The sky at the horizon was stained with ink.
Shadows covered the land in the north of Zhu Ri Zhi Di.
A sharp whistling grew nearer, eventually becoming a continuous roar as it crashed into the ground.
One by one, spatial beacon spears plunged into the soil. Deep blue light emerged from their shattered shafts, tearing open space.
Amid the torrential rain, basic-level war units of the Mechanical Legion seemed to multiply by fission, surging forth in a frenzy.
Soon, they converged into an ever-expanding steel tide, advancing toward the heart of Zhu Ri Zhi Di.
Along the way, the ranks of withered trees vanished the instant they touched the steel torrent, swallowed up and reduced to fragments amid the metal flood.
The traces of player activity were steadily erased as well.
A player was driving a Stonefang Beast deep into a rocky crevice, his spear poised to fly.
Suddenly, he heard a piercing whistle as something broke through the air. He turned back in shock, his pupils reflecting the icy mechanical monsters surging toward him.
The next second, he and his prey were swallowed by the rushing metallic waves.
Farther away, beneath an ancient tree, three players sat around a campfire.
Aromatic beast meat roasted over the flames, and one of them raised his cup with a laugh.
Then, a shadow abruptly covered his joyful face.
Before he could even look up, a beacon spear came screaming down.
Thud!
With a soft sound, the spatial beacon spear pinned him to the ground.
The shockwave overturned the campfire, scattering sparks and chunks of meat. His companions' faces froze in terror before they, too, were swallowed by more falling black spears and the mechanical war units that followed.
Whether they were fighting, resting, or exploring, players were indiscriminately swept into the