the right.
The ice wall was at least two meters thick. Breaking through it would be less efficient than punching holes in the walls Amu had frozen earlier.
Amu had successfully divided the terrain. He had taken quite a beating earlier, enduring all those attacks to create this ice wall at the critical moment.
When Iron Rat saw the ice wall form, his heart sank. His steps toward Su Xiao slowed. In that brief moment of delay, two