Published: March 2, 2025
“You will leave behind a defensive gap after your evacuation, which will be taken over by the soul puppet legion. This time, the mountain puppets have brought out an army of soul puppets equal to the total number currently in the main battlefield, led by the cloud puppets whose strength is not inferior to mine. On one hand, they are there to take over the defensive loopholes you leave behind, and on the other hand…”
The corpse puppet was halfway through speaking when suddenly, dark clouds above Mocha erupted with lightning. In an instant, the lightning struck the table in front of Mocha.
In a flash, a fire ignited, which was promptly extinguished by the corpse puppet's wave of his hand.
The threat was unmistakable!
“Ha! Ha!!! Very good! You are doing very well!!!”
Mocha's breathing went from hurried to calm; he simply glared at the corpse puppet and Fang Bai, left behind a harsh remark, and turned to walk away.
The situation was stronger than the person; under these circumstances, Mocha had no way to resolve it.
…
The soul puppets surrounded the city, forcefully driving out the celestial gods' forces from the main battlefield. It seemed that conflict was imminent; however, with Mocha having already softened his stance, the overall situation remained within control.
In the sky, countless cloud puppets rubbed against each other, generating electricity that painted the entire sky a dark blue-black hue. Under the looming black clouds, the outpost base of Zone Seven appeared to be facing a natural disaster, creating an extraordinarily tense atmosphere.
The corpse puppet led the soul puppet legion, while Fang Bai led the forces of Beijing. The two groups stood on either side of the main road of the Zone Seven outpost, watching the professionals and mutated beasts led by Mocha retreat from the base.
The crowd surged, with people brushing past each other in the streets, creating a bustling scene, yet there was not a single sound.
“Why are we being driven away? Haven't we contributed enough over these years?”
This was the only question that lingered in the hearts of the retreating soldiers, yet many things had no clear answer.
Those who could participate in battles on the main battlefield were undoubtedly the cream of the crop, but from another perspective, they were equally weak— in the struggle between the two forces, personal emotions were incredibly insignificant.
“I won't accept this!”
“Kara~~~”
Lightning struck from the sky, creating a large pit in the street and extinguishing any dissenting voices.
Perhaps Fang Bai’s people and the corpse puppet’s people refrained from taking any extreme actions due to long-standing camaraderie, but the newly arrived cloud puppets did not care about such sentiments.
They simply followed orders given by their superiors; nothing more.
On both sides of the street, the soldiers belonging to Beijing and the soul puppet legion merely watched their former comrades retreat, their eyes revealing complex emotions. Not only were the celestial gods' soldiers dissatisfied, but they also harbored some minor grievances; however, these feelings were no match for the command from their superiors.
For them, watching their former comrades leave became the only thing they could do at that moment.
Until Mocha was the first to step out of the city gates, followed closely by the soldiers behind him, until they walked further away, until the Zone Seven outpost became a small black dot in Mocha's view, only then did Mocha finally stop walking. He directed his personal guards to ease the emotions of their subordinates while silently observing the Zone Seven outpost. After a while, he finally took out a communicator from his waist.
“Celestial Lord, we have been driven out of the main battlefield by the soul puppets of Beijing and Wen Yu.”
…
Bad news kept coming in one after another.
After ordering the cleanup of Carmel, the bad news never stopped.
First, Li Quan'an's ambush failed— perhaps Li Quan'an thought he had executed his plan smoothly and achieved his goal, but only the celestial god understood that things were not as Li Quan'an imagined!