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Thomlison felt slightly relieved.
He didn't count on a cloud of poisonous fog to completely seal off the humans' assault, but as long as it could buy some time, that would be enough. Just a little bit longer and the elites guarding outside the core nest would have time to fall back to defense earlier.
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The sacrifice of the two Phoenixes pained Gu Hang quite a bit.
Despite knowing that this operation wouldn't be easy and that sacrifices were inevitable, it still hurt all the same.
After all, training one was no easy feat.
Moreover, the sacrifice of these two provided intelligence on what lay ahead.
Georgette, Matins, and Rizzo discussed among themselves and decided to make another joint assault.
Matins was protected by more solid Terminator Power Armor; Rizzo and Georgette, on the other hand, were under the Divine Emperor's protection. Moreover, the Spiritual Energy wielders in the back could also provide them with additional protection.