Chapter 504: Chapter 393: Successful Escape
Roar!
Another Dragon Breath barely missed Long Yi.
"Well well, that’s not bad at all. Exchanging me, a mere six-mark Dragon Knight, for the life of your Black Dragon Empire’s Emperor, who is also the strongest combat force in the Black Dragon Empire. Any way you look at it, it seems worthwhile. Ah, do you think your life is less valuable than mine?" Long Yi yelled as he ran.
"Die! Die!"
Yake, transformed into a monster, was too lazy to waste words on Long Yi. He was being tormented by the Power of Rules in this world, so much so that he felt he could be erased at any moment. But the only thing keeping him going was his desire to kill Long Yi! He had endured too much torture for this battle with Long Yi. He had waited too long to face him. Today, he refused to let Long Yi just slip away from him.
However, not everyone agreed.
Tilian had been chasing them from behind.
"Your Majesty! Please stop pursuing them and let them go!" Tilian shouted.
"Begone!"
Yake roared.
"Your Majesty! Long Yi is just buying time, knowing he’s no match for you. He hopes to use the rules of this world to destroy you. If you continue this pursuit, you’ll fall right into his trap!"
Tilian said urgently.
Although transformed into a monster, Yake hadn’t lost his self-awareness. He knew all too well that what Tilian said was right. When Long Yi used his Dark Binding twice, Yake started to sense something was wrong. After the tubes behind him supplying suppressive agents were cut, Tilian almost immediately understood Long Yi’s plan. He chased Long Yi desperately, trying to use his unprecedentedly inflated strength to kill him during this short period.
However, his inflated size severely limited his agility, and the exploding flames and rubble provided cover for Long Yi.
Unwilling!
Yake was utterly unwilling!
However, Yake values his own life more than Long Yi’s!
"Long Yi, you can leave today. But on the battlefield in the future, I’ll see where you can hide!"
Yake roared.
"Where I hide is none of your concern, you’d better take this opportunity to take care of your health! Hahahahaha!"
The laughter grew distant as Yake came to a halt. Tilian quickly injected a large amount of an unknown agent into Yake’s distorted body. Soon, Yake’s body began to shrink, his uncontrolled energy subsided, and his powers returned to the level of a ten-mark Dragon Knight.
"That was close...so close..." Tilian breathed a sigh of relief.
"So close!" The corner of Yake’s half-human face trembled as he took heavy steps, turning and walking away.
Tilian hurried after him, anxiously saying, "Your Majesty, these drugs can only suppress the transformation temporarily. The lab equipment here has been destroyed, we should go to the second lab."
Meanwhile, Long Yi and his group were returning the way they came.
"I don’t understand why we couldn’t buy time and use the rules to kill him." Suolin asked.
"Because we don’t have the ability." Long Yi laughed.
"Even you, a giant, don’t have that ability?" Suolin didn’t believe it.
"Look, even as a giant, I’m shorter than some humans now. Even as a giant, I’m not all-powerful," Long Yi laughed, "The current situation is, all we can do is take advantage of his reluctance to pursue us for long and safely leave. If we turned back, you saw the power he wields; it’s not something we can handle now. I suspect, even if Isrile was here, she wouldn’t be able to handle it. Yake was borrowing the power of hell, a place even the giants struggled with in the past. Me, a pathetic little giant, have no technology, no Fighting Aura, these fists can’t easily kill him, so you see, a tactical retreat is the only option."
After hearing Long Yi’s explanation, Suolin nodded her head, then popped a remark that shocked Long Yi, "I always thought you were the kind of person who would fight regardless of the odds. It seems I was wrong."
"Of course you were wrong! I’m courageous and strategic, okay!" Long Yi said helplessly.
Although Long Yi left the lab, Yake wasn’t foolish enough to let him leave easily.
The order to hunt down Long Yi was passed down, the entire Imperial City was quickly put on lockdown, Dragon Knights filled the sky, waiting for Long Yi to fall into their trap. But Long Yi ultimately managed to escape successfully.
After Long Yi and Ai Lin left the lab, they knocked on Kemos’ back door immediately. When a soot-covered Kemos saw Long Yi and Ai Lin, he was taken aback. He had just received news that the Luo couple and Abbas had an altercation and were both killed in the blast in Abbas’s secret vault. So how could they suddenly appear here?
"Weren’t you..." Kemos looked at Long Yi in shock.
"Our luck held, that’s all! Don’t ask any questions, Uncle Kemos. I finally know what kind of man that old bastard is. We beg you for one thing, help us leave the city immediately. We’ll hide out for half a year, or a year, to lay low." Long Yi panted.
