novelraw Chapter 908 770: If You Can't Win, Run (Part 2)
Chapter 908 770: If You Can't Win, Run (Part 2)
Shi Chun naturally wouldn't let her fall directly to the ground. He held her waist with one hand, tapped several times on her body, then covered her eyes with his hand and helped close them, turning back to face Han Bao who was staring at the cave entrance.
After placing Mulan Qingqing on the ground, Shi Chun then walked up to Han Bao and said, "When she wakes up and if she wants to hate someone, she'll hate me and won't know it has anything to do with Brother Han. Therefore, Brother Han, find a concealed spot and hold on until the battle ends."
Han Bao frowned, took out the Mother-child Talisman to contact Mulan Jin, reporting the situation immediately.
About this matter, Shi Chun had already done it; Mulan Jin, no matter his dissatisfaction, couldn't really find a fault with it. That fellow's technique was rough, indeed, but not without practicality.
Even so, he issued a warning: Tell him, if anything happens to my daughter, he should not dream of continuing to live.
Han Bao immediately turned around and walked up to Shi Chun, showing him the transmitted message face to face.
"As long as Brother Han doesn't act rashly, you just hide well and you'll be safe," Shi Chun assured and promised, nodding towards the unconscious Mulan Qingqing, "There's not much time left, and it's unknown whether this location is exposed, so it's not wise to linger. Brother Han, make plans early."
There wasn't much to plan—just find a concealed place to hide. Han Bao said no more, waved his hand, and levitated Mulan Qingqing from the ground without touching her, maintaining gentlemanly conduct, and took her away like that.
"Contact me if there's trouble," Shi Chun kindly reminded as he followed out of the cave, watching the two figures fly away.
Old Chai, who was always on duty, looked eagerly at the people coming and going.
Shi Chun suddenly shouted, alarming everyone, "Come out, gather!"
After the group came out, Shi Chun directly led them to relocate, rushing towards the Land of Extreme Abyss.
Although the Token was completely awakened, making the Land of Extreme Abyss hard to conceal, it must be admitted that the dangers within remained a decent firewall, preventing most from daring to venture into it, fearing those Demon Path still lurking inside.
Within Extreme Abyss, it's impossible to proceed straightforwardly, but the Demon Path has the best route to approach them, which is why he didn't dare bring Mulan Qingqing along.
However, for now, until Dongguo Shou is found, Extreme Abyss remains their best hiding place to buy time, so rushing there was imperative.
Atop the high platform of the Heavenly Court Team's Command Center, Manxi couldn't stay put, pacing back and forth anxiously, frequently asking if Dongguo Shou had been contacted, but the answer remained unchanged.
Without a backbone, with Tokens about to be fully exposed, coordinating the troops to deploy appropriately is a problem.
Other teams were, however, feverishly conducting last-minute troop deployments as all Tokens were about to be revealed, gathering heavy formations where necessary, hiding subtly, and sending bait troops as if pieces of a chessboard following orders.
"What's going on?"
Li Hongjiu, who arrived near Extreme Abyss, seeing Shi Chun leading everyone into Extreme Abyss, couldn't help but ask.
"Naturally to hide; hopefully, we can stay concealed," Shi Chun replied with a wry smile, pretending to hold a map in his hands.
Guided by his Right Eye Superpower, the group smoothly submerged, and the Mingshan Sect received their instructions, each holding a Jade Scroll to record their route.
After diving very deep, Shi Chun, observing all the way, found an excellent hiding spot, a place nearly surrounded by void swallows, making it quite difficult for any Demon Path to easily approach even if they found this place.
Immediately opening a hole in the stone wall, they concealed themselves.
Additionally, he opened a separate cave for Huang Yingying, instructing her to hold the 'Void Escape Divine Arrow' in ambush. If someone breaks in through the void swallow gap, she is to shoot them dead directly or capture them alive if possible — he didn't mind seizing more Demon Essence, but if an alive capture wasn't feasible, then just kill.
In a short time, those who manage to reach here are almost certainly Demon Path.
