Zhou Qi had remained composed behind the shield bearers.
Even with his men getting shot, and others killed earlier by milk powder tin bombs, he remained unmoved as casualties approached half their number.
When he sensed Eunuch Chen behind them begin to act, a smile appeared on his face. "We've got this in the bag."
Not only could they recover the enemy's communications equipment and start listening in on them.
They could also capture a few people of decent standing alive!
Then they could corroborate what they knew through their captives and obtain the latest intelligence.
But the very next instant, he felt the force Eunuch Chen had just spread out suddenly vanish.
The tree trunks were densely packed in this forest, making it difficult to see through them, and he found this rather strange.
"What exactly is that eunuch doing? He even deliberately withdrew his force pressure. Has he already succeeded...?"
Yet barely had the thought crossed his mind when the Depot Guards ahead immediately fell into confusion.
"Who's there?!"
"So fast!"
"There's an expert!"
Shouts rang out, mixed with the sickening sounds of brief weapon clashes and flesh bursting apart.
The crunching and squelching left Zhou Qi vaguely unnerved.
What was going on?
He hadn't sensed any threat!
"Run!"
"A demon! A murderous demon!"
"A monster!"
In a mere instant, the shouts up ahead turned into the sounds of a collapsing rout.
These were Depot Guards handpicked from the Embroidered Uniform Guard!
Every one of them was at least an expert who had fully mastered hidden force!
Quite a few had even reached transforming force!
They were mentally resilient, with experience and methods for resisting force pressure.
Why had they suddenly become like this?
But the next instant, a heavy force pressure locked onto him completely.
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