"It'll take a while for the Zerg…ahem, I mean demon insects to regroup and launch a new wave," Bei Ming…ahem, I mean Gu Xi Xi told me. I raised an eyebrow at that. Evidently my new adjutant had a sense of humor, as well as was aware of current popular culture references too. Cool.
"It'll also take me some time to rebuild my forces," I muttered, studying the devastated scenery before me. More than a few salamanders had fallen, their broken bodies sending sparks flying into the air. I had sent engineers to reclaim and salvage what they could, bringing the broken Steel Golems back to the factories to recycle the spirit ore.
