Uniform footsteps shook the ground with force, and although the figures had not yet arrived, an aura of deadly intent already permeated the entire scene, intimidating everyone's hearts.
No one knew what they were about to face; palms were sweating from tension, and some even trembled.
Statues, a group of animated humanoid statues, charged toward Gu Fan and his companions as if they were alive, forming a surround.
"Open fire!" Someone yelled, and instantly the mercenaries began to shoot wildly.
For a moment, gunfire roared, and bullets flew erratically as mercenaries shouted bravely to bolster their courage, displaying a fighting spirit.
However, bullets merely chipped away small pieces of the statues and did not cause substantive damage nor stop their advance, which left the mercenaries in a panic—shooting while retreating.
Lu Yi spotted the problem, "These statues, I've seen them before at a lake. Could it be..."