166: retreat

Tiangong City.

The Eighth Legion had assembled, and tens of thousands of troops were marching mightily towards the Mecha Manufacturing Center.

Large numbers of mecha rumbled through the streets, drawing numerous comments from the surrounding goblins.

"This must be the newly formed Eighth Legion, right? Are they going for an exercise?"

"Look at these mecha, they're all over the place, probably privately modified. They don't look like a regular army at all."

"Don't underestimate them. These are all top-tier configurations, much stronger than standard mecha."

"They used to be private soldiers for nobles. Their individual combat capabilities are much stronger than those of soldiers in the main battle legions."

At a street corner, a team of humans disguised as goblins also watched the scene unfold.

"Captain, they wouldn't also be going to the Mecha Manufacturing Center, would they?"

A team member whispered.

Their direction of advance was the same as theirs, so their target was likely the same.

"It must be there!"

The captain's brows furrowed.

As far as he knew, there was only the Mecha Manufacturing Center in that direction.

Something must have happened there!

Could it be a Human Race operation?

But such a large-scale operation didn't seem like something a Human Race infiltration team could pull off.

Whatever the reason, this was not good news.

Facing an army of this size, it would be very difficult for them to infiltrate.

"Let's go take a look..."

...Three-Eyed Clan World, Great Emperor Cang Ming's Palace.

"How is the plan progressing?"

Great Emperor Cang Ming looked at his subordinate.

After a period of recuperation, he had finally recovered from his injuries.

The reason for the Three-Eyed Clan World's decline remained unknown, and he was at a loss.

The decline of a world had a comprehensive impact.

If it continued, the upper limit of the Rank the world could accommodate would decrease.

God-rank Experts like him would soon be expelled by the world, becoming homeless.

Not only that, but the talent of newborns would also become increasingly lower.

The Three-Eyed Clan would decline from generation to generation until extinction... Although this would still take a long time, he had to plan ahead.

For this, he fully pushed forward with the plan to attack the Human Race.

Since the decline of the Three-Eyed Clan World was inevitable, they would seize the Blue Star World.

"Reporting to the Great Emperor, everything is currently normal, and the plan is proceeding in an orderly manner."

His subordinate reported respectfully.

"On the Blue Star World side, the World Purifying Society has begun setting up formations, expected to be completed in five days..."

"At Garrison Fortress, our army is also gathering in succession, with four Supreme-Rank combat powers currently..."

"On the Heavenly Spirit Clan side, there are no unusual movements..."

...Tiangong City, Mecha Manufacturing Center.

Lin Xingyu's sweeping operation was nearing its end.

All relevant production lines had been moved into his Inner World, and now the residential area was being cleared.

Just a moment ago, Wang Ledian sent a communication, briefly explaining the situation there.

Since the problem there was not significant, he was not in a hurry to go over, deciding to completely clear out the Mecha Manufacturing Center first.

At the park entrance, the Shadow Skimming Squad watched everything before them in astonishment.

"Captain, are they going to flatten the entire park?"

A team member said incredulously.

These people were too violent; everywhere they went became ruins.

To facilitate the dismantling of equipment, they had overturned all the factory buildings.

"No wonder they could refine the Treant Secret Realm."

The captain was also filled with emotion.

He had long heard the news of the Treant Secret Realm being refined.

Today, he finally witnessed the methods of this group of people firsthand.

It had to be said, this scale of operation was extraordinary.

Ordinary people would only think about stealing blueprints, but they directly emptied the entire Mecha Manufacturing Center.

They not only drank the soup and ate the meat but also took away the pot.

They were truly role models for their generation!

Just then, the ground suddenly vibrated.

"Boom!"

Large numbers of goblin mecha poured into the park, colliding with the Treant army.

"Holy crap, so many goblin mecha!"

"Not good..."

...Lin Xingyu, who was commanding his army to sweep the residential area, also noticed the arrival of the goblin army.

"The enemy's main force has arrived..."

Since the high-value targets in the park were already secured, there was no need to fight them head-on.

"Stop the sweep, retreat!"

Lin Xingyu decisively ordered.

He quickly arrived at the park entrance, his star ray shuttle darting up and down, rapidly clearing out the surrounding goblins.

He was buying time for the Treants to retreat.

"You all retreat too!"

Lin Xingyu replaced the Treants fighting the goblins.

With his combat power, facing those goblins was basically an instant kill.

Temporarily holding off the goblin troops was not a problem, enough for the army to retreat into his Inner World.

"Hmm?"

Just then, Lin Xingyu noticed the Shadow Skimming Squad on the ground.

The star ray shuttle flashed quickly, cutting through the spider silk on their bodies.

"You guys leave."

He waved his hand, continuing to clear out the surging goblins.

The Shadow Skimming Squad looked at the continuously pouring mecha, their faces filled with difficulty.

With so many enemies blocking the entrance, where could they retreat?

They would probably be blasted to dust before they could even rush out.

Lin Xingyu's army had a teleportation channel, allowing them to come and go freely, but they didn't have that ability.

The few of them gathered together, discussing in low voices.

"We can't get out now, why don't we join them."

"I agree. They control a Secret Realm and have the potential to develop into a top-tier force. By following them, we might be able to rise to prominence."

"I agree too..."

"But will they take us in?"

"Never mind, let's try!"

After a brief exchange, the few of them came to Lin Xingyu's side.

"Boss, please take us in!"

Lin Xingyu: "..."

...On the other side, the battle between Wang Chiyao and Xia Fei had entered a fierce stage.

Large numbers of Puppets and Ghosts consumed each other, and for a time, it was difficult to determine a winner.

"This guy is so troublesome!"

Wang Chiyao found herself in a difficult position.

This Xia Fei was not simple!

Before engaging her, Xia Fei had already fought Jin Yaotian's squad for half a day.

Jin Yaotian's squad was not weak; two of them possessed SS-Rank Spirit Seeds, and the rest were all S-Rank.

To force them into a desperate situation, Xia Fei's consumption must have been considerable.

Even so, he could still fight her to a standstill.

One must know that she possessed an SSS-Rank Spirit Seed and had Lin Xingyu's resource support... Continuing this war of attrition was not a solution.

However, asking Wang Ledian and Li Hongyang for help, she couldn't bring herself to do it...

On the other side, Xia Fei had already conceived the idea of retreating.

Although only half of his troops were here, the other half were still harvesting goblins.

But he was a Reborn Person and possessed an SSS-Rank Spirit Seed.

Even with only half his forces, he was not someone ordinary people could resist.

Yet, this person manipulating Puppets before him could contend with him single-handedly.

Her teammates hadn't even made a move yet; once they did, he would undoubtedly be defeated.

Moreover, he was unwilling to needlessly deplete his Ghost army here...

"This can't go on..."

Wang Ledian watched the scene before him, his brows tightly furrowed.

A war of attrition was the most unwise approach.

Manufacturing Puppets required a large amount of resources; if they were all lost here, the loss would be too great.

"Old Ape, let's go!"

Wang Ledian let out a low cry, casting a "Curse of Misfortune" on Xia Fei.

Li Hongyang understood, hoisting his weapon and joining the battlefield.

He also saw Wang Chiyao's predicament.

"This is a Curse..."

Xia Fei's expression changed drastically, and he hastily raised his ten thousand souls banner above his head to resist the erosion of the Curse of Misfortune.

Although he temporarily resisted the Curse, his Inner World spirit power was rapidly depleting.

If this continued, his spirit power would soon be exhausted.

Seeing the situation was dire, he gave an order, leading his Ghost army to quickly retreat.

In a blink of an eye, they disappeared from everyone's sight...