EFB Chapter 1769: Everyone Evacuates
Chapter 1769: Everyone Evacuates
Chapter 1769: Everyone Evacuates
At this moment, several bird demons flew over in a hurry and reported one after another:
Disciples of the Huan Sect suddenly appeared by the Yaozi Lake. Their numbers increased and now there were two or three hundred of them!
The Huan Sect sent people to the Diandao Lake to pick silver bead fruit branches and send them to Yaozi Lake!
The disciples of Huan Sect jumped into the lake holding silver fruit!
It sounds like the Huan Sect is planning to use Yaozi Lake to retreat to the real world. Bai Ziqi's heart tightened. Has it finally begun?
"Just as you expected." The grey parrot couldn't help laughing, scaring back a lizard that had just emerged from the ground. "Well, Qian Huan really can't wake up!"
If Qian Huan could wake up, would Huan Zong still need to jump into the lake to escape?
There is no return from Yaozi Lake. If Xiao Wencheng and others still had a glimmer of hope, they would not gamble their lives like this.
Its laughter is very hearty.
"Huan Zong's timing of jumping into the lake was perfect. Shall we chase him?"
"No hurry, we are not far from Yaozi Lake, and we still have plenty of time." While Bai Ziqi was directing the battle, he did not relax his research on Yaozi Lake. Since Miao Zhantian also determined that it was the way to the real world, Bai Ziqi keenly captured an invisible trap encountered during this invasion of the Upside-Down Sea:
time limit.
The silver bead fruit only glows for one night.
The glowing silver bead fruit is the pass to cross Yaozi Lake.
Once they missed this night, the silver bead fruit would no longer glow, and they would also miss the chance to return to the real world!
The next time the silver bead fruit glows will be a month later.
However, Storm Wall will close again in nine days!
That is to say, if they don't leave now, they will have to wait until Storm Wall reopens in five years before they have a chance to leave.
Of course, Bai Ziqi was not sure whether Miao Zhantian could find other ways to leave the Upside-Down Sea.
But he felt that there was little hope.
However, Bai Ziqi did not rush into the lake. He wanted to wait for Huan Zong's reaction to determine whether Yaozi Lake was another trap.
What kind of temperament does an immortal have? Why would he put himself in such a desperate situation?
Sure enough, the Huan Sect began to evacuate when the sun first rose.
Miao Zhantian praised them for choosing a good time to evacuate because he saw through the Illusion Sect's little tricks and knew that Xiao Wencheng and others wanted to trap them in this illusion world.
At this moment, Bai Ziqi actually had a flash of hesitation in his heart. If Qian Huan had already woken up and was pretending to be unable to act, would it still be risky for the Huan Sect members to jump into Yaozi Lake? But this assumption was illusory and could not be deduced at all, and judging from various signs, it was unlikely.
If the possibility is too small, decision makers usually don't consider it.
Besides, if they want to leave the Upside-Down Sea, they will eventually have to go through Yaozi Lake to reach the real world.
This road must be taken.
So Bai Ziqi also gave the order: "The entire army advances towards Yaozi Lake."
Soon, Bai Wei randomly captured dozens of prisoners, selected one from them, and brought him to Bai Ziqi.
This is a wolverine. It is very big and quite skilled, but it is tied up.
The right front leg was broken and was dragging on the ground at an awkward angle. It was obvious that Bai Wei had tortured him when he was trying to interrogate him.
It also drooped its ears and looked at Bai Ziqi with more fear than hatred.
Bai Shi said at the side: "Master Dushi, other captives pointed out that this wolverine is the sixteenth disciple of Elder Liu. He has been with him during the battle and knows a lot about the affairs of the sect. I have asked about it. Its mission is to transport the silver pearl fruit from Upside Down Lake to Yaozi Lake, because Shilong Peak has issued an evacuation order, limiting everyone to carry the fruit into the lake within two hours."
"Within two hours, why?"
Wolverine answered honestly: "Once the time limit is over, Yaozi Lake will be closed. In fact, the bottom of the lake will glow until two hours after sunrise."
Bai Ziqi smiled slightly, it was indeed so.
“What are the risks of Kidney Lake?”
"You can't get out of the Upside-Down Sea, but in the past few decades, four great-grandmasters in the sect disappeared without a word. Rumor has it that they went into Yaozi Lake and haven't returned yet." As a disciple of Elder Liu, this wolverine knows more inside information and true and false news than ordinary disciples. "I heard that the superiors ordered us to jump into Yaozi Lake. Those who knew about it were very scared, and some disobeyed the order and ran away."
Bai Wei had promised leniency to those who confessed. Besides, the image of his master and the immortal had plummeted, and now that the building was about to collapse, Wolverine could not find any reason to refuse to surrender. So he might as well confess. Why should he be so stubborn?
"Several people who spread the rumors were beheaded on the spot. Later, some of the brothers who had swam across the lake swam back, and the others felt relieved to go into the lake after knowing everything was fine." The key was that they had no choice but to go in. The Tiangong team had already gained the upper hand. Everyone knew that jumping into Yaozi Lake might give them a glimmer of hope, but staying would definitely lead to death.
"The sect didn't tell you what will happen after you cross the lake?"
"The headmaster has issued an order. The exit to the Upside-Down Sea is at the bottom of Yaozi Lake. We will be safe once we cross the lake, but we are required to evacuate in an orderly manner. The fellow disciples from Shilong Mountain will go first, and Elder Liu will lead us to fight and retreat at the same time."
"How many people are left on the mountain? Where are the resources?" The Shilong Peak is covered by a barrier. The demon birds from the Heavenly Palace will be discovered as soon as they get close, making it difficult to detect.
