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Afterward, the Grand Nobles advanced in fits and starts, occasionally stopping to resupply ammunition and send back damaged mechs. From time to time, they encountered packs of magical beasts, and fierce battles broke out.
As the knight formation pushed forward, drawing ever closer to the Portal, the pressure they faced grew greater and greater.
The magical beasts' assaults became increasingly savage. At first, they had been given one to two hours to rest and regroup. Now, every few minutes, a formation of several hundred magical beasts charged at them, leaving them no chance to catch their breath.
The two Grand Noble commanders were delighted. They believed they were surely closing in on the enemy's core lair, and that the enemy was launching a desperate final counterattack. They frantically encouraged the other knights over communications, urging them onward. They were about to wipe out the Black Crocodile Forces.
Only Li Qinwu knew that the reason the magical beasts had become more numerous was because they were nearing the Portal, the magical beasts' respawn point. Once slain, the beasts could revive and immediately rush back to the front lines to fight them.
So the total number had not actually changed. The supply line had merely become shorter, creating the illusion that there were more enemies.
If they advanced to within three to five kilometers of the Portal, the revived magical beasts would likely form an unbroken line, leaving them no time to react.
Sure enough, after fighting fiercely all the way, the Knight Mech formation finally advanced to within five kilometers of the Portal.
This place was like a checkpoint. Towering snow-covered mountains rose on both sides, with a gap more than five hundred meters long between them.
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