Liao Mengkai had envisioned this order beautifully. If they retreated now and succeeded, they could preserve the Dreadclaw Soul Engineer Corps' entire fighting force. Cutting their losses in time was far better than making a last stand.
But as the aggressor, he had forgotten one thing: since they had started this war, whether the battle ended or not was no longer up to them.
"Don't even think about running!"
Having just returned to the battlefield below, Tang Wulin immediately let out a fierce shout when he saw the Dreadclaw Soul Engineer Corps trying to flee.
They had started a war, and now that they had been beaten badly, they wanted to run?
How could the world be so kind?
As a rose-gold vortex appeared in the air, the Spirit Thought Vortex formed overhead, immediately restraining the Dreadclaw Soul Engineer Corps.
"This—"
Liao Mengkai's expression changed at once.
Although the Soul Guided Shield formed by their Linked Soul Guidance Tool successfully blocked the Spirit Thought Vortex's attack from outside, it could not cancel out its pull toward the center.
Every member of the Dreadclaw Soul Engineer Corps felt a powerful force of attraction acting upon them, forcing them toward Huo Yutong.
Left with no choice, he decisively shouted, "Attack that woman! Make her stop this soul skill!"
At his command, the members of the Dreadclaw Soul Engineer Corps began pouring Soul Power into their Linked Soul Guidance Tool. A white beam of light tore through the air and shot toward Huo Yutong.
Faced with an attack of this level, Huo Yutong neither dodged nor retreated. Her expression remained unchanged as she continued sustaining her soul skill in place. At the same time, the third eye atop her head opened, radiating dazzling light.
"Boom!"
Just as the Soul Tool Ray was about