William's side suffered only limited losses from the ambush, as his formations remained tightly assembled.
Seeing that he could not shake the enemy any further, Zhu Haifeng stopped trying to push deeper alone and returned to Wei Rulai's side.
Wei Rulai looked at him and activated Conversation Shielding. "Zhao Longfei is having a field day killing them over there. Why aren't you keeping up the attack?"
Zhu Haifeng sighed and shook his head. "I can't get through them. Five hundred domain sequence ability users, every one of them at least as strong as I am. Now they've closed ranks. Even an ambush didn't work. How am I supposed to kill them?"
Wei Rulai asked, "When invaders set foot on this land, they're suppressed by the environment and by the gods. Shouldn't they naturally be suppressed by sequence ability users too? Can't you overwhelm all their tricks with sheer strength?"
"Commander Wei, unfortunately, you guessed wrong. Native domain sequence ability users have no suppressive advantage over foreign ones."
"None?" Wei Rulai's eyes widened. "Are you serious?"
"I just tested it. There's no suppression. That's why I stopped attacking and came over here." Zhu Haifeng glanced at him. "Otherwise, why do you think I stopped?"
"Then... what about Zhao Longfei?"
"Before we came, we agreed that I would strike first to test things out, then tell him what I'd learned before he launched his surprise attack."
Zhu Haifeng lit a cigarette and continued, "Once I confirmed that I couldn't suppress the invaders, I told him and suggested he use his one-on-one killing skills, avoiding area attacks as much as possible."
"There are three reasons he's slaughtering them over there right now. First, the information I gave him. Second, that woman fell for Yan Bunan's lure, scattering her formations. Third, Yan Bunan is