"What do we do now?"
Polly raised her eyebrows.
"Continue to change routes. Although the enemy has sent out several teams to search for us, it will definitely take some time for them to catch up to us. This time is enough for us to close the distance between us and the capital."
Zaloyan said after some thought.
"Let's do that. We only need to chase a few times, and we should be able to reach the capital."
Gray nodded his head in agreement.
"As for the problem of retreat, there's no need to worry. I will set up teleportation points in many hidden places. Even if the enemy destroys a few, there will be other teleportation points."
After deciding, Gray's group of four continued on their journey. A long chase began.
Two days later, when Gray's group of four was travelling on a small country road, the skinny old man chased after them with his formation puppet.
Activating spatial teleportation, Gray's group of four disappeared from the small country road, appearing in a hidden forest where they had previously set up a teleportation point. They chose a new route and set off.
Three days later, Gray's group of four was travelling along a river. The skinny old man once again chased after them with his formation puppet. Gray's group once again activated spatial teleportation to escape, choosing a new route and setting off once more.
Two days later, Gray's group of four was travelling over a mountain. The skinny old man once again chased after them with his formation puppet. Gray's group activated spatial teleportation to escape, choosing a new route and setting off once more.
… …
With each chase, Gray's group was getting closer and closer to the capital. In at most four or five days, they would be able to enter the palace.
In a wilderness, the Wallen family was resting in a camp.
After the continuous chase, Gray's group of four was unbearably tired. The Wallen family was also the same, perhaps even more tired than Gray's group. After all, the delicate work of searching was extremely exhausting.
"My lord, we can't continue like this. The distance between the enemy and the capital is constantly closing."
A middle-aged man came before the skinny old man, Relph Wallen, and said worriedly.
Relph Wallen naturally knew that if this continued, Gray's group would definitely get closer and closer to the capital, eventually entering it. But at present, there was no effective method to stop this.
He looked at the middle-aged man and asked.
"Do you have any good suggestions?"
"My Lord, I suggest we take a gamble."
The middle-aged man said.
"What do you mean?"
Relf Wallen asked doubtfully.
"Since we can't stop them, why don't we set up an ambush in front of them and take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack?"
"But we don't know which route they will take."
Ralph Wallen frowned.
"That's why we need to take a gamble. After all, if this continues, we definitely won't be able to stop them."
After some consideration, Ralph Wallen made a decision.
"Alright, let's do it!"
Two days later, Gray's group was only two days away from the Royal City.
"Something's not right. The Wallen family hasn't appeared for days!"
Gray had a vague feeling of unease.
"It is indeed a little strange. Logically speaking, the other party should have already tracked us down and chased after us."
Zaro asked worriedly.
"Could it be that I'm overthinking?"
Polly said.
"Let's hope so."
After walking for another half a day, Gray's group was getting closer to the Royal City. They were walking in a forest with tall and dense vegetation.
In the forest, mountain rocks and giant trees stood in great numbers. Some of the mountain rocks weighed hundreds of tons and were covered in green moss.
Some of the giant trees were tens of meters tall, or even hundreds of meters tall. Their branches covered the sky and the sun, and they were connected together like a green cloud.
Walking in, they could not help but feel insignificant.
Woo!
An unknown bird hid in the forest and let out a low and strange cry. Coupled with the surroundings that covered the sky, the entire forest was filled with a gloomy chill.
Crack!
The forest was full of withered branches. Walking on them, the sound of branches snapping could be heard.
Ahead, the branches and leaves were even more luxuriant and the gloomy atmosphere was even more intense.
"Not good!"
Suddenly, Gray cried out in alarm and shouted a warning.
He had obtained the infrared perception ability of the Shadow Snake and discovered that there were more than ten people hiding in the forest ahead.
They were hiding in the branches and leaves, using the branches and leaves as a natural barrier.
Without a doubt, these people definitely did not have good intentions. They could even be members of the Wallen family.
Whoosh!
Zaro and the other two had reacted almost at the same time Gray had shouted the warning. Because at the same time Gray had cried out in alarm, the dozen or so people who had been hiding in front of them had all rushed out from the cover of the dense foliage and were charging in their direction.
Whoosh!
The leader of the group was dressed in a noble style grey robe. His face was old and his body was thin. He held a black heavy sword in his hand. It was the person who had been in contact with Gray's group all this time, Relph Wallen.
As a barbaric blood warrior, his speed was extremely terrifying. In the blink of an eye, he had already closed in on Gray's group.
Furthermore, in the distance, there was a huge commotion. Even the giant trees that were hundreds of meters tall were constantly being pushed down. Without a doubt, those were the formation puppets rushing over.
