It was raining beneath the sky. The rain was light, falling in sparse drizzles.
The raindrops could not extinguish the flames on the battlefield. Thus, the flames clinging to the trees, buildings, and mecha continued to burn.
Faint crackling sounds rang out across the battlefield without pause. Sparks danced feebly in the rain, but before they could reach the ground, they had already gone out, turning into wisps of blue smoke that rose into the air.
Starting from Alert Zone 3, the wreckage of mecha covered the earth, stretching all the way to Alert Zone 1 and even advancing toward the Undercity.
Some of these mecha had their heads torn off, some had their limbs ripped away, some had been cut in half, and some had gaping holes in their chests...
The aura of death permeated the land.
This was the scene the Heavenly Fire Squad saw upon arriving.
Luo Yan remained silent. Only the flames burning in his crimson eyes betrayed his emotions.
Murong Xuan's trembling voice sounded over the communications channel. "It was too brutal. The Changping Legion... They... They..."
He could never bring himself to say, They're all dead.
Jing Yu growled, "Where's the Heavenly Ghost? Where is it?"
His anger needed an outlet, but the target of his fury had vanished without a trace.
The Heavenly Fire Squad searched ahead and discovered that besides the wreckage of the Changping Legion's mecha, there were also mecha from the Great Wall Base that had come to reinforce the nearby battlefield.
A moment later.
One mecha drew their attention.
Nearly all the armor on this mecha had fallen away. The body inside, cockpit included, had been burned to charcoal, and thick smoke continued to rise from it in the rain.
The mecha had cleaved open a Heavenly Ghost's head