Under the chieftain's orders, the people nearby seized the chance to run aside, clearing an area nearly a hundred meters wide. According to their battle plan, the Greater Evil Spirits should not have appeared so quickly.
According to the intelligence, all five Greater Evil Spirits should have been guarding the Flesh-Weaving Machine.
They could be so certain because Evil Spirits were everywhere here.
While gathering intelligence, many of the infiltrating Marrow Eater scouts had been caught by Greater Evil Spirits, which had obtained fragments of memories and intelligence from their souls.
They had methods for interrogating souls.
However, these scouts sent out in advance knew very little about the clan territory. After becoming Marrow Eaters, they had received specialized training elsewhere and had never come into contact with the clan territory.
Thus, those Evil Spirits did not know about humanity's planned surprise attack. But the Greater Evil Spirits had witnessed the power of Item No. 2!
Only by gathering all together could they absolutely guard against a human sneak attack and ensure that the Flesh-Weaving Machine suffered no damage!
In fact, this was precisely what the chieftain had intended.
The most important goal of this expedition was to seize souls. It was also a tactic to feint in one direction while attacking in another, to startle the enemy.
Yet an unexpected development had occurred.
Now that Gaston had suddenly appeared here, everyone's hearts still sank, even though they had plans for this worst-case scenario.
Because there was only one possibility: another Greater Evil Spirit had appeared and was guarding the Flesh-Weaving Machine!
"Quick, move aside."
"Watch your positioning and formation!" The councilors hurriedly directed the teams under their command.
Yet the Greater Evil Spirit continued attacking without pause. Its mist-like attacks were difficult to completely block.
Though the chieftain exerted