Jon looked terribly weak. The power he had just unleashed seemed to have drained every last bit of his bandwidth.
He was covered in blood, with wounds so deep they nearly reached the bone.
Just as the enemy leader, clearly a high-level cultivator, was about to cut off his head,
Maria stepped forward and swung her sword.
A terrifying arc of black sword energy flashed past, shredding the high-level cultivator's head.
Mota rushed over and immediately began treating Jon.
Jon had been on the verge of death, but when he saw Su Yi and the others, he roared with excitement:
"I knew the Loving Father's light had always been protecting me!"
"My brothers came to save me! You damned heretics!"
Su Yi said, "Your plan worked. Now we need to run!"
They helped Jon up and immediately followed the map toward the passage on the left.
But as they approached it, they found a dense crowd blocking the way.
At its head stood a level-26 high-level cultivator with four arms and eight mechanical tentacles.
His cold artificial eyes fixed on Su Yi. "Heretic, I don't know how you corrupted the Mechanical Father's children."
"But one thing is certain: you die today!"
He swept out a hand. "Believers, kill every last one of these heretics!"
Everyone tensed, ready to fight.
There were at least four hundred Steel Warriors behind him.
None of Su Yi's group had weapons. Taking them all down in hand-to-hand combat would cost far too much time.
By then, enemy reinforcements would arrive and surround them. They would be trapped.
Yet a smile touched Su Yi's lips. He had spotted Cole and Lisa in the crowd.
He could also clearly sense the resonance of Silicon-Based Symbiotes inside those people!
"Steel Warriors, it's time to show these cultists our