About 70 card artisans were marching through the jungle, and the atmosphere among the troops was oppressive. Every card artisan had some bewilderment and fear on his face.
They were careful, lest their steps be a little heavier. The card artisans in charge of probing were all as though they were facing a formidable enemy.
"He's nearby!" A short card artisan swallowed his saliva unconsciously.
He had studied perception and smell concurrently, and there were quite a few such card artisans in the troop.
The enemy had been stained with the green-brown water, which was why they hadn't lost track of him.
Since they had studied it concurrently, however, their attainments in perception and smell weren't deep. They could only roughly determine whether or not their adversary had appeared nearby and had no way of determining his exact location.
"Dong!" A sound as dull as thunder came from behind them.
All the card artisans' faces changed!
Pa! A card artisan's energy cloak and head suddenly exploded!
Some of the card artisans around him couldn't help but scream, and everyone unconsciously shrank to the side.
Bao Le and Jeremy looked at each other with ashen faces and found the anger in each other's eyes, as well as the fear under that anger!
"The 28th!
If we keep going like this, we'll all die!
Bao Le, we'll all die! "
Jeremy was screaming hysterically, the muscles in his cheeks twitching, and his gaze was filled with deep despair.
The veins on Bao Le's bald head were throbbing, and he suddenly grabbed Jeremy's clothes and roared, "Enough!
Jeremy, calm down!
Calm down, that bastard just wants us to go crazy!
Right, you're right. We're dead for sure this time.
Even if we go back, Wen won't let us go.
We're dead for sure!
But, dammit!
I'd rather die at the hands of this guy than at the hands of Wen! "
The subordinates watched in horror as the two captains argued, and none of them dared to step forward.
Bao Le's hand loosened, and Jeremy's legs went soft as he plopped to the ground.
His expression was hopeless, and his gaze was lifeless as he muttered, "You're right, Bao Le. Wen won't let us go …"
All the card artisans' faces were ashen. In their minds, Wen was like a god. What was equally famous for his power was his harsh and cruel methods.
Bao Le took a deep breath and crouched down to say in a low voice, "Let's get out of here, Jeremy!
This bastard is alone, there's no way he can catch us.
Since we're going to die anyway, as long as we escape from the forest, we'll have a chance of survival!
Hmph, we can go to Moon Frost Island for protection and work for them.
The information we have is enough to keep us safe! "
"Run?
Bowler, are you crazy?
Wen will kill us! "Jeremy blurted out subconsciously. His eyes were filled with deep fear.
"Yes, Wen will kill us.
But do you think Wen will let us off now? "Bao Le said with intense sarcasm.
Jeremy sat on the spot, his face drained of all color.
"Don't be silly, Jerram.
We're dead meat this time.
Wen never cared about the life and death of us captains. He didn't care about anyone except Yuchi Bai.
We can only run!
Only by escaping can we survive! "
Bao Le clenched his fists and said through gritted teeth, "We have no future in Constellation, Jeremy.
Wen only trusts Yuchi. We are not as strong as Mo Ta and Jin Yin. As for the remaining captains, he trusts An Sa.
As you know, Gamlin and Anza are working together.
What are we?
We're just cannon fodder.
Let's go, Jeremy, and get out of here. That's the only way we can survive and get what we want! "
Jeremy's expression fluctuated, showing how intense the struggle in his mind was.
Bao Le didn't urge him but quietly waited to the side for Jeremy's decision.
After five or six minutes, Jeremy let out a long breath and said with a nod, "You're right, Bao Le. Let's run!"
Bao Le finally smiled a little. "You won't regret this decision, Jeremy!"
Just then, a few card artisans drilled out of the thicket and shook their heads at Bao Le.
As usual, they didn't find any trace of their adversary.
That outcome had long been within Bao Le's expectations. His adversary was unusually slippery, and he had the Snake Lens in his hands. It would be impossible to find him.
That guy was like a ghost, attacking and disappearing like a ghost. Every time they heard that unconventional "dong," a card artisan would fall on their side.
Bao Le really suspected his adversary was a card artisan assassin!
The power of the energy shuttle his adversary had released made them terrified.
Four-star energy cloaks couldn't give them any sense of security.
In the gloomy jungle, you never knew where the next energy shuttle would come from.
Who would it shoot at?
Panic and pressure were starting to show signs of collapse in the troop.
Since there wasn't an ace like Jin Yin among that group of card artisans, Chen Mu could boldly use the Patterned Shuttle with confidence.
Apart from using his perception to lock in, he also tried to lock in with his gaze.
The battle with Jin Yin had made him understand that using his perception to lock in was a joke for those card artisans with their incomparably sensitive perception.
Using his gaze to lock in didn't have to worry about arousing his adversary's vigilance.
But locking in with his gaze was many times more difficult than locking in with his perception, and he couldn't guarantee his accuracy.
