To foreigners, flying swords were a symbol of supreme power in the Heavenly Network and only people of Class C and below would use close combat methods.
Thus, they had scattered their groups so as not to be sniped by flying swords.
Furthermore, all of them would be warned about the fatality of flying swords before they entered the forests.
But the attacking strategy of the enemy they were facing now was different from what they had expected. There were no flying swords, and the gray threads on the ground looked as threatening as a nest of snakes.
Subconsciously the team leader knew that his men could hardly survive this. But their enemy was still smiling, as if he had not taken them seriously.
When he was about to run, he realized that his escape route had been blocked by a dense formation of gray threads.