The fierce battle continued for four hours.
The charred land was riddled with craters, as if artillery fire and Source Energy had washed over the entire area.
When the Large Nest vortex, continuously fed Source Energy by fifty Stardust Rank third-tier officers, finally twisted beyond recognition and collapsed into countless scattered points of purple-red light, the battlefield fell silent for an instant.
Then the Abyss Beast reinforcements from the Giant Nest seemed to have their spines pulled out. They fled in panic, retreating the way they had come.
The tense atmosphere inside the forward command post eased.
Nie Chang watched the deep-red tide representing the enemy forces on the main screen rapidly recede, like water ebbing from the shore. He then pulled up Xuanji's earlier records of high-tier enemy energy signatures disappearing.
The data showed that all high-tier Source Energy signals had been eliminated in the previous waves of attacks.
Nie Chang wasn't surprised. After all, those high-tier Abyss Beasts were powerful and fast, and almost all of them had entered the battlefield in the first few waves. It was only natural that they had all been killed.
So although more than half of the Giant Nest's Abyss Beasts were retreating, their high-tier ranks had all been wiped out. The strongest Source Energy among those remaining reached only Stardust Rank sixth tier, which, in his eyes, was no longer a concern.
At the thought, a faint smile appeared on Nie Chang's face.
He turned to the combat staff around him and said, "Everyone, the Giant Abyss Tide's reinforcements have retreated."
He paused, then sneered. "But they think they can come and go as they please? It won't be that easy! The tables have turned!"
"Xuanji, relay my orders." Nie Chang's voice suddenly rose. "The whole army will advance! Assign each