Chapter 3898 — The Target Is Gone
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"No, no—the Ghost-Eyed Golden Eagle is now about a dozen li to the north. But when I looked just now, it kept circling around that spot, as if it were searching for something, yet it never descended." There was a note of disbelief in Xiao Che's tone.
"What does that mean?" Qiao Hongcai still did not understand.
Xiao Che pinched his chin and ventured, "The way it feels to me, this Ghost-Eyed Golden Eagle seems to have lost track of the leader—that's why it's circling like that."
"How is that possible?" Qiao Hongcai could not help but stare blankly.
As a powerful spirit beast of mid-Foundation Establishment or above, and a bird of prey of the aerial overlord class, the Ghost-Eyed Golden Eagle's perception was beyond doubt. Once it locked on to something, even an expert stronger than it might not be able to shake it off—let alone Wei Zhao.
"I don't know how the leader managed it either, but from what I can see, that does seem to be what happened." Though Xiao Che was equally incredulous, seeing was believing, and he had no choice but to accept it.
"So what do we do now?" Qiao Hongcai scratched his head. If Wei Zhao were in danger, then by his nature he would have charged in without a second thought—but the situation now left a man at a loss.
Xiao Che thought for a moment and said, "The way I see it, we can't go to the leader now. Otherwise, not only would we fail to help, we'd very likely make things worse. But we can't stay here long either—if the Ghost-Eyed Golden Eagle can't find the leader, it may well turn back. We'd best leave first and think of a way to reunite with the leader afterward."
"Well... all right." Qiao Hongcai was still somewhat worried about Wei Zhao's situation, but under the circumstances, rushing after him would indeed be the most foolish and harmful choice. He could only do as Xiao Che said.
Meanwhile, on Wei Zhao's side, just as Xiao Che had surmised, Wei Zhao had indeed successfully shaken off the Ghost-Eyed Golden Eagle's pursuit.
The Ghost-Eyed Golden Eagle overhead was about as strong as the one they had encountered during the last new-recruit trial—also mid-Foundation Establishment. Given Wei Zhao's current strength, shaking off its lock was originally an extremely difficult thing, and from first to last, the ghostly thing had not lifted a finger to help.
This time, the reason he had managed so smoothly was all thanks to the cub Qiao Hongcai had just subdued.
True enough, in the eyes of the Ghost-Eyed Golden Eagle overhead, this cub was a perfect signal beacon. Carrying such a cub, Wei Zhao was like a man hauling a several-hundred-watt light bulb—no matter how fast he moved, he could not escape its perception.
Yet there is an old saying: darkest right beneath the lamp. The Ghost-Eyed Golden Eagle could have locked directly onto Wei Zhao, but since the cub was there like a natural great light bulb, the eagle naturally locked onto the cub instead. It did not know that Wei Zhao carried a golden finger called the jade pendant space.
Once he had drawn the Ghost-Eyed Golden Eagle away from Xiao Che and Qiao Hongcai, Wei Zhao promptly stuffed the cub into the jade pendant space. And so, without suspense, the Ghost-Eyed Golden Eagle lost all trace of Wei Zhao in an instant, as if its eyes had suddenly gone blind.
Only then did the scene Xiao Che witnessed come about: the Ghost-Eyed Golden Eagle circling and ranging overhead, yet never able to find Wei Zhao's figure. RS