"Withdraw! Mechas, fire all stored ammunition! Full-line retreat!"
"Liquid Metal Warriors, withdraw in shifts!"
"All unmanned mechas and combat aircraft, launch a full assault! Buy time for the Mecha Legion and Liquid Metal Warriors to retreat!"
Though Silad had ordered a retreat, the general staff swiftly made the necessary arrangements.
As orders were issued one after another, all unmanned mechas and drone fighter formations began attacking madly. Many even self-destructed, seeking to disrupt the rhythm of the Tianli Sect martial artists.
With the Mechanical Empire's military-style management, even a retreat remained orderly and methodical.
"They're trying to run! Press forward across the entire line! We absolutely cannot let them withdraw!"
Tianli Sect Master Mu Cangming immediately sensed the Mechanical Empire's movements and shouted aloud. His voice was like thunder, shaking the land for thousands of miles, and every Tianli Sect martial artist heard it clearly.
"The Mechanical Empire is about to lose! Kill! Don't let these bastards get away!"
"Brothers, kill! Kill them all!"
Upon hearing their Sect Master's voice, the Tianli Sect martial artists' fighting spirit instantly surged. They erupted with all their strength, unleashing every kind of attack and stubbornly entangling the Mechanical Empire's forces, refusing to let them retreat easily.
"What's going on? The Mechanical Empire had been holding the advantage all along—why did they suddenly decide to retreat?"
"No idea. Maybe they feel that continuing the fight won't gain them anything!"
"The Tianli Sect is still formidable! To fight the Mechanical Empire to this extent and force them into retreat—they truly deserve to be the foremost sect of the Tianli Sword Domain. Mu Cangming had always been in seclusion; I never expected him to come as well. I'd say he's probably advanced to the Fifth Realm!"
In the void, quite a few True Lords—and even Void