For a moment, the entire battlefield fell silent.
The rapid succession of sudden reversals left everyone too stunned to react.
When the oppressive aura of Blade Prince Talolanke descended from the sky like a storm of destruction, the Kunmo troops seemed to have taken some kind of stimulant. Their morale, which had been flagging after their prolonged failure to break through and the East Blade Mercenary Corps' forceful intervention, soared. They roared bloodthirstily, their assault growing even more frenzied and reckless.
It was as if they could already see victory within reach, and the human prodigy howling beneath His Highness the Prince's blade.
By contrast, the hearts of everyone in the Star Realm Army and the East Blade Mercenary Corps sank.
Even the members of the East Blade Mercenary Corps, who had complete faith in Lin Yi, couldn't help tensing up.
Bert, the Star Realm Army commander at Broken Blade Base, had nearly gone pale when he saw the dark-red streak plunging down on the command room's screens.
He immediately realized it was coming for Lin Yi.
Bert promptly ordered his adjutant to report the news of "Blade Prince Talolanke appearing at Broken Blade Outpost" to the Legion Command Headquarters at the highest priority.
When the message reached the headquarters of Frontier Legion Fortress 93778, General Luger received the report and shot to his feet.
"Give the order to Broken Blade Base!"
General Luger spoke quickly. "Activate every pre-positioned 'Fortress'-class heavy-weapons emplacement. Ignore the energy cost and saturate the area with fire to create an opportunity for Lin Yi to retreat. Make sure he gets out!"
In his estimation, Lin Yi's future value far exceeded that of a Level 2 Battlefield, and even that of a standard battle group under his command.
No matter the cost, they had to get