Chapter 1119 - 458: Ambush

Chapter 1119: Chapter 458: Ambush

The martial fortune blessed by Wu Chang was infused with evil qi, deterring the water demons from approaching. Without any aquatic obstacles, the group smoothly reached the opposite shore of Dongshan Lake.

In the Tianlan Province’s forty-nine cities, the Demon Realm occupied twenty-eight of them, along with over a hundred major counties.

Except for the Fire Demon King, Candle Yin Remains, who enjoyed staying within cities and was already eliminated by Wu Chang, the remaining three Demon Kings roamed the wilderness. To avoid conflicts among themselves, there was a significant distance between the four Demon Kings.

This allowed the Human Dao Alliance to explore the Demon Realm separately and avoid being surrounded by the four Demon Kings when probing its depths.

While beneficial, this also presented a problem as travel distances would be extended.

In the Demon Realm, one could not travel ostentatiously as outside, using flying mounts or divine techniques.

Riding fast horses with spiritual beast bloodline was already the fastest way to travel.

As they docked the boat by the riverbank and activated the ship’s stealth array, An Rong was about to open the cargo hold and release the fast horses prepared inside.

During the boat ride, the players had learned the identities of the three Human Dao Alliance cultivators. Seeing this, Wu Chang True Self quickly spoke up:

"Lord Tai Sui, we have our method of traveling and don’t need to rely on these horses."

Riding fast horses to the Demon King’s territory took two to three days for a single trip, or even five to six days.

This disparity in exploration progress across the Demon Realm teams allowed Lü Changgeng to assist An Rong after exploring the Water Demon King. After both teams withdrew from the Demon Realm for days, Peach Fairy only led her team back.

From the perspective of the Human Dao Alliance, a few days were not significant. Their higher-level plans aimed to activate seven array eyes in one and a half to two months.

Currently, they were already two months ahead of schedule, so a delay of a few days was negligible.

However, for Wu Chang and the others, even a few hours were immensely valuable, and wasting this time before exploring on a dungeon run felt criminal.

An Rong asked in confusion, "I mentioned while on the boat that any spiritual qi emitted from spells or divine techniques in the Demon Realm is conspicuous, like a fire in the dead of night, clearly visible to demons over several miles away."

"Does your traveling method not involve spells and spiritual qi?"

For most players, such a method was indeed unavailable, but with Earth Puppet, traveling was no longer an issue.

Earth Puppet took out a clay sculpture prepared in advance at Zhenyue City. With the infusion of energy, it transformed into an all-terrain transport vehicle before everyone’s eyes.

After the S-Level dungeon Steam Phantom, the Secret Magic Knight Order members had significant improvements, and Earth Puppet was no exception.

Initially, in Steam Phantom, she could only mold simple small vehicles. The dungeon’s rewards deepened her understanding of reincarnation ability, and while not yet at the Root Power Level, she could now mold complex vehicles.

Like the gigantic all-terrain transport vehicle before them, capable of carrying everyone.

An Rong looked at the enormous metal monstrosity that appeared before him, eyes filled with disbelief, and exclaimed:

"What kind of magical artifact is this, how is it this huge?"

Wu Chang True Self replied:

"Has Lord Tai Sui ever heard of mechanical techniques?"

An Rong first nodded then shook his head, saying:

"If it’s the mechanical techniques like crossbows, guide cars, and tomb mechanisms, I have heard of them, but this one... I have never encountered."

True Self said, "This is a variant of mechanical techniques, sharing the same origin. Lord Tai Sui can understand it as a mechanical carriage."

"Don’t be fooled by its bulky appearance. It actually moves swiftly and can adapt to different terrains, running as if flying without relying on ruts or even flat ground."

The all-terrain transport vehicle touched on An Rong’s blind spot of knowledge. He turned to look at Wu Chang’s main form, silently inquiring whether this was feasible.

Wu Chang’s main form scrutinized the vehicle carefully, finally saying:

"The mechanical techniques used by Celestial Beings far surpass those of Great Profound. Let’s give it a try by the lakeside, and if it doesn’t work, we can switch to fast horses."

With Sect Leader Tang’s decision, An Rong said no more, following True Self’s instructions, and joined the group of players inside the all-terrain transport vehicle.

Upon entering, he marveled at the vehicle’s wondrous craftsmanship.

Everything seen and touched inside, albeit feeling like ordinary metal without any spiritual qi, exhibited an intricacy unmatched even by the Divine Sword Sect.

He looked around, feeling as though newly exiting Ten-mile Locust Mountain into the city.

Everything felt novel, as if stepping into a whole new world upon entering the vehicle.

What puzzled him was that, including Earth Puppet, who crafted this mechanical vehicle, all the Celestial Beings appeared anxious as soon as they boarded, as if awaiting impending misfortune.

Among them, one named Bai Ma was distributing unfamiliar white pills.

When reaching Sect Leader Tang and his wife, they declined the pills, and after Bai Ma’s persistent attempts failed, he turned to An Rong, saying:

"Lord Tai Sui, these are motion sickness pills. The vehicle may be bumpy when moving. Would you like one?"

Bumpy?

An Rong wore a peculiar expression. As a master of beast control, often riding a Mountain Guardian Beast on patrol, he had experienced all sorts of terrains and couldn’t fathom fearing a mechanical vehicle supposedly steadier than a large ship.

Since the Tang couple didn’t need them, neither did he.

"Thank you for your kind offer, but Great Profound cultivators aren’t so fragile. I can endure mere bumps."

Bai Ma sighed helplessly and returned to his seat, fastened his seatbelt.