Chapter 1141

Though the soldiers of the Eternal Night Legion stared in shock, every weapon in their hands was aimed at the wolf!

Aowuuu!!

The werewolf moved in an instant—its two-meter frame surged forward with powerful legs, ignoring the soldiers' spears entirely through raw physical strength; with a brutal surge of its arms, it snapped the weapons apart and hurled the soldiers flying.

This overwhelming power disparity sent two of the five soldiers flying out of the pipe and straight into the Taqi River.

The remaining three: the squad leader's arms were crushed, and the other two were killed on the spot by the werewolf using their own weapons.

"Excellent. Did you see that? This is the power the potion grants you."

Master Jianong marveled at his werewolf disciple, sensing his potion was drawing ever closer to perfection.

"Let's go quickly."

Though the werewolf disciple could not speak, he retained his reason and obediently picked up Master Jianong, sprinting straight out of the pipe; General Ji Xia, having heard the screams inside the pipe, had already drawn her Storm Greatsword, ready for battle.

But she underestimated the monster bursting from the pipe.

"Sky-Shattering Slash!"

The charged heavy sword slashed upward, striking the werewolf's arm—immediately shattering its bones—but the werewolf, unwilling to linger, endured the agony, clutched Master Jianong, and leapt into the Taqi River.

"Valkyrie Ailin!"

Lin Cheng never expected Master Jianong would go this far—turning his own men into monsters just to escape.

Scorching Wind!

Slowing Arrow!

Valkyrie Ailin, clad in traditional elven leather armor, her gaze icy, nocked and released three arrows in one motion—all three flying simultaneously toward the werewolf leaping into the Taqi River.

Ssshh!

All three arrows struck!

Blood stained the waters of the Taqi River, but was swiftly washed away by the current, along with the vanished forms of the werewolf and Master Jianong—they vanished into the river's flow, leaving no trace of their direction.

Lin Cheng, what do we do now? General Ji Xia hadn't expected the werewolf to still have strength to flee after her slash.

"First, rescue the wounded. Report to Lord Xuan Wuji—he'll send men to pursue. They won't get far…"

Besides the two soldiers killed outright, the injured squad leader and the two soldiers who fell into the Taqi River were all rescued.

Upon learning that Master Jianong had escaped the city with his monstrous disciples through the sewer system, Lord Xuan Wuji ordered a cavalry unit to pursue them outside the walls.

Along the way, following the Taqi River upstream, Lin Cheng kept his eyes fixed on the rapidly moving red dot on his mini-map—Master Jianong was likely riding the werewolf, fleeing fast toward the Beastlands.

But this direction felt oddly familiar.

"Lin Cheng, are we heading toward the Green Fox Territory?" Little Red, lulled by the familiar scenery along the route, asked Lin Cheng.

"Probably just coincidence. Once this is settled, we'll go check out the Green Fox Territory."

At first Lin Cheng thought it was coincidence—but the red target light confirmed it wasn't: Master Jianong was indeed connected to the human mercenaries who occupied the Green Fox Territory.

"We need to speed up," Lin Cheng shouted directly to General Ji Xia.

"What's wrong?"

"Master Jianong has allies waiting. If we don't hurry, we'll lose them."

"Understood."

This was no good news—General Ji Xia didn't know what strange ability Lin Cheng possessed, but he always delivered surprises—good or bad—and never once had he been wrong.

"Full speed ahead!"

Lin Cheng's mechanical wolf had already pulled far ahead; General Ji Xia would not lag behind, ordering the cavalry to accelerate.

The cavalrymen whipped their reins, urging their Ma Pi to run faster—faster still!

Speed did increase—but compared to the mechanical wolf ahead, it was still far too slow.

She suddenly realized the Eternal Night Legion's old formations desperately needed reform.

Take this cavalry unit: compared to Lin Cheng's mechanical wolf, traditional cavalry were not only slower but also weaker; if she could convince Lin Cheng to forge a batch of mechanical wolves as a new cavalry force, combat power would surge dramatically.

Yet Ma Pi had advantages too—at least they only needed grass to move, while mechanical wolves consumed magic crystals; switching the cavalry entirely to mechanical wolves would mean a massive annual expenditure on magic crystals.

Still, mechanical wolves required nothing beyond magic crystals for power.

Unlike Ma Pi, they needed no feeding, no grooming, no stable care, no veterinarians—all those saved costs could be easily redirected toward magic crystal consumption and maintenance.

Along the way, to match the cavalry's pace, Lin Cheng's mechanical wolf had to pursue Master Jianong and his werewolf disciple at medium speed; after two full hours of pursuit, the terrain shifted from plains to forest.

The cavalry's speed would plummet in the forest—they had to dismount and proceed on foot; according to the map, Master Jianong was somewhere within this forest.