The appearance of the six defensive puppets left everyone present stunned.
"Six war puppets! Did he bring the entire Zero Wing arsenal?" Lin Ya stared at the six defensive puppets standing tall like skyscrapers before her, unable to conceal her disbelief as she looked toward Shi Feng.
War puppets were no longer rare in the Divine Realm. Numerous superpowers had them, and her Giant's Heart guild also possessed war puppets, though the numbers were very small — each one represented a guild's hidden reserves and was never lightly deployed.
Even Vice President Mo Qiubai would have great difficulty requesting the use of a single one, requiring the guild master's approval. Yet Shi Feng had casually produced six of them as though pulling out six heads of cabbage…
Mo Qiubai, standing off to the side, was rendered equally speechless.
Shi Feng already carrying an airship was one thing, but now he'd also brought six war pigeons. Had Mo Qiubai not personally invited Shi Feng to participate in this mission and even brought him into the Sea God's World, he would have suspected Shi Feng hadn't come for a quest at all but was instead preparing to wage war within the Sea God's World.
Everyone knew that a single Bronze-ranked war puppet possessed peak Tier Three combat power. When operated by skilled players, its battle strength was far beyond what any Tier Three summoned beast or siege weapon could match. That was precisely why all the major superpowers treasured war puppets as their core reserves.
Deploying six at once could easily destroy a guild town, and if paired with an airship, even a guild city couldn't be fully demolished — but the damage would still be catastrophic.
"We're running low on time. Let's move quickly." Shi Feng glanced at the spreading blood mist and the ever-increasing number of Immortal Wraiths, issuing his reminder.
He hadn't wanted to bring out the defensive puppets in the first place. These were Zero Wing's reserves, and every deployment meant wear and tear. The materials needed for repairs were far from easy to come by.
But the King of Twilight was no ordinary foe. As a Legendary aberrant monster, this was the first time even he had heard of one.
The previous aberrant that had appeared in White River City had only been a High Lord. The drops from that kill had been extraordinarily rich — especially the Legacy of the Sword Saint.
Now, the King of Twilight was Legendary. If they could take it down, the loot would surely be something extraordinary, possibly rivaling even the Sea God's Blessing.
However, dealing with the King of Twilight before them would be no easy feat. Setting aside the ever-growing swarm of Immortal Wraiths, the King of Twilight's own strength was far beyond what current players could provoke. If not for the Level 180 Tier Four Regent holding the line, the entire city would already have become a dead zone.
And with the swarms of Immortal Wraiths, the airship alone couldn't carve a path. They needed the power of the defensive puppets.
"Green Claw, you and the others pilot the defensive puppets with me to clear a path and guard the airship. Lin Ya, you and the rest assist Elder Yefeng in controlling the airship." Mo Qiubai also understood the urgency and issued rapid orders. "Everyone else, give us your full support. If we succeed, there will certainly be rewards for you!"
Immediately, Mo Qiubai and five other top-tier experts climbed into the defensive puppets' cockpits, while Lin Ya and the others followed Shi Feng aboard the airship.
With the appearance of the airship and the six defensive puppets, every player in Mountain Lake City took notice — or rather, it was impossible not to. The steel behemoth hovering in midair and the steel giants striding across the ground made both players and Immortal Wraiths look minuscule by comparison.
The Level 100 Immortal Wraiths that players had been powerless against were reduced to child's play before the defensive puppets. The peak Tier Three power in the hands of Mo Qiubai and the others was displayed to perfection — a single backhand could swat away a cluster of Immortal Wraiths. Even High Grand Lord–rank Immortal Wraiths were completely suppressed under their control.
The six defensive puppets forged ahead through the densely packed horde of Immortal Wraiths, carving out a road through the monster swarm. No wraith could so much as touch the airship as it advanced toward the King of Twilight.
"An airship?"
"Holy crap! You can even do that?!"
Every player on the scene was dumbfounded. So far, the various factions and adventuring parties had thrown summoned beasts, heavy ballistas, goblin cannons, and other weapons at the King of Twilight. But compared to the steel behemoth and steel giants before them, all of that seemed to be on an entirely different level — as though everyone else was fighting with swords and spears while Zero Wing had brought out aircraft and tanks. What was even the point of competing?
At that moment, it wasn't just the players present who felt this way — even Mo Qiubai and the others piloting the defensive puppets shared the sentiment.
A single defensive puppets didn't seem all that impressive on its own, but when six of them operated in concert, their combined strength instantly compensated for each puppet's individual shortcomings. Their combat power more than doubled. Forget about dealing with Level 100 High Grand Lords — they could even take down a Level 100 Legendary monster.