Twelve tentacles had landed outside Ghost Gate Pass, each one a hundred meters thick.
An opening split apart at the bottom. As countless points of light poured out, millions upon millions of Star Soldiers marched out in orderly formation, advancing toward Ghost Gate Pass.
"An exploratory attack?"
As the Gene Academy's forces, led by Pei Yuanmo, prepared to meet the incoming melee troops,
Yog-Sothoth made his move.
The twelve avatars slowly spread their arms. Between their palms, a swirling nebula took shape and gradually moved toward the incoming Star Soldiers.
Any Star Soldier that came within five kilometers of the nebula had the "forged core" inside its body rapidly deactivated. Like robots with their power cut off, they collapsed to the ground, unable to move.
This nullified the first wave of probing attacks, making it impossible to determine the strength of the twelve Ghost Gate Pass guardians.
Watching from the main control room, Ning Yanzhi wore a helpless expression. "As expected of Yog... He can directly deactivate the 'forged cores.' There's no other way! Honey, deploy some Stone Star Guards to carry out the first stage of probing."
Stone Star Guards were already considered important soldiers, comparable to centurions. Each had a genuine planet embedded inside its body, and there were only four-digit numbers of them.
"Mm. Put them in groups of ten and have them probe the humans' strength."
Shaluria agreed with Ning Yanzhi's approach. Probing the enemy before the battle was absolutely necessary.
A group of ten Stone Star Guards passed through the tentacle exit and arrived on the battlefield. Facing Ghost Gate Pass and the human army, these soldiers who had followed the King God in his conquest of the universe showed not the slightest hint of fear.
"Agudo, you go in front! We'll follow you."
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