Amid the roar of engines and the screech of grinding metal, several helicopters forced their way through the Taotie's outer anti-aircraft firewall and lurched into the smoke-shrouded skies above the city.
It was the Xiong Bing Lian, arriving to provide support. But the very next moment—
BOOM!!!
A deafening blast rang out as a helicopter was hit directly by a barrage of energy fire in midair. It exploded with a thunderous roar, like a tomato being smashed to pulp!
"Holy crap! What's going on?! We're under attack!" Zhao Xin's panicked shout rang through the Communication Channel.
"Hold steady! Find cover! Regroup!" Qiangwei's voice came through, tinged with urgency.
On a distant Rooftop, Su Xiao Li had just received her "Trial Mission" from Si Yao. She was hiding in the shadows, waiting for the Xiong Bing Lian to enter the fight and draw the enemy's main fire before looking for a chance to join the battle. When she saw the chaos unfolding before her, she was completely dumbfounded.
Was this... a suicide mission?!
Didn't they even scout the battlefield before going in? They just flew straight in, all together, bold as brass?!
How did these regular soldiers from the Xiong Bing Lian seem even worse than her, an amateur with no proper training?!
Even in a game, you didn't just run around like that!
BOOM!
In the sky, a golden figure was struck squarely by several crimson energy beams. With a muffled boom, she fell from above like a kite with its strings cut, crashing hard onto the Rooftop of an Abandoned Building nearby!
It was Lena!
From the very start of the battle, the Taotie had focused their fire on her!
Several Taotie capital ships poured their fire at her without regard for the cost. The few Flame Grade God-Slaying