Emperor Tomb Mountain Range, north of the Ancient Battlefield.
A city formed from gathered flames shone brightly in the night.
After the Heavenly Fire Race Warriors flew out of the city and entered the battlefield, the Spirit Runes on their bodies linked together, instantly transforming them into Fire Demons several meters tall. With a raise of their hands, they could command endless flames to sweep ahead.
This was a racial faction skilled in wielding Fire Element energy.
Aside from the Combat Zerg that had already evolved the Skyfire trait, neither the players nor the Dark Tide Evil Spirits could endure the searing flames for long.
But by the fourth day of the battle, things had changed.
The Heavenly Fire Clan's decline was plain to see.
For the players, the Insect Tide, and the Dark Tide, the Three Factions, waging a prolonged war against an enemy meant victory.
Unless the Heavenly Fire Clan's advantages could overcome the limitation of a "war of attrition," its combat strength was destined to be worn down throughout the campaign, bolstering the overall strength of the three factions.
As battle resumed, Qi Sheng looked down at the earth from high above, but his attention was not on the Heavenly Fire Race Warriors. His gaze swept across the violently churning Dark Tide, where he spotted two new types of combat units.
The first newborn Dark Tide abomination resembled a cloud of mist. It had no lower body, and every swing of its thick arms gathered lightning to unleash area-wide thunderstorm attacks. It was neither wholly corporeal nor an illusory phantom,
but seemed to exist somewhere between the two. Deep within its gathered mist, a crimson eye was faintly visible. Beneath it was a huge mouth formed from pitch-black electrical arcs, which let out a deafening roar with