Chapter 370: Pursuit
The Great River Gang’s tower ship was the fastest to slip away.
When the Xia Ruins Fleet began its full assault, it wasn’t positioned at the front. Instead of charging forward to meet the enemy, it turned and fled swiftly after the destruction of the Jingmin Tower Ship.
And the direction in which this tower ship fled was exactly the opposite of where Zhang Yuan was.
Watching the other party quickly disappear into the distance, Zhang Yuan felt a sense of missed opportunity.
It was as if a voice in the depths of his mind was warning him that if he let this tower ship slip away, he would surely regret it!
Zhang Yuan’s eyes flashed, and he immediately raised his left hand.
In the next moment, the Dragon Carp Armor solidified on his forearm suddenly unfolded.
But only a small portion of the Profound Armor opened, revealing a talisman hidden inside.
Zhang Yuan reached in to take out the talisman, and the Dragon Carp Armor retracted back into an arm guard.
Holding the pale gold talisman, he took a deep breath, then poured a trace of True Essence into it.
The talisman suddenly burst into radiant light, instantly leaving Zhang Yuan’s grasp, darting forward at high speed!
This talisman was precisely the Tracking Talisman given to him by Hui Zhi before he came to the Great Dream Marsh.
Sealed within the talisman was a trace of the White Wolf’s aura.
Its effective detection range was fifty miles!
Although Zhang Yuan had become involved in the war among several major forces on Golden Sand Island, his fundamental purpose was to find the White Wolf’s whereabouts.
To slay it and avenge Hui Zhi’s direct disciple.
But amidst the vast sea of people and the boundless Great Dream Marsh, and with the White Wolf being highly adept at disguise and changing appearances,
catching this Celestial Being who smuggled into this world was undoubtedly extremely difficult.
And Zhang Yuan only had one chance!
He didn’t hesitate, trusting his own Spiritual Sense.
Within a breath, the Tracking Talisman flew ten zhang ahead, its speed increasing.
Zhang Yuan immediately took the oars, steering the small warship beneath him to follow closely behind.
At this time, the Tracking Talisman drew a long arc in the air, changing its pursuit direction.
Zhang Yuan’s eyes lit up suddenly.
Because the direction the Tracking Talisman was pursuing was precisely the direction that the Great River Gang’s tower ship was fleeing!
His intuition wasn’t wrong.
As the saying goes, "What you seek is close at hand," the target Zhang Yuan had been tracking all along was most likely on this large warship.
This outcome was much better than Zhang Yuan had anticipated.
Five miles, ten miles, twenty miles...
The Great River Gang’s tower ship was moving further and further away from Golden Sand Island, successfully leaving the battlefield.
The Xia Ruins Fleet had noticed its actions, but their primary objective in attacking the alliance fleet was to relieve the siege of Golden Sand Island, so they couldn’t spare forces for pursuit.
Since this strong tower ship sensibly chose to flee, there was no need to complicate matters.
Thus, soon behind the tower ship, there was only Zhang Yuan’s small warship continuing to follow.
As the tower ship made multiple directional changes during its escape, the Tracking Talisman also adjusted its pursuit direction, allowing him to be completely sure that the White Wolf was indeed on this warship.
Zhang Yuan didn’t waste any more time, once again accelerating the ship’s speed.
The small warship, being more agile than the large tower ship, quickly closed the gap between them, even with Zhang Yuan steering alone.
Unsurprisingly, he was spotted by the Great River Gang’s samurai on the tower ship.
Initially, several samurai standing at the stern shouted loudly at Zhang Yuan, telling him to stop following them.
Immediately after, they picked up longbows and shot sharp arrows at Zhang Yuan.
It should be noted that Zhang Yuan, now wearing a barbarian’s appearance, had completely ripped off the "ally" facade to the other side.
Of course, Zhang Yuan paid no mind to this.
These incoming arrows couldn’t harm him in the slightest.
"Get lost!"
The Great River Gang samurai, frustrated by their inability to deal with Zhang Yuan, cursed angrily: "If you want to die, go far away; otherwise, don’t blame us for being rude!"
As if the attack on Zhang Yuan was just a joke.
Zhang Yuan sneered coldly, suddenly dropping the oars in his hands, exerting strength with his legs to leap up.
Like an eagle spreading its wings, he glided five or six zhang through the air with inertia, then soared again, gaining height.
The skillful display of the "Carefree Travel" body technique was fully revealed at this moment.
Seeing Zhang Yuan actually reach the top of the tower ship, the Great River Gang samurai were suddenly shocked and panicked.
Some raised bows to continue shooting, while others shouted loudly: "Enemy attack!"
Zhang Yuan, still in mid-air, swatted away a feathered arrow shot at him, his whole body descending like a shooting star.
He landed heavily on the rear deck of the tower ship.
Bang!
At the moment his feet touched the deck, he drew the Taowu Saber from his back.
With a clang of the Profound Soldiers, the Blood Evil Blade Aura representing death suddenly swept across the deck.
Three unprepared Great River Gang samurai were sliced into halves!
Only one samurai, narrowly escaping the bloodbath, turned pale and staggered back, crying out in a panicked voice: "Help!"
The earlier enemy attack warning, coupled with the current cries for help, caused the already tense warship to erupt into chaos.
Teams of elite samurai dashed to the rear deck, including several formidable experts.
Upon seeing Zhang Yuan standing amidst the bloodbath, they all became furious!
The Great River Gang had previously chosen to join Wuqi and Jingmin’s alliance army against the Golden Sand Gang not only due to past grievances but also as a reluctant choice under the circumstances.
Within the Three Families Alliance Army, the Great River Gang held a weak position.
This resulted in members of their gang being looked down upon by the barbarians, with some facing outright humiliation.
Many members of the Great River Gang harbored resentment and dissatisfaction with their superiors.
This was precisely why, when the Xia Ruins Fleet arrived, their will to fight vanished, choosing to run away.
Now, seeing a barbarian pursue them onto the ship and wreak havoc, these Great River Gang samurai couldn’t tolerate it!
"Kill!"
A Tier Four expert roared in anger, raising his longsword and thrusting fiercely at Zhang Yuan’s throat with lightning speed.
This Great River Gang martial artist’s swordsmanship was quite extraordinary. With a sudden flash of his sword, Sword Qi burst forth like a rainbow, breathing down Zhang Yuan’s neck, enveloping him completely in a chillingly sharp murderous intent!
However, in the next instant, a streak of crimson blood light tore through the Sword Qi.
Clang!
With a reverberating clang, the Great River Gang swordsman staggered back, his longsword reduced to half its length.
His palm, gripping the sword, split at the tiger’s mouth, with bright red blood seeping from between his fingers, a fine blood line appeared on his neck.
This Tier Four martial artist stopped only after colliding with another gang member, staring at Zhang Yuan with eyes full of shock and despair, rasping: "Blood Saber Butcher!"
The moment he finished speaking, his head abruptly fell off.
Blood Saber Butcher!?
The Great River Gang samurai were utterly shocked.
Since when had the Blood Saber Butcher become a barbarian?
But the answer to this question was now beyond their reach.
Zhang Yuan’s Taowu Saber swept across once more, instantly turning the rear deck into a maelstrom of blood and carnage!