Marshal Kexma said nothing more after hearing Qingshan's words.
Although he remained deeply skeptical, he knew perfectly well that this was not the time to argue over the matter.
Instead, he changed the subject. "Since Copper Tomb intends to ascend to godhood, he certainly won't fight us to the death here. He must have plenty of contingencies prepared."
"We've surrounded all the space nearby, and even the interior of the Void Abyss is being disrupted by large numbers of priests. He must have some other contingency he hasn't used yet."
Qingshan nodded. "That's exactly what I've been worried about."
"I've spent over ten thousand years hunting Copper Tomb and investigating him."
"But he's still made a great many secret preparations beyond my sight."
"All I know at present is that he's kept a special passage that allows him to make a unique transit."
"It can take him somewhere incredibly far away in an instant."
"And the entire process can neither be stopped nor reversed."
Hearing this, Light Archlord Severus said, "If we can force him to flee, we'll still have accomplished our strategic objective."
"With his current abilities, he shouldn't be capable of taking the great Human Emperor's Saint Mark with him."
"As long as we recover the great Human Emperor's Saint Mark, this will be a glorious campaign that inspires our people and is celebrated for ages to come."
Neither Qingshan nor Kexma responded to Severus.
Human Emperor Heavenly Soldiers like them were different from these mortals.
These mortals only wanted to recover the Human Emperor's Saint Mark.
But their goal as Human Emperor Heavenly Soldiers was to kill Copper Tomb once and for all.
Just then, the communications officer hurried over. "Report, commanders!"
"The enemy has suddenly accelerated its counterattack. The assault is massive, and their fighting style