Chapter 178 – Pack (1/2)

Chapter 178 - Pack

Even though Ye Wei spent all of his energy trying to run from his pursuer, the distance between him and the returned prime Warrior elder was not getting any farther but, on the contrary, closer.

If the situation persisted, it would only be a matter of time when Ye Wei would be caught.

He sensed the returned prime Warrior’s killing intent. The terrifying presence kept closing in from behind.Therefore, he took out the only remaining Instant Shadow Scroll he had.

‘When the cubby elder will catch up, the only way out will be to use this scroll. I will have to stay in shadow form for as long as I can. I should aim for at least another hundred miles.’

At one point five million contribution tokens each, Instance Shadow Scrolls were considered treasures. Ye Wei was aware of its value, refusing to use it before the last possible moment.

He was confident that the Mystic Mount presence in his Sentient would be able to sense danger. Thus, if the Lu elder ever decided to lead his men into the North Barren Mountains, he couldutilize it to lead his pursuers to wild beasts and demons

“Damn it, this kid is reckless!” The chubby one-star returned prime Warrior could vaguely feel Ye Wei’s energy entering the barren mountains, his face became dark as a starless night.

The North Barren Mountains was the home to a variety of plants and animals; the abundant environment made it the perfect place for dangerous wild beasts to live.

The high grade wild beasts that resided at the mountains made Lu Qianying hesitant about entering. The more self-absorbed one is,, the more they treasure their own life. He was not sure if Ye Wei was stupid or brave.

“Elder Qianying, what should we do now?” Lu Li and the other Lu’s men all looked at the chubby returned prime Warrior, waiting for the next order.

All of the chasers lost their enthusiasm and anger as they realized the assassin had entered the North Barren Mountains.

“We will continue to chase him!” Lu Qianying gritted his teeth and said. His gaze became cold as he placed his eyes onto the seemingly endless mountain range.

“Are you sure…?” Lu Li and the rest looked at the towering mountains. They were incapable of imagining a positive outcome if they entered the danger zone.

“What are you cowards so scared of? There are beast nests in these mountains and I am sure that kid knows it too.” Lu Qianying stared at the scared men. He shouted. “Even I will struggle to stay safe deeper in the mountains, do you really think the kid will dare go to were I can’t reach?”

“Nobody can know why we are here. Even I might get into trouble with the council if this doesn’t work out I will be treading on thin ice!” Lu Qianying clenched his fist.

Lu Li and the others stopped complaining and reluctantly followed the superior's orders.

“Get moving! That kid is very good at hiding his Qi presence. I am using a detection stance now, but I think I will not be able to sense him very soon!” Lu Qianying became tense. He had been chasing for the whole evening without any luck. He was no longer underestimating Ye Wei as he struggled to keep up throughout the whole evening.

“Yes!”

Lu Li and the other condensed prime Warriors knew the importance of keeping the operation a secret.They knew keeping it a secret was also one of their top priorities.

“Swoosh! Swoosh!” Motivated by the elder’s words, they channeled their entire strength and followed the chubby figure into the mountains at top speed.

Lead by Lu Qianying’s sharp sensing stance, the search team was able to pick up on the weak trace left by Ye Wei, maneuvering in his direction.

‘How did they manage to follow me? Are they actually daring to wander into the mountains?’ Ye Wei frowned and thought to himself.

Lu Qianying’s stance was able to pick up Ye Wei’s location, but Ye Wei’s soul sensitivity was superior to the Lu elder’s detection. He was able to determine the search team’s location from a further distance.

Lu Qianying could only vaguely pick up Ye Wei’s location while Ye Wei’s sensed all the living creatures that were giving of even the smallest life energy.

On the edges of the North Barren Mountain, Ye Wei’s figure flashed between trees and rock, looking for paw prints and tracking marks.

Beast nests were a rarer sight on the mountain range’s outskirt. Ye Wei had been able to sense a few beasts while he was running, but it would have taken more than a few beasts to strand a returned prime Warrior supported by a large group of condensed prime Warriors.

Ye Wei was looking for a large pack of wild beasts that could potentially occupy or even eliminate his chasers.

‘It’s harder than I thought it would be. People make the North Barren Mountains sound a lot more dangerous than they really are.’ Ye Wei thought to himself while nimbly navigating the range at an extraordinary speed.

‘They are half a mile closer!’ Ye Wei’s brows furrowed, remembered how the chubby elder’s finger strikes were strong enough to be life threatening from miles away.