"They're here."
The battle raged on.
Suddenly, a massive shadow fell from the sky and slammed into the ground.
The earth shuddered, leaving a huge crater.
Several Marine soldiers were caught beneath it and crushed to pulp.
The sudden turn drew countless eyes.
Before them stood a beast dozens of meters tall.
It seemed to have been asleep, but the violent impact had woken it.
Its eyes snapped open, bloodshot and wild.
Within moments, the beast lost all reason. Its body swelled unnaturally, growing stronger, its presence more terrifying.
All that remained was the instinct to kill.
Life surrounded it on every side.
It was as though it had returned to its hunting grounds in the jungle.
"Roar!"
With that dreadful howl, the slaughter began.
Against the monstrous beast, many soldiers had no way to fight back.
It killed them with ease, leaving corpses behind.
Unlike the front lines, the rear of Marine Headquarters held large numbers of logistics and medical personnel.
The wounded had to be brought there for emergency treatment.
The beast that had fallen from the sky inflicted heavy losses on them.
The rear of Marine Headquarters was far more vulnerable than the front.
Just then, a slash flew in from afar and severed the beast's head.
Its enormous body collapsed.
The newcomer was Rear Admiral Gion.
Before the other Marines could cheer, Gion gripped Jin Kunluo, her expression grave, and shouted, "Everyone, run!"
That beast had only been the beginning.
Looking up, they saw dark specks in the sky growing larger by the second.
Each one was another beast.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Beasts poured down from the Floating Island like dumplings into a pot, crashing to the ground one after another.
For some unknown reason, they had all gone berserk.
In moments, the rear of Marine