Benjamin and the others successfully landed on the surface of the steel metropolis.
But that did not mean the battle was over. On the contrary, it was like poking a gigantic hornet's nest.
Before Benjamin's wizard squad could observe their surroundings, the screech of metal grinding and the hum of energy weapons charging rose from every direction.
The surfaces of the towering, cloud-piercing skyscrapers around them, all clad in metal shells, suddenly opened countless gaps of varying sizes.
The next moment, like an ant swarm bursting through a breached dam, creatures of all shapes and races poured out!
Some resembled upright lizards, clad in crude metal armor. Others were many-eyed, many-legged arthropods wielding weapons fused from flesh and machinery. Still others were phantom forms made entirely of energy, releasing shrieks that disturbed the mind...
They had only one target—the wizard squad at the center of the district!
"Fire coverage! Clear the surroundings!" The Level 5 Wizard leading the group reacted swiftly.
With a wave of his hand, a blazing Lava Ray swept out, instantly vaporizing the first wave of enemies and cleanly severing a vast swath of buildings before him at the waist.
The other wizards also revealed their abilities: frost, lightning, corrosive acid, mental shocks...
The radiance of all kinds of wizardry erupted through the narrow streets, and strange creatures fell in swathes like wheat beneath a scythe.
The [Great Light Manifestation] behind Benjamin lit up again. Dense energy barrages plowed through the incoming enemy tide again and again, leaving scorched ground and wreckage everywhere.
The moment they clashed, sensing that the enemy's energy fluctuations were generally only Level 1 or 2, along with their motley traits that clearly belonged to different lifeforms, Benjamin immediately understood where these enemies had come from.
"It's the Servant Army," he said grimly.