The forward positions.
After receiving their orders, large numbers of soldiers began an orderly withdrawal.
Squads of soldiers in exoskeletons pulled out from behind makeshift cover, leaving ammunition crates, spare energy blocks, and heavy weapons modules for the unmanned equipment taking over their positions.
Tracked unmanned tanks drove in through side passages, their turrets rotating as they took over the positions the soldiers had been defending.
First-order combat robots advanced with heavy footsteps, forming a new steel defensive line under the leadership of the Fifth-Order Robots.
The sound of Burrowing Earth Dragons digging into the outer walls continued, with explosions occasionally sounding in the distance.
Those were the explosions after the Burrowing Earth Dragons broke through.
The Demon Clan's infiltration continued as well. In the distant tunnels, their roars drew ever closer.
The humans withdrew.
Steel took their place.
Before leaving, a young soldier glanced back at the position he had just defended.
There, a first-order combat robot was raising an electromagnetic machine gun, standing silently where he had been.
The soldier gritted his teeth, turned, and rushed toward the Portal.
Inside the Command Center.
Control of the Antimatter Bomb was handed over to Tianyong Underground City. Chen Jianguo said:
"When the time comes, use the Antimatter Bomb and the nuclear bombs together. We can't waste them."
A staff officer abruptly looked up.
"A double detonation?"
Chen Jianguo's voice was calm.
"Yes."
"Since it's come, it won't be leaving."
After confirming once again that command of the unmanned mechanical forces had been successfully transferred, Li Chousha turned to Chen Jianguo and gave a solemn salute.
"Take care!"
Then he turned and left, heading for the Portal.
At the same time, on the three-dimensional display, the enormous red dot representing the Demon God suddenly began moving faster.
The clusters of red