They had lost this battle, failed to take Miracle Island, and ultimately fled in disarray.
Galahad and Bell had been particularly outstanding, displaying combat strength every bit as formidable as Yang Yi and Su Na's, as could be seen in some of the recorded videos and images. They were hailed as the strongest active players, since their predecessor, Yang Yi, had already "honorably retired."
The players had gone all out in this battle, and things had gone fairly smoothly at first.
After the Burning Island incident, conditions at sea had changed.
The Warm Winter Sea had expanded to several times its former size. Presumably, much the same had happened to the Boiling Sea, but it was far away, and no players had gone there to confirm it, so the World Sea Chart had not been updated.
As a result, the Sea of Miracles had shrunk considerably, making the players' assault on Miracle Island easier, since it meant they would spend far less time fighting believers and Light Fairies along the way.
They had set out once their preparations were complete, advanced triumphantly, and made it all the way to the Gate of Glory without trouble. There, a fierce battle had begun.
The enemy had two Paladins, along with countless believers, Light Fairies, and Goddess Statues. They had built a factory in front of the main gate to produce God Statues and equipment.
In the past, the players could never have beaten a force like this, but now the situation had completely reversed.
Not only was every player Legendary, but they also had excellent equipment and had prepared large numbers of Limb Spiders as frontline cannon fodder. Every one of them carried deadly hardware, all weapons Steam Island had made in imitation of the Armed Task Force's standard-issue weaponry. Apart from