The expressions of Gray's group changed. They had been guarding against the other party all this time, but did not expect the other party to be lying in ambush in front of them.
Was it a coincidence, or had they used some method to know their route?
In order to avoid being ambushed by the Wallen family in front of them, their route was not straight. Instead, it was left and right. Logically speaking, the other party did not even know where they were going to pass by and should not be able to ambush them.
Gray didn't have time to think about this. He slashed out five Ice Wind Blades, which carried a biting cold aura. They were like the cold wind of winter as they attacked Relph Warren. Meanwhile, he retreated, preparing to meet up with Zaro and the other two.
In order to use spatial teleportation to teleport the three of them away, he had to be extremely close to the three of them and have physical contact with them.
As a precaution, the four of them were not far apart from each other. However, they had not reached the stage of "holding hands". It would be very difficult to move through the dense forest like that.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
The power of the five icy wind blades was not inferior to the blood fiends of the barbaric blood warriors. Even Relph Wallen could not underestimate them.
Above his black longsword, countless black fog suddenly burst forth. It was like a black river that collided with the icy wind blades.
Boom!
The two of them collided violently and were destroyed.
The terrifying explosion shattered the giant trees and sent rocks flying. It temporarily isolated Gray's group from Relph Wallen.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Gray hurriedly met up with Zaro's group.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
However, at this moment, the large number of plants around Gray's group grew crazily. Thick vines grew out one after another like countless thick pythons. They stacked together and attacked Gray's group.
The air was filled with the whistling of strong winds.
This was the plant ability of Relph Wallen, a barbaric blood warrior who cultivated a special blood technique. Its power was even stronger than Gray's icy wind blades. Gray alone would not be able to withstand it.
More importantly, Relph Wallen, who had been obstructed by the icy wind blades, was rapidly approaching.
Boom, boom!
Without the slightest hesitation, Gray summoned the fanged boar and the ghost-blade mantis from the space.
After the two blood fiends appeared, one of them suddenly roared. With a terrifying destructive formless sound wave, it attacked the countless giant vines coming from the left.
The giant vines were shattered at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The other one pounced to the right, waving its huge sickles that were a few meters long and slashing continuously.
Poof, poof, poof!
A large number of vines were chopped off by the two sickles. The two sickles were waved in an airtight manner. Not a single vine could break through the blockade of the two sickles.
On the other hand, Gray continuously attacked Relph Wallen with his icy wind blades to prevent him from approaching.
At this moment, Gray's group had already met up with Zaro's group. However, the problem was the two barbaric-level blood fiends.
If they activated the space teleportation now, they would have to give up on the two barbaric-level blood fiends.
This was not as simple as losing two of their combat strength.
After losing the two barbaric-level blood fiends, Gray's combat strength would be greatly reduced. It would be much easier for the Wallen family to deal with the four of them. They did not even need the rune puppet. Just the two barbaric-blood warriors would be enough.
Therefore, they could not afford to lose the two barbaric-level blood fiends.
Thump, thump, thump!
The rune puppet's figure could already be seen. It was only a few dozen meters away. As it ran, the ground shook violently as if there was an earthquake.
The doomsday scene caused the birds and beasts in the forest to flee frantically.
"Hehe, use the space teleportation!"
Not far away, Relph Wallen's face was calm. The corners of his mouth curled into a playful smile.
He naturally understood the consequences of Gray losing the two barbaric-level blood fiends. Therefore, he was very certain that Gray would not give up on the two barbaric-level blood fiends.
However, the next moment, the smile on his face froze.
Whoosh, whoosh!
Two thick vines appeared. They first coiled around Gray's body, then suddenly grew out and coiled around the fanged boar and the ghost-blade mantis.
Whoosh!
At the same time, Gray activated the space teleportation.
The figures of Gray and the other three disappeared. The fanged boar and the ghost-blade mantis disappeared with them.
Gray used the vines to bind himself and the two Blood Beasts together. Then, he teleported together with the two Blood Beasts.
"Damn it …"
Relph Wallen gritted his teeth as he watched Gray and the other three disappear with the two barbaric-level blood fiends.
He was about to capture the four of them. Even if he could not capture them, he would be able to inflict heavy losses on them and make it easier to deal with them.
However, he did not expect the other party to have such a trick up their sleeves. They even had a magical weapon that could control plants.
They had allowed the other party to escape unscathed.
There was no doubt that the ambush had failed. The most troublesome thing was that the ambush had wasted too much time. The other party was now only a little more than a day's journey away from the capital.
It could be said that the Wallen family's hunt for the other party was a complete failure.