Chapter 441
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Chapter 441: The Mockery of the Demon Emperor
It was late at night.
Nighttime is when the emptiness is most guarded against, but for the harbor, this statement doesn’t really apply.
The demon clan has a large number, and some members of the demon clan are as alert as owls when it’s late at night.
The entire harbor is under strict control. Although there aren’t many people here because of the ash tides, a count of fifteen hundred is already considered a significant and skilled presence in the Xiangliu country’s heartland.
Chao Lu knew she had to leave; she didn’t have any other choice. If she didn’t escape tonight, more people would come tomorrow.
Luckily, she knew where Dundun was. Once she found him, she would immediately leave. As for the mercenary group, she couldn’t control them.
She tapped on the door, and the guard inside asked, "What’s the matter?"
Chao Lu squinted her eyes and briefly disturbed his consciousness using psychic magic. By the time he realized it, she had already entered the room.
Afterwards, she took off the handcuffs, put them on the other person’s hands, and threw them into the bed, pretending to be asleep. She also threw a strand of hair on the edge of the bed to make it look like she was still there.
After that, she put on armor and used her mind to create an illusion to change her appearance. She walked out of the room and stood guard like that.
Europa’s magic was very useful, especially in this place where demons, talents, and supernatural powers were predominant. The fluctuations of magic were difficult to detect.
After waiting for half an hour, it was time for a shift change. She took this opportunity to escape. She proceeded cautiously, and finally found the place where Dundun was held captive. He was inside a cage, seemingly drugged and drowsy.
Chao Lu quietly unlocked the chains and then cut her wrist. The scent of fresh blood made the panda instinctively stick out its tongue and lick it. In the next moment, it woke up from its drunken state. Bai Ze’s blood was also a kind of elixir, not a cure-all, but it could detoxify to a certain extent.
Before Dundun could say anything, Chao Lu raised a finger to her lips, signaling him to be quiet.
"It seems like someone is coming." Chao Lu looked around and hid in a corner.
The room was opened, and a high-ranking monster soldier walked out of the cage. It looked at Dundun, who was pretending to be asleep, and as it looked, drool started to come out of its mouth.
Does it like to eat pandas?
Chao Lu’s heart was shocked.
But this sergeant squatted down, sucked fiercely with the panda, and even showed a very happy expression.
But this disgusting action obviously disgusted Dundun. The panda directly clamped its head in its arm and suffocated it until it fainted.
Chao Lu took the opportunity to put on the sergeant’s armor, but Dundun couldn’t fit into it. There were heavily guarded outside, so under these circumstances, both of them couldn’t leave.
"Miss, how about you…"
"I’ll find a place to start a fire." Chao Lu gritted her teeth. "As long as it catches fire, they will definitely…"
Before the words fell, shouts came from outside. The warehouse caught fire!
But not only was there a fire, she clearly heard explosions!
Coincidence? Accident?
Without time to think more, Chao Lu said, "Leave immediately!"
Dundun nodded and was about to rush towards the harbor, but Chao Lu grabbed him by the back of his neck and pulled him back, saying, "Don’t go straight ahead! If something goes wrong, they will definitely block the exit outside the harbor. There are lookout posts and towers. We won’t be able to get out! Let’s go back to the harbor. We’ll have a chance to escape by the water route!"
It was only then that Dundun realized and followed Chao Lu quietly, avoiding the patrol soldiers outside. They took advantage of Chao Lu’s disguise as a sergeant to divert people to fight the fire, creating an opening. Soon, they were only a short distance away from the harbor.
Suddenly, there were continuous gunshots and explosions, accompanied by some offensive language in a European dialect.
Chao Lu immediately understood that it was the American lion mercenaries. They deliberately detonated remote-controlled bombs to create chaos.
She heard the gunshots coming from the building where she was imprisoned. That place was heavily guarded!
They… want to save me?
Chao Lu wanted to leave. Leaving at this moment was undoubtedly the right choice. They were only a short distance away from the coast, and with the high tide tonight, her swimming skills would ensure that they would land safely after a ten-mile swim. But if they were seen, they would face a relentless pursuit.
Struggling with a dilemma in her heart.
She quickly made a decision and tapped Dundun’s head, saying, "You go to the seaside and get ready to receive, it’s best to snatch a fast boat!"
The Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom basically has no navy. There was no time to develop a navy due to the internal strife. There was a river navy, but they were all freshwater creatures. They couldn’t withstand the rough sea waves. The boats by the shore were just ordinary parked merchant ships.
Dundun wanted to say something, but Chao Lu glared at him and said, "Hurry!"
The panda lowered its head in disappointment, but suddenly stood up and roared like a black and white lightning, crashing into a group of patrolling demon soldiers. In an instant, the formation was thrown into chaos. It stomped on and bit three or five demon soldiers, pounding the ground with its palms and roaring in anger.
