Zhongling managed to escape from Qi Suian with his life, but he certainly wasn't able to keep his three pieces of equipment.
He ultimately fled in a panic, and his actions led to yet another rout.
Seeing this, Qi Suian had no choice but to give up on capturing more "fuel" and directly used the Floating Cannons' Ghost Energy Storm to carry out a large-scale slaughter.
This decision resulted in the deaths of a great many survivors.
Poor decision-making, absurd actions, and troubles both internal and external—the low- and mid-tier survivors finally rebelled.
But their rebellion came too late. The Cold Energy Monsters drove deep into their territory, and the casualties were horrifying.
The survivors then began to retreat... or more accurately, flee the Ice Continent. Only a small fraction remained, hoping to gamble on one last chance.
