Chapter 3804: Too Late

"Why are they all bandit interceptors?" Ye Liuyun found it odd.

A Dream Family Elder explained to Ye Liuyun: "These bandits all come from the Cheng Tian Star System, and many have some connection with the Inspection Department, after all they also need to dock for supplies and exchange resources."

If the Inspection Department didn't turn a blind eye, they would all be eradicated by the Inspection Department. I guess the Inspection Department keeps them as lookouts on the outer rim of the star system!

"Hmm, water so clear has no fish; the Inspection Department is no different!"

Ye Liuyun could understand this approach. Rather than exterminating the bandits and spawning new ones, it's better to employ them. However, this Inspection Department isn't as upright as he had imagined.

After the intercepting bandits ahead vanished, Ye Liuyun and his companions' distance from the pursuing troops behind began to widen again.

A few days later, Ye Liuyun and his party were no longer vigilant, believing they could shake off the pursuers.

However, the Clone Puppet suddenly discovered three medium-sized warships heading straight toward them, but the warships were filled with bandits.

"One day away. This bandit group is sizable, over a thousand people, with a Dòngtiān Jiǔchóng and a Cave Heaven Eighth Level strongman!" the Clone Puppet immediately reported the situation to Ye Liuyun.

"No need to inform the Dream Family; let the Flying Boat continue on its original route. Since they're bandits, we can kill them outright. Anyway the pursuers behind can't catch up!" Ye Liuyun was indifferent.

He was confident the pursuers couldn't get the better of him. If they provoked him, he would kill those pursuers too.

So the Clone Puppet, without notifying the Dream Family, steered straight toward those warships. Ye Liuyun only notified the people within his Space World, telling them to prepare for battle.

This time they faced many opponents, so they needed Skeleton Soldiers to prevent any bandits from escaping. They also had to prevent the battle from lasting too long and being overtaken by the pursuers.

Ye Liuyun preemptively had Zhan Kong take a thousand Skeleton Soldiers; Zhan Kong would circle the battlefield, first releasing three hundred Skeleton Soldiers to surround the bandits.

When the pursuers behind caught up, they would assess the enemy numbers and encircle the pursuers as well.

According to Ye Liuyun's estimate, five hundred Skeleton Soldiers were enough, and he gave Zhan Kong some extra as a precaution. The Clone Puppet's Space World also prepared a thousand Skeleton Soldiers for emergencies.

The Monster Beasts were all using the time to cultivate and improve; Shi Yuan had just broken through to the Cave Heaven First Level and was consolidating his realm. Demon Lion, Black Tortoise, and Shadow were each a little behind.

This time Ye Liuyun also gave the Dragon Beast a chance, letting it go out to capture some food and cultivation resources. The Black Cat could also seize some people to draw out fortune. Since the opponent numbers were large, he didn't mind letting them follow to borrow some light.

By the time the Dream Family members noticed the opposing warships, it was too late to evade. Both sides opened fire at full speed, unable to dodge.

"Ye King, these are members of the Hunting Wolf Bandit Group! They wouldn't normally oppose our Dream Family; they probably received orders from the Inspection Department."

"With so many, can you handle them?" the Dream Family Elder anxiously asked Ye Liuyun.

"Only about a thousand people; I can handle them, you don't need to worry!" Ye Liuyun first reassured the Dream Family Elders, then had everyone disembark the Flying Boat.

"Hunting Wolf Bandit Group, that name..." Ye Liuyun suddenly recalled that he also had a Hunting Wolf Bandit Group in the Mortal Realm; could it be a coincidence?

However, using his Golden Pupil to scan, he found no familiar figure.

"Young man, look at that flag; it looks so familiar!" Lei Ming also reminded Ye Liuyun. The Hunting Wolf Bandit Group's flag was the same as the pattern they had used before.

"If we go over and any of them recognize us, they probably won't attack!"

Ye Liuyun, fearing a misunderstanding, immediately led his companions out. He also told Zhan Kong to wait a moment before acting.

The opposing bandits also launched warships, forming a fan shape to encircle them.

Ye Liuyun and his companions were seriously searching

the bandits who had disembarked from the warships, looking for anyone they recognized. But until the warships were withdrawn, they still hadn't found any acquaintances.

This delay cost them a lot of time. The bandits' main goal was to intercept them, so they weren't in a hurry; after all they had already surrounded them, they couldn't escape.

After the opposing bandit leader and his men took positions, he pointed a knife at Ye Liuyun: "Disable that pretty face, leave a survivor, kill everyone else!"

As he spoke, he waved his hand at his subordinates, and bandits surged toward them.

"Seems they don't recognize us! Act, Zhan Kong!" Ye Liuyun finally let Zhan Kong move.

He also led numerous Monster Beasts and puppets forward.

Around the battlefield, Skeleton Puppets suddenly appeared, brandishing shields and spears, startling the bandits.

Moreover, these Skeleton Soldiers did not conceal their aura; their Cultivation realm aura made the bandit leader grin broadly.

"This time the Inspection Department is going to trap us to death; even if we luckily survive, we can't explain it to the boss! Damn it, who the hell are these people, so powerful!"

The bandit leader panicked briefly, then quickly composed himself, directing some bandits to guard against the Skeleton Soldiers while ordering the rest to focus on killing Ye Liuyun's people.

Ye Liuyun's group also gave their all; the painter raised his hand to unleash a binding formation, immobilizing a group of bandits, while the Poison Soul charged straight into the bandits.

The Monster Beasts also revealed their true forms and surged forward. The Clone Puppet guarded Ye Liuyun and Ye Tiandao, preventing them from being ambushed by strong opponents.

The Dragon Beast recklessly slaughtered the bandits, then pulled their corpses into the Space World. The Black Cat slipped in for a side attack, stunning the outermost bandits one by one, then pulling them into its own Cave Heaven World to absorb their fortune.

"Monster Beasts, so many Monster Beasts!"

The bandit leader, seeing so many Monster Beasts, was somewhat surprised and immediately produced a Transmission Talisman: "Boss, I see Monster Beasts—a black dragon, one that seems like the Thunder Dragon you mentioned, and a nine-headed Demon Dragon…"

An excited voice came from the Transmission Talisman: "Surrender quickly!"

But immediately, the bandit leader's head was cut off, and the Transmission Talisman flew away.

Zhan Kong acted. He had thought the bandit leader was transmitting information outward, so after he finished deploying the Skeleton Soldiers, he rushed over and killed him.

The bandit leader never had a chance to surrender. Once he was eliminated, the Clone Puppet posed no threat, enough to protect Ye Liuyun and Ye Tiandao.

Those few high-level puppets also encircled the strong members of the bandit group, leaving only some bandits below Cave Heaven Fifth Level, and their numbers were few.

Several bandit leaders' Transmission Talismans sent messages in succession, but they were already the puppets' primary targets; before they could receive the messages, they were already eliminated.

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