The battle outside the town came quickly and ended just as quickly.
Under Shao Hao's immortal arts, Pruhler's Zeus Armor could not last two rounds before being blasted to pieces.
The colonel crashed heavily to the ground and lost consciousness.
Inside the cockpit of the Divine Engine, Hu Xuanyi glanced at Jia Miao in the vehicle, exhaled, and said in a voice only he could hear,
"Tianying Squad, mission complete!"
When Pruhler woke up again, he found himself in a small house. The house seemed to have just been tidied up, though there were still cobwebs in the corners.
Without a word, the colonel lowered his voice and called the name of a god: "Hephaestus!"
His voice echoed in his ears, but nothing happened.
Pruhler froze and stood up, only for his body to go limp and force him back into his seat.
"It's useless."
Hu Xuanyi walked in.
He had already changed into clean clothes and seemed to have taken a shower. Not a speck of dirt could be found on him as he said with elegant poise,
"The device on your head can interfere with your brain-wave frequency, preventing you from receiving the Will of the Gods. That makes it difficult for you to establish a connection and wield the gods' power."
Pruhler hurriedly touched his head, only to discover a metal band around his forehead. He looked at Hu Xuanyi.
Hu Xuanyi pulled over a chair and sat down, smiling. "Don't be so surprised. Didn't you also research ways to counter our Eastern cultivators? To be honest, those Nether Titanium Grenades were quite troublesome."
"Of course, we haven't been idle either."
"After obtaining the Golden Apple, we received the assistance of several supernatural beings, including agents, and began researching a number of projects."
"Through this research, we