On the horizon, dozens of massive steel behemoths cleaved through the waves, sailing toward the shore under the glow of the setting sun.
Simultaneously, several iron monsters resembling great birds of prey took off from the steel behemoths. They came screaming through the air and quickly reached the space above the coast. These 'iron birds' did not land but hovered in the sky, seemingly standing guard.
"Whose ships are those?"
"Could they be reinforcements from the Great Shang? I heard the Great Shang has occupied a vast territory beside the Central Plains and has even absorbed the local military."
A few well-informed martial artists instantly turned deathly pale.
If that were true, wouldn't they, caught in the middle, become mere cannon fodder on the battlefield?
At these words, those who didn't understand pressed for an explanation. Once those in the know explained the situation, panic instantly spread through the crowd.
