Xu Yi had been confident in his plan, but seeing the slaughter unfold, he immediately halted his attack and had no choice but to lead the six others to stop several hundred feet away.
He had it all figured out. Human strength had its limits. Once these people grew tired from fighting, their heads would surely clear.
Sure enough, the battle raged on for the better part of an incense stick's time. Most of them began to feel their strength failing, and the storm of fighting eased.
Gradually, another half a tea's time passed. The attacks finally stopped. Everyone panted heavily, and no one dared approach the light gate.
A strange and delicate balance settled over the field.
Xu Yi tossed out six Body Concealing Pills and told the others to swallow them. Once their original appearances had vanished, he sent them a voice transmission. "Now's the time. Follow me, form a mutual defense array, and advance at full speed."
With Xu Yi at the front, the seven formed a tight formation and flew straight toward the light gate. At full speed, they shot forward like streaks of light, covering a distance of over a hundred feet in an instant and charging into the eye of the storm.
The people who had just stopped fighting were preparing to attack when they were startled by the bizarre sight before them.
The Blazing Fire Legion, the Giant Bird Legion, the Mad Scorpion Legion...
Five legions had somehow formed a strange battle formation and were rushing toward the light gate.
These five legions made up nearly half the forces gathered here.
In the time it took them to blink, the seven led by Xu Yi had already charged to within a dozen feet of the light gate.
Everyone instinctively prepared to attack, but