In the blink of an eye, the force had lost a quarter of its numbers, dealing a heavy blow to the remaining Card Adepts. Their already loose formation scattered even farther apart. Many were already thinking of backing out, secretly deciding to retreat the moment things took a turn for the worse.
The Card Adepts finally opened fire, but their sparse attacks struck the peak without accomplishing anything beyond knocking loose a few rocks.
Hivent frowned. One side had cover, while the other was exposed to enemy fire. They were at a considerable disadvantage. The exchange had lasted only a few seconds, but his heart kept sinking.
This opponent was a tough one!
In the blink of an eye, the enemy had launched two waves of attacks. Only well-trained Card Adept units could achieve such a rate of fire. Not a single shot missed; their efficiency was astonishing. More troubling still, their attacks could easily pierce his side's Energy Shields!
In his eyes, these Card Adepts were indeed nothing more than mediocre. But the Energy Shield Cards they used were no worse than the mainstream cards on the market. Their Energy Shields were hardly impregnable, but piercing them so effortlessly was no simple feat.
Not even all his own men could manage it, yet the enemy had. That meant the enemy had at least twenty-odd Card Adepts who were every bit as capable as his men.
This was wildly at odds with their intelligence. Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Wenzuofu. Wenzuofu's face was livid. He slapped Yisong across the face and cursed, "Have you fucking spent your whole life as a dog? What kind of intelligence did you give me? Card Adepts with level-four perception?" Before he finished, he raised his hand and slapped him