"Stop."
Lu Changsheng suddenly came to a halt.
"Heaven Heart is too fast. We canât outrun him."
Lu Changsheng quickly calculated the distance to Beiling City.
There was simply no way they could outrun Heaven Heart.
Even though everyoneâs speed and agility werenât slow, Heaven Heartâs was undoubtedly faster.
"Wait, how can Heaven Heart keep pursuing us? How does he know about our movements?"
You Shifei asked.
Indeed, this wasnât just You Shifeiâs question; it was also Lu Changshengâs question.
"For Heaven Heart to be able to track us so relentlessly, he must have some means of locking onto our movements."
"The Northern Barbarians dispatched Heaven Heart because theyâre absolutely determined to annihilate us. Weâve rested for twenty days, and the very first day we move out, Heaven Heart is already on our tail."
Thought after thought raced through Lu Changshengâs mind.
He was trying to figure out a solution.
But at this moment, it seemed there was no better option available.
"Scatter and flee, let whoever can escape make it out alive."
"Otherwise, if we stick together, the entire Krupp Slayer Team will be wiped out!"
Lu Changsheng spoke calmly.
The only option now was to run.
Rely on the five of them to face Heaven Heart head-on in a desperate fight?
That was simply impossible!
Heaven Heart ruled at the top of the shen power ranking, and even if the people in the rankings below him combined their strength, none of them could match Heaven Heart.
The five of them trying to stop Heaven Heart? Not a chance!
The only option now was to scatter and flee.
Once dispersed, Heaven Heart would have to make a choice.
With his limited reach, there was a high likelihood that Heaven Heart could only pursue and kill one of them.
That way, the rest could survive.
"Wait, we absolutely cannot scatter and flee."
At this moment, You Shifei spoke up.
This plan seemed like a good one, but once they scattered, it was obvious who Heaven Heart would chase down.
It would undoubtedly be Sword12!
"The Northern Barbarians deployed Heaven Heart precisely because they aim to utterly destroy our Krupp Slayer Team without fail."
"We all know who the true core of the Krupp Slayer Team is, donât we?"
"Heaven Heartâs target must be Brother Saber. Once we scatter, Brother Saber will certainly face almost certain death."
"The Krupp Slayer Team cannot lose Brother Saber. As long as Brother Saber is alive, the team will endure."
You Shifei paused, casting a glance at everyone before suddenly smiling, "Comrades, weâve been fighting on the North Region battlefield for so long, havenât we always wanted to achieve something big? Nowâs our chance! Letâs take down Heaven Heart and shatter the Northern Barbariansâ confidence!"
"Hahaha, exactly, letâs take down Heaven Heart. Iâve had it with that top-ranked guy on the shen power ranking. What gives him the right to sit at the top all this time?"
It was the great spear, Iron Abyss, who spoke.
He had already pulled the two pieces of his spear from his back, assembling them into one formidable weapon.
"Count me in,"
Yang Zhen said as well.
He remained as cold as ever, repeatedly polishing his longsword.
"Iâve been wanting to test the weight of that so-called number one on the shen power ranking!"
Tong Xuan clenched his fists, his muscles bulging as though brimming with immense power.
Lu Changsheng glanced at the four of them and said in a low voice, "You will die."
If they scattered and fled, it was likely he would die.
But if they stayed together to confront Heaven Heart, then the four of them would probably all die.
"Run."
"Maybe we can all make it back to Beiling City,"
You Shifei suggested.
Indeed, Heaven Heart hadnât caught up with them yet.
"Go!"
And so, the five of them took off at their fastest speed, frantically fleeing toward Beiling City.
But no matter how fast they were, they couldnât outrun Heaven Heart.
At first, only Lu Changsheng, relying on his Wind Perception Concept, could see Heaven Heart.
But as time went on, the gap between Heaven Heart and the five of them closed, and soon the others could see Heaven Heartâs figure as well.
"So it really is Heaven Heart..."
You Shifei squinted slightly.
At this moment, any hope he harbored vanished completely.
Heaven Heart rarely acted.
But when he did, he never failed.
No one could stop Heaven Heart.
Ten miles. Five miles. Three miles. One mile...
Heaven Heart was getting closer and closer.
But at the same time, Beiling City also came into view.
Beiling City was getting closer and closer, but at this pace, they wouldnât make it.
"Stop."
At this moment, You Shifei came to a stop.
As soon as he stopped, Yang Zhen, Tong Xuan, and Tie Yuan stopped as well, as if they had agreed to it beforehand.
"You..."
Lu Changsheng widened his eyes, as though he had guessed what they were planning.
"Brother Saber, this is the last journey we can escort you on!"
"Go now, return to Beiling City. The four of us will hold off Heaven Heart here. As long as you live, the Krupp Slayer Team will never fall!"
"To fight the number one on the shen power ranking... this is truly exhilarating!"
You Shifei, Yang Zhen, Tong Xuan, Tie Yuan.
The four of them had smiles on their faces, resolute and unyielding!
Lu Changsheng knew they had already made up their minds.
If he didnât leave now, he truly wouldnât get another chance to escape.
"Survive!"
The next moment, Lu Changsheng didnât hesitate anymore. In an instant, he turned and bolted at full speed towards Beiling City.
But for some reason, an unexplainable fire burned within him, as if ready to erupt, to explode.
Wasnât the point of Lu Changsheng creating the team to prepare for situations like this?
To ensure his absolute safety?
If You Shifei and the others encountered a formidable opponent, Lu Changsheng could immediately escape back to Beiling City.
At worst, he could form another team later.
Back then, You Shifei and the others had understood Sword12âs reasoning and even agreed to it.
But now that the moment had come, watching You Shifei and the others face death so courageously, Lu Changsheng couldnât help but feel a faint stirring deep inside.