Beyond the artillery-fitted vehicles acting as human shields in the front line, smaller war vehicles sat behind them. With their engines already humming, they were ready to charge, roaring their fury under the cover of artillery fire at the first signal of battle.
Seeing this made Jia Yan realize that his 'Earth Army' couldn't stand a chance. They were so mismatched they wouldn't even be worthy to lace rivals' boots!
Even the individual strengths of their soldiers were clearly superior to those of the Earth Army.
He wasn't surprised that the half-mechanical life form who spoke earlier eventually burst into ironic laughter due to this glaring disparity.
But, they probably suspected that Oluks team wouldn't dare to attack without having a backup plan. Thus, they behaved cautiously earlier and refrained from pursuing if the Oluk's team retreated.