The Japan pirates seized four steam engines, loaded them onto a fast ship for rendezvous, while the South Sea Evil Cultivator snatched three, using phosphorus fire to pave their path and escape into the Zhujiang River. The Red-haired Firearm Team, unable to capture the Iron Bull, vented their anger by burning down the dock's trestles.
It wasn't until the vanguard sent back by the Xuan Sacrificial Officer, Zhang Xuanling, arrived to aid that the remaining enemies retreated.
At dawn, the embers at West Gate were still not extinguished.
Zhou Qingyuan of the Jade Emperor Sect leaned on his Peach Wood Sword, taking inventory:
Garrison Soldiers casualties exceeded a thousand, with dozens of Magic Veins disciples dead or wounded. The Thirteen Lines warehouse was wide open, seven steam engines including their bases were pried away, leaving only deep tracks across a heap of bodies stretching towards the riverbank.
