The days that followed stood in stark contrast to the earlier tension.
The deaths of twenty High Priests had indeed dealt the Crawlers a crippling blow. They simply could not muster enough fighting power in the short term.
Seizing this opportunity, Wang Jian and the others went all out, conquering territory and retaking every outpost.
After the first through seventh outposts had all been recovered, the Crawlers had replenished some of their High Priests.
But with Lin Yuan now on the battlefield, everything was completely different.
Wang Jian and the others no longer had to act as cautiously as before, afraid of falling into the Crawlers' traps.
After all, as long as Lin Yuan was there, he could quickly come to their rescue and swat the High Priests to death along the way.
Lin Yuan himself feared neither traps nor encirclement.
With someone who was practically cheating on their side, the Federation completely turned the situation around.
Now the Crawlers' High Priests had to act cautiously. Otherwise, being spotted by Lin Yuan meant death.
By contrast, Wang Jian and the others could move freely and boldly alongside the Federation's army.
A 3S-rank powerhouse like Wang Jian was already a cut above a High Priest in strength. Even if the Crawlers sent High Priests to stop him, too few would do them no good.
And if there were too many High Priests, Lin Yuan would come.
Under these circumstances, the Federation's army swept forward unstoppably, clearing the Crawlers out of the Central Sea Battlefield with little effort.
For a time, the battlefield, previously shrouded in the smoke of war, became calm and peaceful.
Apart from the Crawlers occasionally refusing to give up and sending out troops, only to be driven back by the Federation, everything became peaceful.
But Lin Yuan knew