"This..." Kemos understood that Long Yi was now known to have colluded with those who assassinated Abbas. This matter was not only unresolved, but it was now coupled with Abbas’s death. Clearly, there was no longer a place for them in this Imperial City.
With Kemos’s influence, it wouldn’t be difficult to smuggle them out. But, was it necessary for him to take such a risk?
Noticing Kemos’ hesitation, Long Yi immediately pulled out a few thin papers from his bosom. The edges were burned by fire, but the content was still legible.
"This is the first half of the business proposal I’ve been preparing for you these past few days... If we manage to leave alive, I should be able to finish the rest soon."
Kemos’s eyes lit up, and he immediately took the paper.
My god! This content was unheard of! Kemos stared at the series of words on the paper, words he felt like he could understand but also seemed incomprehensible, his heart thumping. This Luo Yi, he really was a genius! It was clear that this thin piece of paper was incredibly valuable, but Kemos believed that the unwritten second half would be even more valuable!
Was it worth the gamble?
Kemos asked himself.
Currently, Kemos had three options.
First, kick them out. There’s no gain or loss for Kemos with this option.
Second, turn them over to the authorities. A pat on the back as a reward, maybe? Damn it! Did he need that?
Third, smuggle them out and patiently wait for the rest of the business proposal.
The first and the second options were risk-free but also hardly rewarding. The third was not high risk, and if successful, the potential reward could be a massive opportunity!
Every successful person, at their core, is a gambler.
Abbas was like that, and Kemos was no exception.
So, clutching the first half of the business proposal from Long Yi, Kemos arranged for Long Yi and Ai Lin to be smuggled aboard his cargo ship on the canal. Many merchants transported their goods at night due to their daytime commitments. Under the cover of night and with Kemos’s reputation, two unusual boxes left the Black Dragon Empire unnoticed.
By sunrise, Long Yi had arrived in a small town a hundred miles away from the Imperial City!
"Come on! Let’s go shopping!"
Walking in the street, Long Yi started a wild shopping spree with the girls, and he had to juggle, going between several restaurants.
Because if he didn’t bring back plenty of food for Isrile, Long Yi feared he might be in trouble!
If you think that Long Yi and his team came to this city just for shopping, you’d be sorely mistaken. The reason they decided to stay here was that although the town was small, it was home to the Black Dragon Empire’s mint.
Despite the commotion at the Imperial City, this place remained incredibly peaceful.
That very night, a fire broke out in the mint, and it was rumoured that several older workers had fallen into the blazing copper water and vanished without a trace.
Thus, Long Yi’s mission was successfully completed.
During this mission, Bajie and Xiaoyou hardly offered any help. Xiaoyou even took on an attack mission, while Bajie simply slept until Long Yi had left.
Using the faces of Black Dragon Empire people, Long Yi and Ai Lin smoothly crossed the border, and after some difficulties, they returned to the Green Dragon Empire once again.
When they finally set foot on the soil of the White Dragon Empire, Long Yi and Ai Lin were finally able to get rid of the strong adhesive that had troubled them.
In the nearly two months of their absence, Long Yi’s face had been completely hidden. It was now much paler!
Bajie, who had slept for two whole months, had taken on the task of flying back to the Imperial City. This lazy character didn’t care at all if there was a battle mission, whereas Xiaoyou always eagerly wished for battles, volunteering eagerly every time.
"We won big this time!"
In Kirei’s study, a beaming Long Yi bragged to Kirei, who only offered a wry smile. "Brother, next time you plan on doing something earth-shattering, could you let me know beforehand so I can brace myself? Over the past two months, there’s been an endless stream of people looking for you. When they asked about you, I had no idea about your whereabouts."
A lot of people were looking for me?" Long Yi scratched his head. Wearing a wig recently had made his scalp itchy. With the sweat still on him, he hadn’t bothered to shower before heading to the palace to brag.
"First, we have a prototype for the tractor, created in a joint venture with the dwarves. It’s waiting for you at the research institute to inspect."
"Next, the Fertile Plains Federation also sent an envoy. As spring arrived and the Federation entered the planting season, they hoped to be the first to try out the effects of the large agricultural machinery."
Also, the elves came to find you once, but since you weren’t in, they left. They didn’t tell me what they wanted with you."
Ah, right, the Sea Clan also sent an envoy. They said they found something belonging to you on the sea bed and asked you to go there when you have time."
Long Yi kept scratching his head. When he had nothing to do, there was nothing to do. As soon as he left, the others started looking for him. (To be continued. If you like this novel, feel free to vote and support on Qidian.com. Your support is my biggest drive. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
