"So... so many!"
"There must be tens of thousands of them at least! How could a single city have so many defenders?"
None of them knew yet that Li Chen's side had secretly mustered a vast number of troops.
Only Bai Xu and Liu Ruomeng frowned inwardly.
Didn't something seem wrong here?
It had been just like this when they fought the enemy before: a sprawling sea stretching without end.
The enemy's Puppet Legion seemed to come in an unbroken stream, with no end in sight.
Pang Ruohe and Dong Long wasted no words. Each unleashed his own techniques and charged into the enemy ranks.
"Just in time! Our purpose in this battle was to weaken their strength anyway. Once we slaughter these legions, this Puppet Master's military strength will plummet, and he'll no longer pose a threat!"
For now, the situation still favored them. Every Core Formation Expert was full of vigor and brimming with magic power, firmly holding the initiative.
Pang Ruohe soon realized that he had landed in what appeared to be a workshop district. Though the civilians had already been evacuated, piles of materials remained, and there had not been time to shut down all the automated machinery.
The half-finished Mechanism Automaton Wooden Soldiers still being assembled on the conveyor belts made the factory's purpose even clearer.
Without hesitation, he unleashed a slash of Sword Qi. The roof over a hundred yards ahead collapsed with a thunderous crash, leveling dozens of buildings along with the hall between them.
Then he swept his sword horizontally again. Brilliant rays scattered, slicing cleanly through the walls.
"They're attacking the factories!" a Controller cried in agitation.
"Isn't that obvious? We never expected to preserve those after letting them in!" Xu Zhikai said over the channel, then calmly ordered, "Activate the