Seeing this, Liu Yan was just about to order them to open fire when Zhegu Yang grabbed her hand and said softly, "Yan Yan, don't shoot yet. They don't know we're lying in ambush; they're only being cautious in advance. If we fire now, their shields will keep casualties low. And since they're close to the tunnel, if they run back, we won't be able to hit them at all. Let them come in first. Once they don't find anyone, they'll let down their guard. Then, when we open fire, every shot will hit its mark."
"Alright."
Liu Yan smiled awkwardly. She knew she could not match her man when it came to strategy. Zhegu Yang was a descendant of the Mountain Movers, exceptionally clever and highly skilled.
Sure enough, after Bruce's team emerged and walked about a dozen meters, they spotted a large circular platform ahead. Their attention was immediately drawn to it, and everyone lowered their guard.
"Holy shit, that looks like a Teleportation Gate. The Heavenly Palace Gate—it really is the Heavenly Palace Gate! Everyone, get over there!"
Bruce said excitedly.
"The Heavenly Palace Gate? Wow, it's magnificent!"
Everyone put away their weapons and began jogging forward.
However, just as they put away their weapons and shields, a gunshot suddenly rang out. The man at the front was killed instantly, followed by one person after another falling.
Bruce was one of the experts among them, so he reacted immediately. He pulled Johnson down, while two shield bearers rushed over at once and blocked the hail of bullets with their shields.
"Fall back!"
Bruce said.
The remaining nearly thirty people quickly retreated, but several more were taken out during the retreat, and quite a few were injured.
By the time they had retreated into the tunnel, only twenty-five