"A great opportunity!" Wang Xuefeng and Xiao He said simultaneously, one inside and one outside.
"Clang—"
As if by coincidence, the giant stone monster broke through the window before the barrier was activated, attracting a large group of people to chase after it.
"Quick, after her! Don't let her escape!"
"Spread out! Encircle her!"
There are quite a few people like Wang Xuefeng who take advantage of the chaos, and most of them are elites in the guard team.
With his innate ability to see through things, he could easily identify these spies and then intentionally or unintentionally follow them around.
The spells seemed to have the caster's eyes warped, showering the innocent flowers, plants, and trees with dazzling, forbidden-level special effects, and occasionally even blasting up clouds of dust that disturbed the view...
On the surface it was a manhunt, but in reality it was a farewell ceremony.
Before long, these people became more and more scattered as they chased the score, and since no one knew Wang Xuefeng, they deliberately "squeezed" him out.
Wang Xuefeng didn't pester them. As if cooperating with their performance, he formed a formation along their respective routes and consciously filled in the outermost link of this "encirclement formation".
It has to be said that his attempt to create drama for himself truly fooled everyone.
Whether it was Wan Anna's fake pursuers or the committee's real pursuers, no one noticed that "their side" had an extra person.
Xiao He, draped in a cloak of darkness, cautiously approached the direction Wan Anna had fled.
She didn't make a move that would alert the enemy; she simply followed from a distance, occasionally marking a spot on the map.
Suddenly, through her perception of the life element, she keenly sensed something amiss.
A pool of black water brimming with life quietly seeped into the soil from beneath the giant stone monster's feet, while the monster, without pausing, led the first group of "actors" toward the city wall.
Xiao He stopped decisively, squatted down, stuck the Undying Blade into the grass, and focused intently on the direction in which Wan Anna had disappeared.
"Buzz..."
Sensing the call of this power, the roots of trees and grasses beneath the earth responded to her.
In an instant, all sorts of thoughts rapidly spread deep underground until they collided with a powerful barrier.
Ultimately, they all pointed out a general location for Xiao He.
"Mission complete." Xiao He stood up and dusted off his hands.
If Wang Xuefeng hadn't repeatedly warned her, she might have appeared in front of Wan Anna right now.
"Whoosh—"
Wang Xuefeng's figure landed on the tree trunk above Xiao He's head, but his gaze still wandered among the various spies.
"How is it?" Xiao He asked, looking up.
"It looks like there might be a major upheaval in the committee next. We should wait and see," Wang Xuefeng said.
"A major upheaval?" Xiao He pondered for a long time. "Is it partisan infighting within the committee?"
"Hmm." Wang Xuefeng nodded slightly: "Wan Anna also belongs to a political party, but she didn't tell you about your situation."
"She probably felt the evidence was insufficient herself," Xiao He shrugged helplessly.
Wang Xuefeng did not continue the topic, but instead changed the subject, focusing his attention on several airships in the sky.
"Look, the airship in the sky has a special marking pattern. That represents Sano City, which ranks second in comprehensive strength on the continent and is currently the most meddlesome city," Wang Xuefeng pointed to the sky and introduced concisely and accurately.
"Sanhok?" Xiao He narrowed his eyes, then sheathed his sword, flipped over and leaped to his side, following his gaze.
The airship army in the sky was lined up in neat rows, and the word "impressive" was not enough to describe it.
Since the start of the century-long recovery, the rankings of the committee's member cities have undergone a dramatic transformation.
The new round of committee cities was also determined a year ago.
Just as Yang Xing had predicted, Flying Dragon City was "forced" to withdraw from the Nuojin Continent Alliance and has long since embarked on a path of independent development.
Therefore, Xiao He didn't care at all which cities the current committee consisted of.
However, when Wang Xuefeng specifically mentioned it, she carefully wrote it down and used it as an important reference for reasoning about the situation.
"So, does this mean that the previously harmonious alliance will eventually turn into a situation dominated by a single faction?" Xiao He understood Wang Xuefeng's meaning.
The latter remained silent, clearly finding the situation quite troublesome as well.
The idea of "unifying the entire continent" is wonderful, but there can only be one "ruler".
To vie for this position, countless forces are stirring up trouble, engaging in open and covert battles.
If we take an objective perspective, we can understand the feelings of each faction.
For example, if Flying Dragon City were to accept the rule of the alliance, all strategies would require the approval of the ruler. Not only would the procedures be troublesome, but if there were differences in ideology and the plan was rejected, Yang Xing would not simply accept his fate.
This is the biggest contradiction.
Therefore, Yang Xing had the foresight to sever the relationship between Flying Dragon City and the Alliance early on, precisely because he did not want his progress to be hindered as a result.
Although the five members of the team are a group and are close teammates, their individual "growth paths" are not the same, depending on the ultimate ideal of each "account owner".
In short, they are five team members with different goals.
Initially, they looked after each other because they were in the same squad, and later, it was because of this mutual support that they were able to maintain their squad relationship.
Even though they were no longer from the same world in some sense, Xiao He and Wang Xuefeng could not possibly forget their old friendship and abandon the affairs of the other three.
Ever since discovering the factional strife among the various forces, Wang Xuefeng had been making plans in his mind. The rapid shifts in the current alliances were significantly impacting Yang Xing's existing strategies.
Since this matter had nothing to do with Xiao He, Wang Xuefeng told her without any concealment.
"Boom!"
Amidst the deafening explosion, debris rained down, accompanied by burning flames, resembling a massive meteor shower.
People on the ground scattered in panic, and chaos erupted in every household. The order to "lock down the surrounding area," which had just been issued, was soon forced to be withdrawn.
Amidst a series of deceptive maneuvers, the giant stone monster used to draw fire "sacrificed itself," while the person they were truly after had vanished without a trace.
From this point on, the committee was forced to confront the fact that Wananna had already fled.
For thousands of years, the city of Nuojin had never been sealed off.
Wanna was merely a "fugitive," and it was impossible for the entire capital to make an exception for her.
Eventually, the story spread throughout the city.
Arrest warrants for Wan Anna and her associates were plastered all over the capital city in a single day.
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