"I don't know, but I saw Ya Taowu by the lake the last time I transported silver fruit. This big guy had been guarding the treasure house at the bottom of Xianguang Cave. In the past thirty years, I only saw it come out for a stroll twice. But this time it was also sent to the lake, probably to escort the treasures of Xianguang Cave away."
"Fighting and retreating at the same time..." Bai Ziqi's eyes flickered slightly, remembering that the Heavenly Palace team had indeed been chasing the disciples of the Illusion Sect all the way here. It was really strange, "How many people did the Illusion Sect arrange to transport the Silver Pearl Fruit?"
"About 200 or so, all of whom are agile or have outstanding escape skills."
If you have good mobility, you should use land transportation. "Why not use the Haoyuan Golden Mirror and transmit directly?"
Previously, the Huan Zong team used the Hao Yuan Golden Mirror to move forward and backward directly, so why are they fighting and retreating at the same time this time?
"The sect only issued this order, without making it clear. But I asked my mentor privately, and he said that the sect's reserves of Xuanjing are insufficient, and if they are to be kept to deal with you, we can only ask everyone to move their legs more."
"Insufficient reserves?" Is that the reason? Bai Ziqi's eyes rolled, "Then how did the people on the mountain get down?"
The disciples of the Huan Sect suddenly appeared in large numbers on the shore of Yaozi Lake, and the bird monsters hovering over the lake did not notice their southward movements in advance.
Wolverine said, "They said they were teleported here."
In other words, the Huan Zong can still teleport instantly, but it is only because the reserves of Xuanjing are really insufficient that it is spending sparingly? After all, Wu Shidao sneaked into the Xianguang Cave and stole more than 60,000 kilograms of high-quality Xuanjing for Bai Ziqi, and the Huan Zong's inventory was greatly reduced.
Are you in financial difficulty all of a sudden?
Bai Ziqi asked a few more questions, but seeing that the monster could not provide any useful new information, he waved his hand and told people to take him away.
Then he turned to ask the Grey Parrot: "God, where are the marked targets now?"
God's gaze is not just directed at one or two targets. The gods have quietly marked several key figures.
"They are either at the lakeside or moving towards it," the grey parrot replied. "There are quite a few of them. They disappear when they reach the lakeside."
Jump into the lake so the target disappears?
It seems that the Huan Sect really did jump into the lake to escape, and was not playing tricks.
Bai Ziqi asked again: "Where is the spider demon beside He Xiao?"
This was a goal he asked the gods to highlight.
"It has also reached the lake." The grey parrot obviously knew what he was worried about. "It had previously left the shore of Upside Down Lake and headed north to Shilong Mountain. Twenty breaths ago, it was more than twenty miles away, and suddenly it turned to the shore of Yaozi Lake."
"Then He Xiao will most likely be teleported here as well."
When Huan Zong left, He Xiao also wanted to escape with him.
"It's gone." The grey parrot looked towards the shore of Yaozi Lake, "right now."
"They have also entered Yaozi Lake." Bai Ziqi clicked his knuckles subconsciously, "It's our turn now. Seventeen, pass on my order, all troops speed up!"
Entering Yaozi Lake will definitely bring other risks. But so what?
Aren't they going into the Upside Down Sea because they are looking for the greater the risk, the greater the profit? Having come this far, are they still afraid of taking a little more risk?
The Tiangong team advanced quickly.
After all, the Illusion Sect's evacuation was too hasty, and the Silver Pearl Fruit could not be transported in time. The Heavenly Palace team also sent people to intercept them. More than a hundred Illusion Sect disciples were unable to get into the water and were killed on the spot.
Tiangong occupied Yaozi Lake.
The sky was getting brighter and brighter, and it was less than an hour before Yaozi Lake would close. And this was based on the brightness of the silver bead fruit, so the actual time limit should be shorter.
If you don't leave now, it will be too late.
A new batch of silver pearl fruits hanging on the branches arrived, and several monsters took the lead in going into the water with the pearls.
The crowd gathered on the shore and saw them diving deeper and deeper until they disappeared in the waves.
Almost a quarter of an hour later, the monsters emerged from the lake again and reported to Bai Ziqi:
"You can pass through! That side is safe."
Bai Ziqi then waved his hand and said, "Go in!"
Each tribe distributed silver bead fruits and went into the water in an orderly manner.
Bai Ziqi also picked a silver bead fruit in his hand and took a deep breath.
He was about to jump into the lake when Bai Shi suddenly came running to report: "Master Dushi, Dongying found Su Tuo's whereabouts in Qinggang. He seemed to be coming here as well, but was stopped by our men at the lakeside."
There were only three elders left in Huanzong, apart from Xiao Wencheng and Liu Qingdao, there was only Xu Tuo. But this fellow was very agile and had just killed a tribal leader in the Tiangong team.
However, it was sneaky and lucky, so it was never noticed by the gods and there was no gold thread entangled around its body.
It's not easy to track its whereabouts.
"Is he the only one?"
"There are three disciples around."
It would be very time-consuming to go after the elder of the Illusion Sect at this time. Bai Ziqi hesitated for a moment, and the grey parrot spoke: "Jinna, Chizha, go find the vulture to lead the way. After dealing with Suta, cross the lake as soon as possible."
"Yes." After a response, two gray shadows flew into the sky and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Bai Ziqi looked at their backs. Not counting Miao Zhantian, there were only six immortals and demons left on his side. Now two of them were sent to chase Su Tuo, so there were only four left in the lake. If it were him, he might have ignored Su Tuo. But this was Miao Zhantian's arrangement, so he couldn't say much.
(End of this chapter)