A sizable Defense Artifact emerged from the center of the smoke. It looked like a cargo container, and even after being hit by a shell, it bore no marks. Just as the pigtail-wearing Player called the others over to look, the artifact's door opened. A figure flashed past, and the next second, three explosions rang out in quick succession in the direction the shell had come from. As blazing fireballs crashed down, the pigtail-wearing Player and the others realized the aircraft had been destroyed!
Zhou Yuanzhu and the others quickly retreated. "No wonder we didn't notice them despite being so close. Our opponent is probably no pushover. While they're fighting, let's get out of here!"
They certainly had to leave, but some of them had their eyes on the artifacts left behind in the distance, especially after seeing that the two people inside were ordinary civilians.
Chi Minghong had already stepped outside. She raised a hand to block the sword slashing toward her, then swung around and shut the door. "I'll take you all on today!"
Both sides were fighting now, but the battle on Xu Huo's side was clearly more intense. The forest gave him two advantages. First, the aircraft outside couldn't maneuver easily among the trees, and entering the forest would only slow the players down. Second, the area was wooded.
The players who had come were wearing Government Hall uniforms. Xu Huo didn't know whether they had come with Zhou Yuanzhu's group, but their numbers made things troublesome.
"Clang!" A sharp metallic ring sounded, and flames erupted from a cluster of trees nearby. A second and third strike followed, the blows echoing in quick succession through the woods. More and more fires sprang up in different places, soon joining together into a blazing sea!
The flames formed