Chapter 416: Chapter 288: Battlefield of the Gods: The Demon Lord Descends, Quelling the Four Directions (Part 1)

The Eye of the Sun’s eyes narrowed slightly. Given the Pale Knight’s abilities, having his position locked onto meant he had lost the crucial element of concealment for his long-range attacks. This was not a good thing; after all, his opponents numbered five, making a close-quarters engagement almost inevitable.

"Eye of the Sun, you’re slipping. They broke through your sensory shielding so easily."

The Pale Knight’s voice resounded in the Eye of the Sun’s mind, transmitted through the golden earrings.

"Ultimately, this is your problem."

The Eye of the Sun replied coldly.

"Yes, I’m a little too weak. Letting these guys get close is going to be a real headache. That young man, Yi Beidou, in particular, gives me a bad feeling. Fighting to the death is not in the mission parameters. I’m preparing to fall back."

"No time to talk, a few of the young ones are charging me now. They’re pretty ferocious..."

The Pale Knight seemed to be quite the pragmatist, showing no intention of continuing the fight. He was actually planning to make his escape.

The Eye of the Sun fell silent for a moment. He had already seen the Pale Knight’s movements through his Celestial Eye. The man hadn’t even finished speaking and was already turning to slip away.

Still, the Eye of the Sun said nothing more.

He knew full well that this wasn’t the extent of the Pale Knight’s strength. Even with his position compromised, he wasn’t so weak that he couldn’t put up a fight.

But that would mean using some of his trump cards, which would drain his own power. Worse, if the five of them ganged up on him, he might even have to fight for his life.

Clearly, the Pale Knight didn’t want to take that risk. After all, this was merely a mission to run interference; he was unwilling to pay such a steep price.

However, the Pale Knight had held them up for far too short a time.

"Didn’t you just say they were nothing more than a few worldly people? And now you’re turning to run?"

The Eye of the Sun said coolly.

"Did I? Did I say that? Show me the proof. Not that I’d admit it even if you had any."

"I wasn’t assigned to this interception mission to begin with. I’m not like the others who came fully prepared to hold off multiple experts alone."

The Pale Knight said coolly. He wasn’t about to be manipulated by such a simple taunt.

’You have to acknowledge when your opponents are strong. So what if I have to eat my words? Does he really take me for a fool?’

The Eye of the Sun’s face twitched upon hearing this.

"In any case, you can’t just leave. You have to maintain your distance and lead them on. That will buy us more time. The situation on the main battlefield hasn’t completely stabilized yet. Secret Technique Heaven’s Destruction Heaven is, after all, an entity that has condensed a Soul."

The Eye of the Sun said.

"Fine, I’ll do my best. But I’m not making any promises. The moment things look bad, I’m pulling out."

The Pale Knight said grudgingly.

"Do this, and I’ll find a way to remove their sensory lock on you. Then you can proceed to the main battlefield and lie in wait."

The Eye of the Sun said nothing more.

"He’s trying to escape."

Yi Beidou’s eyes narrowed, sensing the Pale Knight’s movement.

"After him!"

Zhou Qingchen let out a sharp cry and shot off in pursuit, already a step ahead of the others.

She activated her Ascension Technique, her body becoming almost weightless. With a few light taps of her feet, she flickered several times before landing on the roof of a nearby twenty-story building. It looked for all the world like she was running straight up a vertical wall.

"Look! What’s that?! My God, is that Spider-Man?"

"Have you ever seen a Spider-Man that glows? I understand this world less and less."

"What’s with all the pointless chatter? Shouldn’t we be running for our lives?"

"..."

The ordinary civilians pouring out of the surrounding buildings to flee couldn’t help but cry out in disbelief at the sight.

After landing atop the building, Zhou Qingchen tapped her foot and shot forward like an arrow, crossing dozens of meters to hurtle toward another skyscraper.

She flickered and leaped from building to building, closing in on the fleeing Pale Knight at a terrifying speed.

’He forced us to run all over the place, and now he thinks he can escape this easily?’

Following Zhou Qingchen was Yi Beidou. He was in the state of the Seventh Layer of Reverse Chaos, his Physical Ability and speed greatly enhanced. On flat ground, his straight-line speed would have been even faster than Zhou Qingchen’s. However, in this complex terrain packed with skyscrapers, he couldn’t twist and turn to advance as quickly as she could.

After all, Zhou Qingchen’s own body was incredibly light, which gave her the greatest advantage.

Yi Beidou’s five fingers were like nails. He jabbed them into the smooth wall of a nearby skyscraper, leaving a trail of holes. After quickly climbing to a certain height, he kicked off the wall with explosive force.

BOOM!!

The terrifying force left a spiderweb of cracks and a deep indentation on the skyscraper’s wall as Yi Beidou’s body shot forward like a cannonball. He repeated this process, continuously blasting off skyscrapers to gain momentum.

Meanwhile, Huang Tianhu, Ding Huiyuan, and Meng Qianyuan were much slower. Against an opponent like the Pale Knight, catching the fleeing man by their own power would be no easy feat.

’She’s this fast? What a handful.’

The Pale Knight saw Zhou Qingchen’s figure rapidly approaching from behind and couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.

He himself specialized in speed, yet this young woman was steadily closing the distance. At this rate, it would take less than a dozen breaths for her to catch him.

And once she tied him down, that worldly Martial Artist named Yi Beidou was sure to catch up. Then, he would probably be forced to play some of his trump cards.