Over the days that followed, attacks became frequent across the various territories. Even newly built mines, Imperial Roads, and Market Districts suffered destruction at the hands of Immortal Alliance cultivators.
In Sea Eye City, Flying Boats came and went, and Mecha were everywhere.
Amid the endless streams of Chariots and puppets, damaged units could occasionally be seen moving under their own power or being dragged aside.
Before long, another batch of battle-damaged puppets was unloaded from a Treasure Ship that had just arrived and handed over to the Puppet Masters stationed there for dismantling and repairs.
Sea Eye City had become a heavily guarded rear base, tasked with providing logistical support to several Sky Cities at the front, as well as more than a dozen large legions and puppet forces.
Huang Zhonglü, Liang Shi, Master Jin, and the others-Nascent Soul Experts and Puppet Dao Masters guarding Sea Eye City-stood atop a tall building by the Air Harbor terminal, watching the bustle in the enormous square ahead with thoughtful expressions.
"Abnormal combat losses have risen considerably lately."
"These are actually normal combat losses, at least from the Outer Dao's perspective. Avoiding direct confrontations with us and avoiding decisive battles between large legions is sound strategy."
"Indeed. Those cultivators champion the notion of concentrating power within oneself. They have no shortage of methods for stealthy assassinations and sabotage."
"Heh, they're merely exploiting our Puppet Dao's desire to build and develop. If we threw caution to the wind and went straight for their Spirit Peak Blessed Lands, these tactics wouldn't last long."
Even so, the changing course of the war was enough to draw these masters' and experts' serious attention.
They had studied the history of warfare extensively. Throughout the long years of the Dao Path Contest, both sides had stopped at nothing