The entire commercial street was a scene of chaos.
More than a dozen Stone Warrior patrol squads had been scattered, some even broken apart and gradually being consumed!
Only Ye Cangtian and his companions were being relentlessly pursued by two Stone Warrior patrol squads.
Initially, Cardinal Philip had over a dozen mercenaries with him. However, during their escape, most of them were killed.
Ye Cangtian's group, on the other hand, fared slightly better. Apart from Gu Yue, who was injured and looked pale, he and Huang San were relatively at ease.
Although the Stone Warriors possessed immense strength, their speed was slightly slower, and their reactions were relatively sluggish.
Only the Stone Warrior captains were troublesome, but there were only two captains in their current predicament.
As Ye Cangtian ran, he gasped and said, "Friends from the Church of Light, I'm truly sorry for dragging you into this!"
"Fake!"
Cardinal Philip couldn't help but curse, then angrily added, "Why are you always following me? Get lost!"
"Don't say that, our Lord Qing Dao has an agreement with your Church of Light to cooperate and deal with the Stone Warriors together!" Ye Cangtian quickly said.
"Scram!" Philip couldn't be bothered to explain. He wasn't supposed to be involved in this operation in the first place; his duty was to guard the two Dragon Clan members.
As it turned out, these individuals from the Dark Association had managed to lure the Stone Warriors to their location. Now, not only had they lost the two Dragon Clan members, but he himself was also entangled.
More importantly, this guy wearing the silver mask was incredibly annoying, constantly trailing him and impossible to shake off!
What bad luck!
Philip snorted and suddenly said, "The area ahead is within the Church of Light's territory. Are you sure you want to keep following me?"
Ahead were members of the Tamu Mercenary Group and Sky Net, and most of the Church of Light's strong fighters were also there.
Although sounds of combat could be heard from that direction, it was still much better than his current situation. Philip had no choice but to flee towards that area.
As expected, upon hearing his words, the three members of the Dark Association hesitated.
Ye Cangtian chuckled awkwardly, "Then we'll take our leave. The three of us will distract some of the Stone Warriors for you. Friends from the Church of Light, we'll meet again!"
Meet again my ass!
Philip gritted his teeth, but seeing the three indeed change direction and flee, he breathed a sigh of relief.
However, although the three had indeed drawn some Stone Warriors away, he was still locked onto by over a dozen Stone Warriors and was being frantically pursued.
"This is truly rotten luck!"
...
The commercial street was quite vast, but as the battle escalated, fighting could be seen everywhere.
Initially, it was the forces belonging to the Dark Association and the Church of Light who were in action. Later, the fighting gradually intensified, and many hidden organizations and armed forces were drawn into the conflict.
Consequently, the Stone Warriors were also scattered. Some groups of a dozen Stone Warriors were fighting against people, while others, only three to five Stone Warriors, were pursuing some armed personnel.
The casualties were heavy, but most of the deceased were ordinary people.
The number of Stone Warriors was also gradually decreasing because ordinary people attracted their firepower, causing them to disperse and be defeated one by one.
Although Ye Cangtian, Gu Yue, and Huang San were fleeing, they weren't just rushing around aimlessly.
The three of them deliberately ran towards other combat zones. Each time they arrived, they would seize the opportunity to kill one or two Stone Warriors, grab the dropped crystals, and then continue their escape.
This also led to greater chaos in the battles, causing many factions to suffer greatly and curse.
Especially when they appeared in Sky Net assassin territory, Gu Yue even took the opportunity to attack one of the S-class assassins. The assassin didn't react at all and, heavily injured, was then attacked by a Stone Warrior and instantly torn apart on the spot.
"Damn it, people from the Dark Association are making sneak attacks!"
"That's Gu Yue, everyone be careful, and also beware of the Dark Association."
Many of the Sky Net members looked solemn and became vigilant. They were familiar with Gu Yue, recognizing her even with a mask on.
Furthermore, the news that Gu Yue was a member of the Dark Association had spread, causing many to be filled with dread.
Just now, she had ambushed one of their strong fighters. While they were enraged, they were also helpless, as a large group of Stone Warriors was chasing Gu Yue and the other two members of the Dark Association.
Therefore, everyone in Sky Net was too busy dodging to charge forward.
They could only watch helplessly as the three, along with a pack of Stone Warrior patrols, passed by them.
"Gu Yue, you're already this injured, and you still attacked them? Are you tired of living?" Ye Cangtian grumbled speechlessly as they ran.
Gu Yue spat out a mouthful of blood, her face growing even paler.
However, a smile appeared on her face. She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and snorted, "I want to!"
She wished for the people of Sky Net to die even more, wishing for this organization to be annihilated in the ruins. Therefore, she wouldn't miss any opportunity to attack.
Ye Cangtian let out a wry smile, women! They were truly terrifying when they were stubborn!
Fortunately, the misunderstanding between him and this girl had been resolved in time.
Seeing Gu Yue's pale face and her injuries not recovering, and clearly showing signs of exhaustion, Ye Cangtian glanced back at the dozen or so Stone Warriors still in pursuit.
"Huang San, you and Gu Yue find an opportunity at the street corner ahead to slip away!"
"Understood, Master!" Huang San responded.
"I'm not leaving!"
Gu Yue stubbornly shook her head, gritting her teeth, "What about you if we leave?"
Ye Cangtian looked back at the ten or so Stone Warriors tightly chasing him and yelled, "Don't cause me trouble. Don't worry about me, I have a way to deal with them!"
Upon hearing that the other party intended to deal with ten Stone Warriors himself, Huang San couldn't help but click his tongue.
Ten Stone Warriors!
And one of them was a powerful and intelligent Stone Warrior captain.
"Are you crazy?" Gu Yue was also somewhat dumbfounded.
"I'm not crazy, don't worry, I have a plan!"
Ye Cangtian smiled confidently. The three of them had just arrived at a street corner. He quickly said to the two, "Now, go!"
Huang San immediately slipped through the window of a shop.
Gu Yue hesitated for a moment, then finally sighed and leaped in.
Meanwhile, Ye Cangtian directly changed direction and ran towards another street.
As expected, the ten Stone Warriors behind him did not hesitate and continued to chase Ye Cangtian, seemingly paying no attention to the other two.
Of course, this was also due to Ye Cangtian having attracted a lot of hostility earlier.
It made the Stone Warrior captain hate him to the bone, so he didn't scatter the Stone Warriors to search for the other two.
"Come on, come on! Haha..."
Now, facing these Stone Warriors alone, Ye Cangtian felt a sense of freedom.
To directly confront ten Stone Warriors was a bit difficult for him, not to mention the powerful Stone Warrior captain.
Therefore, to deal with these Stone Warriors, he had to use other methods.
Soon, he directly rushed into the row of shops lining the streets, and the Stone Warriors charged in after him.
At this moment, Ye Cangtian leaped down from a second-floor shop window, a slight smile on his lips.
"Let's play a game of hide-and-seek with you!"
These Stone Warriors, they probably haven't played before, have they?