Hundreds of fully armored Imperial Guard soldiers swept rapidly along the muddy road.
All the Imperial Guard soldiers rode second-grade exotic beasts, whose speed and stamina far surpassed the automobiles of this era! Behind the Imperial Guard were more than thirty large troop carriers, though they were not traveling very quickly.
Suddenly, one truck's rear wheel sank into a mud pit, bringing the entire convoy behind it to a halt.
This force had set out from the Provincial City to attack the Hooking Abyss Sword Sect.
Although a highway ran directly from Baisha Province's Provincial City to the Hooking Abyss Sword Sect,
half of its surface was made of coal cinders and gravel, while the other half was dirt.
Such roads were rugged and uneven, causing immense damage to automobile tires. Once it rained, the roads became even more hopelessly muddy.
Thus, although it seemed they needed only six hours to reach the Hooking Abyss Sword Sect's stronghold, traveling there smoothly from start to finish was difficult.
Dozens of City Guard soldiers climbed out of the trucks. Then, a group of them quickly lifted the truck out of the mud pit and replaced its tire with a spare.
After delaying for more than ten minutes, the convoy finally set out again.
Three kilometers ahead of the convoy, a gigantic flying ship moved slowly through the sky in an invisible state.
Li Fei and the others were all aboard the Mirage Tower.
The Mirage Tower flew ahead of the force, serving as reconnaissance.
If the Hooking Abyss Sword Sect received word and arranged an ambush along the road, Li Fei and the others could immediately notify the troops behind them.
They had set out shortly after eight in the morning. By four in the afternoon, the ground force was only ten