Over the past year and more, the Seven Star Civilization had underestimated the native forces of the Mingxu Star Realm, and with the war against the Tianliang Civilization also going in its favor, the Seven Star Civilization had established dozens of ordinary bases and hundreds of outposts in the outer regions.
It had been a scene of prosperity.
But when the many Flying-level Exotic Beasts that had once hidden within Ming Mountain descended, it was catastrophic.
Even though the Seven Star Civilization's many Flying-level combatants mobilized at the first possible moment and did everything they could to pin down the native Flying Exotic Beasts, they still failed to hold them back.
Both sides suffered casualties. True Meaning Source Martialists fell, and human Flying Martialists died in battle.
But large numbers of Flying Exotic Beasts also fell.
However, the native Flying Exotic Beasts held too great an advantage in numbers, coupled with a massive tide of Tier 1 Exotic Beasts and Tier 2 Exotic Beasts.
Starting on August 29, under orders from the highest level, the Seven Star Civilization martialists and ordinary people originally stationed in the various outer bases completely abandoned the expansion gains of the past year and began a full contraction and retreat.
In truth, it was a mass flight!
Fortunately, perhaps the local forces of the Star Realm were also unwilling to fight to the death, or perhaps the Seven Star Civilization's counterattack—especially the power of the Tier 4 Warship's main cannon—had frightened those Flying Exotic Beasts.
Added to that, the Tianliang Civilization, which had also come under attack, mounted an equally powerful counterattack.
After the Seven Star Civilization began its full retreat, the many native Flying Exotic Beasts did not continue attacking frenziedly.
Aside from a small number of Flying Exotic Beasts, most had already