Chapter 1364 — Elder Yu's Discovery
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With Elder Yu making a run for it, Wei Zhao could easily have used the monster's distraction to press on alone into the underground palace — but he could not bring himself to do it. Qiu Lingshan, Chen Yuxuan and Yu Xiaoke were all outside, and he could not simply wash his hands of them. What if Elder Yu shifted the disaster onto their heads?
Elder Yu now burned with hatred and regret alike. Not long ago he had congratulated himself on his own clever scheme, fancying that the monster's eyes were fixed on Wei Zhao while he himself merely struck from ambush — surely no danger in that. Who could have guessed that the sneak attack would fail and, worse, bring the disaster crashing down on his own head!
"Thief, you brat — give me a hand!" Elder Yu shouted as he ran. By the look of it, the monster would not rest until it had run him down.
Wei Zhao had no choice but to give chase. Elder Yu might be of the Earth Rank, but his movement skill was not necessarily superior to Wei Zhao's; before long Wei Zhao overtook both monster and Elder Yu and went on ahead. Elder Yu bellowed with fury, yet could do nothing about it.
Spotting Qiu Lingshan, Chen Yuxuan and the others in the distance, Wei Zhao roared: "Run! That monster has gone mad!"
As he passed Yu Xiaoke, Wei Zhao simply tucked her under one arm and carried her along as he sprinted. Of everyone here, Yu Xiaoke was the weakest, and whether she could outrun the monster he could not say — so it was far better to take her with him.
Qiu Lingshan and Chen Yuxuan exchanged a glance at Lao Hei. Chen Yuxuan, somewhat helpless, had no choice but to hoist Lao Hei onto his back as well. Their mission this time had been to capture the tomb-raiding gang; now Lao Keng, James and Lord Hao were all dead, and Lao Hei was the only one left — they could hardly let him die too.
So Chen Yuxuan could only carry him as he ran. This moved Lao Hei no end — what good people, truly good people! He had been half-minded to do away with them himself, yet in the crucial moment they were still thinking of him. This bandit husband and wife were good souls indeed!
Elder Yu did spot General Weiwu, but he was not kind-hearted enough to take a dog along; instead he cursed: "Out of my way, you beast!"
General Weiwu's gaze sharpened, yet for the moment he paid Elder Yu no mind. He simply stood there, stalwart and imposing, in the center of the passage — chest out, head high — facing the charging monster head-on!
Wei Zhao had left General Weiwu alone earlier because the dog was no slow runner and would flee on his own. He had never imagined the beast would refuse to run and instead go to meet the enemy face to face!
"Roaaar--" the monster bellowed at General Weiwu.
"Woof, woof--" General Weiwu barked back twice, true qi radiating from every inch of his body, his early Mysterious-rank strength laid bare for all to see.
When General Weiwu was behaving normally, unless you were watching him deliberately, no one would take him for a cultivating dog. Even when he slipped right under Elder Yu's nose, the old man never suspected for an instant that a dog could be a cultivator. Only when General Weiwu flaunted his power in all its domineering glory did Elder Yu suddenly realize that this was, remarkably, a high-tier Mysterious-rank dog!
Damn! Could it be that the male thief keeps a spirit beast at his side too? Elder Yu nearly wept. You had a high-grade Mysterious-rank dog all along — what were you waiting for? Why didn't you say so sooner? And here I was, smashed half to pieces by that monster's palm, vomiting blood without end — is this how you screw people over?
"Doggy, go subdue that monster!" Elder Yu's spirits shot up at once, and he commanded General Weiwu.
Though General Weiwu understood human speech perfectly well, he held Elder Yu's command in utter contempt!