The Secret

When these humans charged out, they were startled by Liu Zhi's troops. Caught off guard, they rushed straight toward the robots.

At that moment, Liu Zhi had an idea. Pointing at the humans, he said, "Rescue them and take out those robots."

The Spider Shield Guards charged forward, shooting out webs to ensnare the robots, which had little ranged combat ability. Meanwhile, the Undead Army in Liu Zhi's ranks and the Spider Infantry returning from the front began slaughtering the robots.

Under the guidance of Liu Zhi's subordinates, the humans on motorcycles were led over to him.

Of course, some of them were killed along the way.

In the end, only four men made it to Liu Zhi. They were covered in dust, and all of them carried old, battered guns. It was plain that they had been using the guns for many years—their barrels were nearly worn through.

Despite their condition, the men treated the guns like treasures. When they stood before Liu Zhi, they carefully shielded them, afraid he might take them away.

But Liu Zhi paid no attention to their guns. Seeing that the situation was getting out of hand, he said, "Come aboard. We'll talk."

With that, Liu Zhi flew toward the Yadaliate, and a gangway was lowered from the deck, apparently for the humans to come aboard.

The men didn't seem afraid of dying. As soon as the gangway came down, they followed it up. They seemed to notice, though, that as they climbed aboard, the undead and spiders fighting below kept falling back.

The Spider Infantry were the first to retreat. The Spider Shield Guards, who had been standing by Liu Zhi's side, advanced to hold back the robots.

As the Spider Infantry pulled back, the Spider Cannons opened fire. This time, they didn't