More precisely, he had unknowingly accelerated the timeline.
If it were merely Shrek's destruction, Shrek would most likely have silently endured it all.
After all, Shrek still wanted to preserve its status as a nation within a nation.
That required this continent to remain in chaos. But once his Mechas entered military service, that kind of revolutionary power...
No longer required any schemes, no longer required any conspiracies.
Before absolute, crushing power, everything was meaningless.
Perhaps that was precisely why they had chosen to reveal themselves so early?
Coupled with the trigger-type protective shields inherent to Soul Engineers, aside from those thirty-odd people, the Exploding Crabs' explosive power had mostly been blocked.
At the same time, Xiao Hongchen beneath the stage nearly fainted from rage.
What did this mean? They had stuffed him down here?
Then, hearing the terrifying thunderous booms outside, he raised his head.
He instinctively swallowed. What a joke—if he had been outside just now, he likely would not have escaped severe injury.
Afterward, a dazed and intensely humiliating feeling surged into Xiao Hongchen's heart. Who was bold enough to actually attack their Hall of Virtue?
As the explosions ended, figures suddenly burst out of the ground. All of them wore black, and their movements were exceptionally agile. The instant they appeared, they launched slaughtering attacks in every direction.
Viewed from above, one would discover that enormous holes over ten meters in diameter had appeared at each of the four explosion sites. These black-clad figures had emerged from those holes.
Not only had they come prepared, but they were also exceptionally powerful. The moment they attacked, they stirred up a bloody storm.
Of the more than two hundred people, almost none were below the Soul Sage rank. The moment they appeared, they each unleashed their Martial Soul