Once everyone was settled, Shi Chun left alone, heading for the deeper edge of Extreme Abyss — in case the Command Center found Dongguo Shou, he could be informed timely.
Meanwhile, Manxi sat on the command high platform, looking seriously at the brightening skies and the communications from other team commanders in his hand, finally taking out a metallic staff-like thing, inserted it into the array-eye on the platform, and started twisting it forcefully.
The agreed time arrived, and a wave of power "buzzed" from the high platform, causing the clothes of those not wearing Battle Armor to flutter without wind.
The same scenario simultaneously unfolded at all four team command centers.
The Mountain River Map in the sky suddenly brightened a lot, causing everyone to look up. Countless disappeared light spots reappeared, some gathering as bright as lamps, displaying many Tokens converged among them.
Personnel at the command centers seized the opportunity to observe deployments, but with the confusion of team Tokens, merely looking at the marks on the Mountain River Map made it difficult to discern whose troops, requiring the assistance of the Heavenly Mirror.
"Huh, how come there's a large bunch of light spots in Extreme Abyss? Zoom in and check."
The East Victory Commander Wei Mo pointed at the Mountain River Map and spoke.
With the light spots magnified, the person controlling the Mountain River Map responded, "Commander, it's within Extreme Abyss, someone brought a lot of Tokens in to hide."
Wei Mo said nothing, kept his eyes on the Mountain River Map to see.
As the map magnified to the utmost, a dense cluster of small squad marks piled up and became visible.
Wei Mo's confidant, Tao Zhi, suddenly pointed at the Mountain River Map, "Look, there's Shang Gao's Token; he earlier fell into Feng Yin's hands."
Shang Gao was a master in the East Victory Team, second only to the likes of Yan Zhili here. His bouts with Feng Yin were closely matched, but alas, he eventually died, leaving a strong impression on many of his defeat.
Wei Mo squinted slightly, slowly stated, "It's Shi Chun; it's Shi Chun hiding there."
The Heavenly Court Command Center also noticed the special light spot location, and as they magnified and investigated, someone quickly shouted, "That's Shang Gao's Token; wasn't this Token supposed to be with Feng Yin?"
On hearing and closely observing, Manxi's eyes suddenly flashed with urgency, seeming to have a strategy in mind, turned immediately to communicate with Mulan Jin, "Commander, quickly see if you can contact Shi Chun."
At such a moment, Mulan Jin didn't shirk, curious if Shi Chun was indeed in Extreme Abyss, and promptly took out the Mother-child Talisman to send a message.
Receiving the message, Shi Chun was hiding and looking around the cracks in Extreme Abyss.
Upon receiving and replying to the communication, he asked back if they had contacted Dongguo Shou.
Well, it really was that fellow. Mulan Jin immediately nodded to Manxi, "No mistake, it's him."
Manxi's spirit suddenly invigorated, rubbed his whiskers with one hand, and paced quickly, clearly calculating something fast.
Mulan Jin sighed inwardly, estimating that once again Shi Chun would be pushed to his limits, but this time he didn't mind, since his daughter was safe, and he couldn't keep obstructing Manxi's decisions.
Manxi abruptly stopped before him, lowly said, "No wonder he could find the Sky Splitting Sword in Extreme Abyss. It seems he discovered the safe paths, truly accomplishing what others can't. Commander, this time Shi Chun need not take great risks; his safe route in Extreme Abyss precisely offers my army a place to avoid the sharp edge temporarily, letting our forces wait quietly for the right moment to strike, just have him prepare to guide."
"..." Mulan Jin froze.
Manxi didn't wait for his agreement, as if grabbing a lifeline, swiftly turned and ordered his subordinates, "Order the entire force, rush to hide in Extreme Abyss, with steps in dispatch. Troops and Tokens near it go first; enemy team forces will be mobilized, creating opportunities for others to insert themselves. Just one line: If you can't win, retreat, and disrupt enemy team deployments..."
Listening to his vigorous dispatch, Mulan Jin was a bit dazed, truly not expecting the Commander would pull such a move. In such situations, even the Xuanji Token Master cannot but be mobilized to cooperate, lest intentionally cutting off the Heavenly Court forces' life path.