Breaths brimming with nightmare energy appeared throughout the factory.
After drawing on the energy within themselves to unleash those breaths, the Nightmare Cat Lamps drove the nightmare laborers back step by step. What had seemed like a passable situation for the laborers took a sharp turn for the worse, and the entire smelting-furnace area was seized by the Cat Lamps.
Jiang Han spotted the Nightmare Cat Lamp leader, a Nightmare Cat Lamp named Cat Bo. She possessed combat strength no less than that of a Giant Cat Lamp. The moment she entered the battlefield, her body swelled, taking on the standard Giant Cat Lamp form over three meters tall—excluding her original size—and with a BOOM, she smashed into the heart of the battlefield. Nightmare power condensed around her into a black mirrored shield and a heavy two-handed mining pick.
Shield in one claw and pick in the other, she advanced with an unstoppable momentum, flattening everything in her path. A single swing of her pick could smash apart the small battle carts pushed out by the nightmare management, while her tail did not forget to wield a meteor hammer for attacks.
"..."
"They're finally putting in some effort. These Cat Lamps are fairly reliable when they get serious."
Watching the battle line advance at breakneck speed, Jiang Han felt somewhat satisfied. She picked up a submachine gun and fired as she walked, more or less just going through the motions. Her aim was dreadful, and she even landed heavy hits on a few Cat Lamps, flattening them into cat pancakes. But Nightmare Cat Lamps recovered even faster than ordinary Cat Lamps. Before long, they were back on their feet with cries of "meow-ow, meow-ow," continuing to push the line forward.
Chen Ligu rolled her eyes.
"They're working hard, and you're