The panda was definitely one of the strongest creatures on land, and its paws tasted amazing. Several demon soldiers who had their brains scattered all praised it.
Chao Lu rushed towards the direction of the tower.
As she turned around, she seemed to hear a question coming from the depths of her heart.
Go back to find death?
Chao Lu’s gaze turned icy as she said, "Isn’t coming back also looking for death?"
Then, a mocking laugh came, and the sound disappeared like a vanishing dream.
Chao Lu saw the mercenaries suppressing firepower on the second floor, while Tanis was still searching for a nonexistent person. She shouted out in realization that she had been deceived. She never expected that the other party would play a trick on her!
Tanis, infuriated, shot down the unfortunate enemy soldier who hadn’t even figured out the situation. She felt trapped and unsure of what to do. Should she really give up on rescuing the little princess and escape herself? But where could she run to? The armored vehicle carrying the money had lost all the cash. Where could she possibly go!
Just as she was doubting, she suddenly heard a voice telling her to hurry and go to the port location!
Among the crowd of soldiers, she caught sight of a strand of green hair and immediately understood. She decisively shouted to retreat quickly.
As soon as she finished speaking, she threw two smoke bombs and high-explosive grenades, and the entire tall building instantly turned into a sea of fire.
…Experience the power of modern weapons, natives!
Tanis disdainfully spat at the enemy soldiers. Outside of the Blood Continent, there are weapons factories from all over the world where bullets and shells are even cheaper than ice cream and candy. Each time, she came fully loaded with a large amount of weaponry. For this reason, she even bought a third-generation Holy Domain Mage-enhanced spatial bracelet, strengthened to +5, capable of holding a volume of five hundred cubic meters of things. So, guns and cannons were never in short supply.
In her eyes, this group of demonic beings was still shooting arrows. The power was indeed strong, and with the enhancement of demonic energy, the creatures could break bronze and bend steel with their bare hands. Their bodies wouldn’t be destroyed by a single bullet, but was it worthwhile? If one bullet couldn’t kill, a hundred bullets surely could.
Of course, this also has an element of stubbornness. The mercenary group realized how tough the demon soldiers were. Even after being shot several times, they still had strong life force and didn’t seem to die easily. The natural strength of the demon race was comparable to the splitting green-skinned monsters, no wonder they dared to use an axe to cut rocket shells.
When they arrived at the harbor, the mercenary group encountered Dundun. The panda was covered in blood and had wounds with exposed flesh. Don’t judge Dundun by its appearance, it was a genuine military officer. When it went crazy, it was like a god of war.
Chao Lu took off her helmet, revealing her iconic green hair. The group gathered on the ship once again. At this moment, the mercenary leader looked at the princess, their gazes intertwined. Having experienced iron and blood together, they held each other in higher regard and recognition.
The boat left the harbor and sailed along the rising tide waves.
In the office at the harbor, a person burst through the door, staggering and shouting, "Captain, something bad happened…"
"I saw everything," Qisui stood here, taking in the entire scene. He didn’t go down to command because everything was in chaos. Even if he went, it wouldn’t make a difference. Besides, the son of a wealthy family shouldn’t expose himself to danger unnecessarily.
He ordered, "Organize manpower to start putting out the fire and minimize the losses… As for them, they won’t get far. They will eventually return to the coastline amidst the gray tide. There are lookout towers along the way. Keep an eye on their landing location. Send out falcons and black foxes to bite their tails from above and below. The team of over twenty people is quite mobile. I’ll give you a hundred cavalry. If you lose them, don’t bother coming back to see me. Just find a hole and bury yourself."
The lieutenant went to carry out the order.
Xiangliu Qisui narrowed his long eyes. The warehouse catching fire wasn’t a big deal, nor were a few demon soldiers dying. The Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom had no shortage of demon soldiers. They could easily be replaced. It’s better to sell your life and beg for a living than to starve in Liu State.
He personally cared about another thing, and his gaze turned towards the flashing words on the screen.
Even though the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom is not completely without modern construction, wireless communication devices may not be established, but there are still telephone lines, battlefield radios, computers, fax machines, telegraph machines, and the like here. He was looking at the latest intelligence report he had just received.
An unidentified person put a bounty on Chao Lu on the black market, specifying that they wanted her dead, not alive, and set a sky-high price of ten million dragon coins.
But just half an hour later, someone else issued a new black market bounty, targeting Chao Lu as well, specifying that they wanted her alive, not dead, and set the price at twenty million dragon coins.
It didn’t take long for the news to leak out, and it leaked from his own hands… With the Bai Ze as the focal point, all parties began to make their moves.