"What was going on?"
Tie Xiaochuan was fleeing in a fury when he suddenly saw Suo En struck by heavenly punishment. His face filled with confusion.
Although Suo En had powerful battle armor for protection, he had been completely unprepared. The lightning tribulation hit him squarely, and he let out a bloodcurdling scream as he plunged from the sky, black smoke pouring from his body.
He wasn't the only one shocked. Everyone else had seen it, too, and they were all stunned.
The rules of this Ancient Realm seemed to target cultivators alone. That was why, up to now, the attacks had only struck down cultivators. Strictly speaking, Liquid Metal Warriors weren't cultivators—or rather, they weren't pure cultivators. They relied more on the energy of their battle armor.
And yet heavenly punishment had struck a Liquid Metal Warrior.
Crack!
Almost at the same time, heavenly punishment thundered. A torrent of violent lightning burst forth, shooting straight toward the Liquid Metal Warriors who had just launched an attack.
"Bad news! Run! Heavenly punishment has locked onto us!"
The Level Four Liquid Metal Warriors panicked and hurried to flee, but no matter how fast they were, they couldn't outrun heavenly punishment. In an instant, the lightning caught up with them.
Bolts of lightning exploded one after another, and screams rang through the sky. Three more Level Four Liquid Metal Warriors were struck down, along with two Level Three Mecha Warriors.
"Withdraw! Fall back, now!"
The other Liquid Metal Warriors finally reacted, shouting in alarm as they retreated.
"What's going on?"
Farrow darted forward and reached the command platform in an instant. His gaze fixed on the screen. "Find out what happened!"
"How could this happen? Why is heavenly punishment attacking our mecha and Liquid Metal Warriors?"
The people from the Thirteen Alliances