Stranger Danger

Chapter 1025: The Pearl Heist

chapter 1025: the pearl heist

du yicheng gritted his teeth for a second before barking, “all units, abandon your black winds and leave the river valley immediately!”

it was not an exaggeration to say that half of what made the wildland suppression army strong was the black winds. without them, they were so much weaker than before. on top of that, the black winds were rare and valuable commodities. to abandon them was to incur a huge loss.

and yet, du yicheng had no other choice. if they chose to stay behind, it was only a matter of time before the black wind rampaged once more. the wildland suppression army would surely suffer more unnecessary losses, not to mention that there was no telling what else might happen if they continued to remain inside the river valley.

therefore, the only order he could realistically give was to abandon the black wind and evacuate from the river valley.

“all units! evacuate from the river valley now!”

“evacuate from the river valley...”

every soldier abandoned their mounts and charged toward the exit as per order.

ye qing paid them no attention. they had suffered a not insignificant amount of losses due to his trap, and now they did not even have their mounts. they were no longer a threat at this point. the crux of this battle was now du nanhai.

it was true that du nanhai was fatigued from his usage of the calm mind pearl. it was also true that he was just a half sage. however, not only was he holding his own against the xun armor, he was actually holding the upper hand a little.

it was partially because du nanhai had used the blue sea bow and mulberry field arrow right from the get go to deal it a serious blow, and because du nanhai could always seize key opportunities, strike at the xun armor where it was weak, and predict its movements.

it was all thanks to the calm mind pearl.

besides “calm mind” and “annihilate mind”, the calm mind pearl boasted a third magia called “view mind”.

“view mind” could observe the arts of heaven and earth, the profound wonders of son and moon, and the energies of all creations.

to put it simply, it meant that “view mind” allowed the practitioner to see the energy fluctuations of all living things and the strength of forces. this allowed the practitioner to judge a situation accurately and predict an enemy’s movements to gain the upper hand.

unlike calm mind or annihilate mind, view mind did not have a long cooldown period nor a short activation duration. in fact, it could be used repeatedly and indefinitely so long as the practitioner possessed enough spiritual energy.

view mind might not be as powerful as calm mind or annihilate mind, but it was no less effective than the two magia. in fact, one might argue that it was better.

it was thanks to view mind that du nanhai was able to suppress the xun armor, a powerful construct possessing the power of a sage.

in fact, the reason du nanhai was able to shoot right through the xun armor’s wind barrier and deal it a serious blow was thanks to view mind showing him its weak spot.

none of this was important, however. although du nanhai currently occupied the upper hand, he was far from being able to defeat the xun armor in a short time. this meant that his mission to delay the wildland suppression army was complete.

what concerned him right now was something else. the calm mind pearl to be exact.

it was great that he had completed his mission, but he saw an opportunity in the calm mind pearl.

as if the mad gale blowing around them was a tangible object, it crashed right on top of du nanhai with what felt like the weight of the galaxy itself.

“it’s a trap!”

du nanhai was shocked. it was clear that the lethargy the xun armor displayed earlier was just a ruse.

it was too late though. caught completely off guard, the mad gale hit him hard and sent him flying through the air like a cannonball.

before he could arrest himself, a thunderous giant wielding a spear abruptly appeared behind him with a crack of thunder.

“the zhen armor! when did—?!”

du nanhai’s eyes widened like saucers. if the xun armor’s false weakness was unexpected, but not too surprising, then the zhen armor’s appearance was completely unexpected.

his four subordinates should be fighting against the zhen armor right now. how did it appear here so suddenly and without warning?

did it kill them already?

a million thoughts raced in his mind as the zhen armor brought his spear down on du nanhai. what looked like a million flailing silver snakes that looked like they could end heaven and earth engulfed du nanhai whole.

“flood of blue sea!”

du nanhai’s roar came from within the thunderous sea of silver snakes, and the sound of lapping waves appeared. the sea of lightning was brutally and violently ripped apart as a result.

there was a flash, and du nanhai appeared outside the sea of lightning. he looked terrible. his entire body was scorched, and he looked battered and exhausted. even his skanda image looked weak.

because of this, du nanhai did not notice a fist soundlessly appearing behind his skanda’s back.

“break hammer”

the next moment, a fist intent overflowing with the power of destruction erupted. the skanda’s head abruptly exploded like a watermelon.

“argh!”

the partial destruction of his yang god dealt serious damage to du nanhai’s mind. it was so painful that even a grizzled veteran like him could not help but scream in pain. instinctively, the headless skanda swept his golden vajra scepter to seal off the surrounding space and crush his attacker.

unfortunately, the attack failed to hit anyone. du nanhai wasn’t expecting it to. it was just a retaliatory attack meant to force his attacker into defending themselves and by extension, protect him from further harm.

if he wasn’t mistaken, his ambusher was none other than the person who had been controlling the divine armors from the shadows this whole time.