Mingdu, East Trade Tower.
The once-bustling crowds had been completely dispersed. The tower and its surroundings were deserted.
Female Soul Engineers in fiery red armor had surrounded the tower, leaving no possible escape route uncovered, above or below.
"Deputy Commander, we've surrounded the area as you ordered," her adjutant reported with a salute.
Standing before her was another female Soul Engineer in fiery red armor. She looked so young that she seemed out of place among the imposing, middle-aged women.
Ju Zi glanced at the conspicuous City Defense Army headquarters not far away and said coldly, "Then attack. Our target is underground. Kill anyone who gets in our way!"
"But this is..." Her adjutant hesitated.
"That's an order."
"Yes!"
The adjutant saluted and shouted her reply, then went to relay the command to the troops.
Military orders were absolute. They were Ju Zi's soldiers now, so they had to follow her commands. Even if this decision seemed absurd, Ju Zi had already proved she was capable of leading them.
Boom—
Amid a deafening explosion, a yellow beam suddenly burst out from beneath the lobby on the first floor of East Trade Tower, heading straight for Ju Zi at the rear. It seemed the people inside had realized how serious the situation was.
"First squad, protect the deputy commander! Everyone else, form up and attack!" the adjutant shouted.
Layer after layer of defensive shields sprang up. They barely managed to stop the yellow beam just before it reached Ju Zi.
Seeing this, the adjutant said quietly, "Deputy Commander, the enemy has a Soul Engineer at the Titled Douluo level. They won't be easy to deal with."
That was right: she said they wouldn't be easy to deal with, not that they couldn't be. The Five Great Guardian Hands Soul Engineer Legions