53: Chapter 53 Stunned

Lu Hai laughed heartily and said, "With the three of us joining forces and so many classmates assisting from behind—there are over four hundred four-star believers alone—even if those Goblin Tyrants are powerful, they won't be able to stop our all-out charge."

Qin Yao nodded, summoned a sky full of Elemental Spirits, and said, "Let's begin. We can't delay any longer. Our goal is to pierce through their defensive line, not to annihilate them. Lin Xiaoxiao, how about you make the first move?"

Lin Xiaoxiao giggled, her voice sweet, "Okay! Bomber men, charge!"

As she spoke, her legion, composed of countless mechanical spiders and mechanical scorpions, was already stirring, their compound eyes flickering with metallic luster as they stared in unison at the goblin defensive line.

The three geniuses quickly reached a consensus: a frontal assault!

Their goal was not to completely annihilate this strange goblin army; that would be a waste of time.

What they needed to do was to tear open a gap with the strongest explosive power in the shortest amount of time and rush into the Core Area!

As long as they could get in, relying on the mobility of their believers, these seemingly clumsy goblins would never be able to catch up.

Lin Xiaoxiao was responsible for blasting open a gap, and Qin Yao was responsible for long-range covering fire, aiming to instantly eliminate the Arrow Kings behind the Goblin Tyrants.

As for Lu Hai, he was responsible for the main tanking!

The order was given, and the battle was on the verge of erupting!

Inside the central control hall, everyone's eyes were focused on this small screen.

"It's finally starting! Three SSS-rank geniuses joining forces—this is a rare sight indeed!"

"That Fang Chuan is truly outrageously arrogant to actually dare to block the door against three SSS-rank geniuses all by himself."

"He's a dead man. No matter how strong this goblin army is, their defensive line is spread too thin to withstand the charge of over four hundred level 40 four-star believers!"

A cold sneer reappeared on the face of the Head of the Lu Family. He seemed to have already envisioned the scene where Fang Chuan's goblin defensive line was instantly torn apart and Lu Hai stepped into the Core Area with the demeanor of a victor.

Thousands of mechanical spiders with bloated bellies surged out like a tide, moving with their slender metallic limbs and rushing rapidly toward the goblin defensive line.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Before they could even reach the front of the goblin formation, the spider bombers in the very front detonated, and orange flames and shockwaves instantly swept across the hundred-meter area in front.

Immediately after, Qin Yao's Elemental Spirits began chanting spells, and ice shards, fireballs, and wind blades rained down upon the goblin position, covering the sky as the brilliant magical radiance almost illuminated the entire entrance.

However, just at the moment when the explosions and magic were about to engulf the goblin defensive line, from the rear of the goblin army, hundreds of Goblin Shamans wearing robes and holding totem poles simultaneously raised the staves in their hands.

Hum—

A thick, earthy-yellow light shield instantly enveloped all the Goblin Tyrants, blocking all the explosions and magical attacks entirely.

Not only that, a faint green light flowed across all the Goblin Tyrants, and strange runes appeared on their armor as a powerful life-draining force emanated from them.

"What is that? A group protection shield? And a group life-steal aura?" Qin Yao exclaimed.

Lu Hai said sternly, "Stop the chatter! Continue the attack! Prioritize attacking the Arrow Kings and Shamans in the back row!"

"How can this be?" For the first time, there was astonishment in Lin Xiaoxiao's sweet voice.

Before they could react, the Goblin Tyrants made their move.

They did not charge; instead, in perfect unison, they raised the giant Magic Flame axes in their hands and slashed down fiercely toward the front!

"Magic Flame Slash!"

Thousands of giant axe beams, burning with black-red flames, flew from their hands, converging into a destructive torrent that instantly crossed hundreds of meters and slammed fiercely into Lin Xiaoxiao's mechanical legion.

Sizzle—

Like a hot knife through butter, those mechanical spiders and mechanical scorpions crafted from hard alloys were as fragile as paper before the Magic Flame Slash, instantly sliced in two, with the unquenchable Magic Flame burning at the cut, quickly melting into puddles of molten metal.

In one round of attacks, Lin Xiaoxiao's mechanical legion lost nearly one-tenth of its force! Even one four-star Slaughter Mecha was destroyed.

And it wasn't over yet!

After destroying the mechanical legion, those thousands of Magic Flame Slashes did not lose their power and continued to extend forward, covering a range of nearly one thousand meters!

Some of the other candidates' believers who were following behind couldn't dodge in time and were swept by the axe beams, instantly killed.

"Retreat! Retreat quickly!"

Lu Hai's pupils contracted sharply, and he let out a terrified roar.

One thousand meters! What kind of hellish attack range is this?

For a moment, the coalition army was so frightened by the opponent's round of long-range volley that they retreated repeatedly, and their formation fell into chaos.

In front of the entrance, the goblin defensive line stood motionless, like an insurmountable Great Wall of Steel.

Lu Hai and his group were in a dilemma.

"Damn it! What the hell is this thing!"

Lu Hai looked at the chaotic battlefield in front of him, his expression ugly to the extreme.

The previous volley of Magic Flame Slash not only caused the loss of dozens of his believers but, more importantly, it had completely destroyed their morale.

A one-thousand-meter attack range—what kind of concept is that?

This meant that most of their long-range believers would have to endure a round of saturated attacks from the other side before they could even get into range.

How are they supposed to fight this?

The face of the Head of the Lu Family was no longer just livid; it had turned the color of pig liver.

Just a moment ago, he had been swearing that Fang Chuan was a dead man, but in the blink of an eye, his grandson, of whom he was so proud, had been beaten into scrambling for cover by a single volley from the opponent.

On the battlefield.

Qin Yao's expression was unprecedentedly grave. She quickly said to Lu Hai and Lin Xiaoxiao, "We can't keep charging head-on. Their front-row defense is too high, and the healing and shields of the Shamans in the back row are too strong. Our area-of-effect attacks are completely useless."

"Then what do you suggest we do?" Lu Hai roared irritably.

He was furious now, feeling like a clown.

"Forget about the front row!" A sharp gleam flashed in Qin Yao's cold eyes as her slender finger pointed directly into the depths of the formation.

"Focus fire on that bow-wielding leader in the middle and the Shamans behind! Break their buff chain!"

Lin Xiaoxiao also reacted, her eyes brightening, "That's right! As long as we take care of their back row, these big guys will be nothing to fear!"

Although Lu Hai was unhappy, he knew that what Qin Yao said was correct.

Lu Hai's face was livid as he gritted his teeth, "Charging head-on just makes us targets. My knights can't withstand that one-thousand-meter Magic Flame focus fire! We must flank them!"

"Flank?" Qin Yao glanced at the steep rock walls on both sides of the canyon, "This is the only entrance. How are we supposed to flank them?"

"If we can't break through from the front, then we'll go from below!" Lin Xiaoxiao said through gritted teeth.

Lu Hai turned to look at her, "Go from below? What do you mean?"

Lin Xiaoxiao didn't waste any words and summoned robots again. This time, hundreds of tracked mechanical excavators appeared. The front of these robots was equipped with high-speed rotating drills, specifically used for destroying terrain.

"They have shields in the front, but surely not underground." Lin Xiaoxiao commanded the excavating robots, "Dig me a tunnel, get behind them, and we'll pincer them. As long as we disrupt their formation, we'll have a chance to rush through."