The enemy's momentary daze was an exceptionally rare opening for the Wood Character Camp's Card Adepts, who had been lying in ambush for so long.
After the massive explosion, every surviving Card Adept had an Energy Shield up, making them conspicuous targets. The shields' dim glow proved that, although they were uninjured, they had still been affected. The ranged squads did not hesitate for even an instant. They unleashed their attacks immediately!
Past battles had proven that the first wave of attacks was the most effective. Especially in a surprise attack, the opening wave could often inflict heavy casualties on the enemy.
Shrill whistles roared like a tsunami. Energy constructs blanketed the sky, eclipsing even the sun.
The Third Squad used card number 032, a card Chen Mu had once used himself-the [Tail-Shedding Shuttle Card]! The Energy Shuttles it released had tremendous penetrating power, easily piercing Energy Shields of the same grade. The four-star card used by the Third Squad was an upgraded version of the [Tail-Shedding Shuttle Card], which Chen Mu had named [Tail-Shedding Shuttle-2]. The squad members called it the Number Two Card for short, while the three-star [Tail-Shedding Shuttle Card] was called the Number One Card.
The Number Two Card was far more powerful than the Number One Card. Its low, thunderous whistle alone made that clear. It sounded somewhat like Chen Mu's [Patterned Shuttle], but its requirements for perception locking were not as high.
A high-speed Tail-Shedding Shuttle struck an enemy's Energy Shield, making it shudder violently. Alarmed, the Card Adept was about to dodge when a second energy construct appeared from nowhere and slammed into his shield.
Crack! A sharp report, a spray of shattered light!
A third Tail-Shedding Shuttle bored savagely into his chest, its tremendous force carrying his corpse five meters through the