But just then.
Blood Shadow had already slipped through a breach on the other side of the wall under cover of the chaos.
Like a blood-red shadow, he raced along the base of the wall, avoiding the fighting crowds and heading straight for the communication chamber in the inner hall.
The two Ruins Shadows guarding the chamber door had their throats slit before they could react.
Blood Shadow charged into the chamber and immediately spotted the glowing Communication Array.
Crystals flickered on the Array Disc. Clearly, the alarm was already being activated.
"Trying to send a message?"
Blood Shadow sneered.
The War Blade in his hand came slashing down.
Crack.
The Communication Array and its crystals shattered into fragments.
With that, all communication with the outside was severed.
Inside the checkpoint, the battle continued.
Ruthless Great Emperor strode into the mass of Ruins Shadows, his longsword flashing, every strike lethal.
Wherever he passed, Ruins Shadows fell in swathes.
Luo Yiyi stood at the breach, continuously unleashing her illusion technique. Wave after wave of pink Foxfire held batch after batch of Ruins Shadows under her control.
Of the more than two hundred Ruins Shadows, over half were trapped in illusions, slaughtering one another.
The remaining minority were no match for Ruthless Great Emperor.
The commander at the Immortal Emperor Peak Stage flew into a thunderous rage.
It knew that if this continued, its doom was only a matter of time.
It gritted its teeth, turbid qi surging around its body, and prepared to burn its origin to forcibly break through the Space Sealing and sound the alarm.
But the instant it mobilized its origin.
A Gray Light Ray as fine as a hair shot silently in from outside.
Its speed was utterly blinding.
There was a faint sound.
The Gray Light