Who Dares Fight?

Although Lola had nearly made a colossal blunder and taken everyone down with her, the Fallen Angel side had clearly come out ahead.

By now, nearly ten Blood Fiend Devil Emperors had fallen to that strike, while the rest had lost their combat capability. The Fallen Angel Devil Emperors were much the same, but Chen Rui, Dodo, Pagliu, and Clobellus still retained their fighting strength. Besides, Lola had merely exhausted her magic power and was unharmed. Her equipment could accelerate her mana recovery; given enough time, even if she could not fight at full strength, she would still possess combat power beyond that of an ordinary Devil Emperor.

On the Blood Fiend side, apart from Commander-in-Chief Gustav, Teres was the only Devil Emperor left in plain sight. As for ordinary forces, the appearance of Starshine City in the sky had dealt a massive blow to Blood Fiend morale. Then their secret-weapon airships had been destroyed, and their aerial legion had suffered grievous losses. Under the current circumstances, trying to force an assault on the city with ground troops alone would only pile up needless casualties.

Sure enough, after a period of stalemate, Blood Fiend finally sounded the horn of retreat. The aerial legion, which had stubbornly fought Starshine City and suffered devastating losses, heaved a sigh of relief and flew back like a receding tide. The ground forces also began withdrawing in orderly fashion.

The Fallen Angel side did not press the attack. Their catapults and Poison Thunders had almost all been destroyed, while Starshine City's offensive weapons had yet to be repaired. They lacked the means to launch any powerful assault.

For now, the Blood Fiend withdrawal should have been the best possible outcome.

Yet at that moment, the retreat horn abruptly cut off. The rear of the Blood