That poor bunch of card artisans had become Chen Mu's experimental and training targets for his new battle tactics.
The terrifying power of the Patterned Shuttle was vividly demonstrated in that kind of sniping.
Up until then, there hadn't been any energy cloaks that could withstand it.
Because of its power, some of the originally non-lethal areas had become abnormally dangerous.
For instance, a card artisan had been shot in the left shoulder, and half of his body had been smashed to pieces by the terrifying attack of the Patterned Shuttle.
Under the capture of the Snake Lens, he could clearly see every detail of that troop.
He shook his head. That troop was already on the verge of collapse, and they no longer had any will to fight.
Seeing them flee in a panic, Chen Mu hesitated and decided not to pursue them.
He had been keeping in touch with the outside world those last few days.
The speculation about Bogner and Xi Ping had drawn his attention.
The actions of the Snowflake Card Artisan Team had made Chen Mu feel a sense of urgency.
There was still another problem. Wei-ah was still waiting for him in Zargan.
He didn't need to worry about Wei-ah's safety at all. He was more worried about the safety of others.
He'd better hurry up and rendezvous with Wei-ah. After so many days of repeated sniping, the anger in Chen Mu's heart had dissipated quite a bit.
The green pattern on his arm had become a lot darker than it had been before, which made him rather worried.
After thinking it through, Chen Mu didn't linger. He turned around and disappeared into the jungle.
After seven consecutive days of long-distance flight, Chen Mu finally arrived in Zargan.
On the way, he encountered seven waves of different kinds of wild beasts, and each battle was extremely difficult. He had to go through an average of one hard battle a day.
The most thrilling of them all was when he ran into a snow ape that could shoot energy balls.
The snowy ape, which was about the size of a human, was as fast as lightning and unusually sensitive. The energy balls it shot had explosive properties, which made Chen Mu complain incessantly.
Chen Mu fought hard with it for nearly five hours, changing seven power cards during that time before he finally killed it.
Injuries became a common thing. It was a good thing that his recovery ability was amazing, and he knew some healing methods, so he didn't die from excessive blood loss.
Moreover, the blood of those wild beasts was rich in energy. Chen Mu used some crude methods to prepare some medicine, but the results were excellent.
After that period of intensive fighting, Chen Mu's temperament had already undergone earth-shattering changes, even though he looked very wretched.
After that hard battle with Jin Yin, on top of so many days of rolling around in the jungle and fighting so many wild beasts, his clothes had long since been torn to shreds.
Even the combat suit he was wearing, which was worth 15 million yuan, was not spared.
Before Chen Mu had left, Xi Ping had specially purchased it at a high price.
But the battle suit had already become a cloth shirt.
Chen Mu was carrying a bundle on his back that was about as tall as he was, and the bundle was tied up with rattan.
But the tattered clothes and the mud and blood all over his body couldn't hide his sharp gaze, which was emitting a faint murderous aura.
That sharp temperament made him look like a shining sword, even though the scabbard was a little shabby.
When Chen Mu appeared on the outskirts of Zargan, he was very eye-catching.
The card artisans flying past him all looked sideways, but when they met Chen Mu's gaze, they immediately withdrew their gazes in horror.
His gaze, which carried a piercingly cold murderous aura, sent chills down one's spine.
Some of the card artisans' gazes were cast toward the bundle on Chen Mu's back, all of them showing covetous expressions.
Chen Mu didn't pay any attention to those card artisans. After a series of hard battles, his mentality had already undergone a complete change.
He straightened his chest and flew toward the city of Zargan without fear.
There was always a reason not to show off one's wealth.
Chen Mu didn't know how much the bundle on his back was worth. He just felt that the power of the wild beasts he'd been fighting had been very strong, and the things on their bodies had to be rather valuable. He took them as trophies, planning to see if he could sell them for a price when he got to Zargan.
There was also a portion of it that could be used to create cards, which he had carefully kept.
A gang of card artisans was flying toward the Outer Reaches from the city of Zargan when one of the card artisans' eyes suddenly lit up.
"Big brother!
Look! "he said in a low voice to the card artisan beside him, his tone revealing his excitement and greed.
Hearing that, the card artisan in the lead couldn't help but turn his head. When his gaze fell onto the bundle on Chen Mu's back, he couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.
"Big brother, that's the fur of the southern snow ape. That's too valuable!
And, if I'm not mistaken, that little horn is the horn of a strip-horned spotted deer! "
Once he said that, all the card artisans gasped.
"How much money would that be?" some card artisans couldn't help but murmur.
"That guy is awesome!
To be able to hunt so many good things on his own, he must be an ace! "another card artisan said in admiration.
Hearing that, the card artisan in the lead was taken aback, and he immediately looked ecstatic. "Let's go and stop him!"