A shadow appeared over Great Xia's Imperial City: a dark cloud formed by the Third Fleet.
The people in the city looked up in alarm. The enemy had actually reached their doorstep!
The three richest places in the Imperial City were naturally the imperial palace, the Falling Gold Money Merchant Guild, and the Meng family's old residence. Those were the Third Fleet's targets.
But before the Third Fleet could make a move, the imperial guards, the merchant guild's Attendants, and the Meng family elders all sprang into action.
The Third Fleet commander was startled. "Why are there so many people who can fly?"
"Attack! Don't let them get close! Everyone, fire!"
Two hundred energy beams at full power shot out together and blasted into the three groups of cultivators. In an instant, thick smoke billowed everywhere.
Seeing that these natives were so foolish they neither dodged nor evaded, the commander's shock turned to delight.
"Foolish natives! You don't even know to dodge an attack you've never seen before!"
He regretted ordering everyone to attack. Using energy beams against this bunch of natives was such a waste.
A voice came from within the smoke. "Imperial guards, be careful! They may be using smoke bombs to ambush us!"
As the smoke cleared, the three groups stood back to back in a circle, wary of the fleet's attacks.
After all, no one knew how the Candle Heaven Civilization attacked. Better safe than sorry.
They summoned all kinds of weapons and used [Rules] to lock down the surrounding space.
But after waiting for a while, they still saw no real attack from the fleet.
Could their only trick be smoke bombs?
They cautiously moved closer and discovered that the fleet's soldiers had all been frozen in place, as if time itself had stopped. Some