Xiling gave her a speechless look. "If he ran, he ran. Don't worry about him. Go help down there. He won't get away."
Na Nali blinked, looking relieved. "Yes, Lord Xiling."
With Na Nali joining the fight, Gu Yue and Na'er's ability to counter the Abyss, and cover from the Northern Legion's artillery and mechas, the tide turned.
Less than half an hour after the two sides clashed, the seemingly endless Abyssal army finally retreated.
Gu Yue and the others did not pursue it. Once they had driven the Abyssal creatures back, they returned to Xiling's side.
They had killed tens of thousands of Abyssal creatures this time. The life energy they yielded was not as abundant as what the Demon Legion had provided, but it was still a tremendous amount.
The Far North had already become a battlefield of devastation. Now they had to wait for the other major legions to arrive, close the encirclement, and ensure that no Abyssal creature escaped the Far North.
Only then did Guo Zhenfeng truly breathe a sigh of relief. Of the Northern Legion's hundred thousand troops, more than ten thousand were gone. Many others were wounded, though fortunately, most of their injuries were not too severe.
His eyes were a little vacant. The retreat of a powerful enemy should have been good news, but he could not bring himself to rejoice. He bore a considerable share of the blame for those soldiers' deaths.
Xiling sighed inwardly too. The moment he had received the message, he had dealt with everything as quickly as possible and rushed over with Gu Yue and the others. Even so, they had suffered such losses.
Still, compared with the Northern Legion's original fate, this was far better. Now was not the time to dwell on it.
"Federal Speaker,