The two X-class esper pursuers behind them grinned with delight at the sight.
However, they were not naive enough to believe Han Lang and the others would perish in such a common explosion.
Therefore, they did not abandon the pursuit. Instead, they quickly arrived above the location where Han Lang and the others' plane had crashed, both jumping out of their planes and heading to the crash site to search.
Soon, they discovered the figures of Han Lang and the others desperately fleeing towards the back of the mountain forest.
The two couldn't help but sneer.
"Flee? Can you escape?"
Before their words even fell, their figures had already sped towards Han Lang and the others.
At this moment, Han Lang, Shan Nan, and Liu Xiaoxiao were still alright.
With their cultivation, they could almost maintain their distance from the two espers.
However, Tang Qin and Zhao Wu, who had lost their helicopter, and Tang Qin and Ma Long were gradually being closed in on.
Seeing that Ma Long and Tang Qin at the rear of the group were about to be caught, Ma Long also shouted in surprise.
"It's no use, Young Master, Officer Shan. We can't shake off these two esper dogs!"
Hearing the shout, Shan Nan and Han Lang, along with the other two, did not stop. Instead, they said to Ma Long behind them.
"Don't panic, run with all your might. You must create the illusion for them that we only want to return home!"
Shan Nan's words made Ma Long and Tang Qin immediately understand his intention.
The more tense the situation was, the more obvious their escape looked, the more it would indicate their urgent desire to return home.
At the same time, it would also make the espers believe that they had no will to fight and could be easily controlled, creating a false impression!
Thinking of this, Ma Long no longer complained. He immediately increased his spiritual energy circulation and ran for his life.
Seeing Ma Long's all-out effort, the espers Allen and the burly esper in the rear sneered even more.
"A mere novice, no matter how fast you run, can you escape a leopard's pursuit?"
"In my opinion, they have also exhausted all their tricks! Other than desperately fleeing back to Xia Country, what else can they do to save their lives? Look at their disheveled appearance, you know how flustered they are now!"
"Haha... What a pity! With such speed, they can't escape from our grasp at all!"
Saying this, the two espers' spirits were greatly boosted. Their feet seemed to be fanned by the wind, and they sped up again to chase Ma Long.
Twenty meters...
Ten meters...
Five meters...
Seeing Ma Long enter their attack range, the two espers did not hesitate to attack, throwing punches at Ma Long's back.
At this critical moment, Shan Nan suddenly flashed and appeared behind Ma Long. He raised his hand and struck, easily breaking the espers' offensive.
Then, he shouted to everyone again.
"Run! There's a loud waterfall ahead, let's go there first to find a way to escape!"
Hearing Shan Nan's command, the group did not stop at all. Following Shan Nan's instructions, they rushed with all their might towards the location of the loud water sound not far away.
In a short while, a cliff appeared before everyone.
On the cliff, a stream nearly two meters wide flowed down with a rushing sound, like a silver ribbon cascading down.
And below the waterfall was a vast lake.
In the lake, various small islands were scattered. Looking down from the cliff, one could not even see the entire lake.
The entire lake seemed to be completely hidden within the trees on the islands, lush and green, with no end in sight.
"What should we do?"
Ma Long asked first.
Han Lang and Liu Xiaoxiao were also bewildered.
Although a cliff of this height was not a threat to them, in a sense, it was a desperate situation.
More importantly, they didn't know why Shan Nan had told them to run here.
Just as they were at a loss, Shan Nan had also briefly shaken off the two pursuers behind him and arrived at the cliff.
He looked down slightly and was overjoyed.
"Excellent! This terrain is simply blessed by heaven!"
Han Lang and the others were confused and quickly asked.
"Officer Shan, what do you mean by this? What should we do now?"
Liu Xiaoxiao asked anxiously.
Han Lang did not ask. Seeing the smile on Shan Nan's face, combined with the terrain of the lake, he seemed to have thought of something.
However, this was not the time for them to explain in detail. Without waiting for Shan Nan's reply, Han Lang immediately responded to Liu Xiaoxiao.
"We'll talk about this later. Everyone turn around now and prepare to fight!"
Hearing Han Lang's words, everyone was confused, completely at a loss.
Only Shan Nan looked at him with a smile, his face full of admiration.
"Everyone, do not doubt. Remember, during the battle, you can only display your previous strength, not your breakthrough strength. And in this battle, you are allowed to lose but not win!"
Before everyone could be more confused, Shan Nan took the lead, charging towards the burly esper.
Han Lang followed closely, his golden needles appearing frequently, assisting Shan Nan in attacking the esper.
Seeing that both of them had already made their move, the remaining Liu Xiaoxiao and the others had no choice but to launch their attacks, fully engaging the sensory esper Allen.
Seeing them suddenly turn around and fight with all their might, Allen and the burly esper were not surprised, but rather excited.
"Haha... Smith, do you see? These Xia Country people have been pushed to a dead end by us. Now they are preparing to resist stubbornly!"
Smith, who was dealing with Shan Nan and Han Lang alone, was also struggling. He seized an opportunity and instructed.
"Allen, don't underestimate them. We are only two people who have caught up so far, and the opponent also has a Nascent Soul cultivator. We just need to contain them with all our might, and don't capsize in the ditch!"
Hearing Smith's reminder, Allen also put away his joking attitude and, with his own strength, faced Liu Xiaoxiao and the others.
Since everyone could hide their strength, except for Shan Nan, Liu Xiaoxiao's side could only display the strength of the late Golden Core and early Golden Core stages. For a time, they were completely suppressed by Allen.
Moreover, the situation was not only like this.
Just as everyone was fighting the two espers with all their might, the rear of the dense forest began to be crowded with people. Gou Tui, leading a group of SS-class espers, also gradually arrived.
Realizing that things were not going well, Liu Xiaoxiao and the others immediately became anxious.
"Officer Shan, Han Lang, are we still going to fight like this? Once the enemy reinforcements arrive, we will only fall into a disadvantage, and then we will be at their mercy?"
Hearing this, Shan Nan and Han Lang exchanged glances, then replied.
"Everyone follow me! Remember, when the battle begins, I will give you your combat mission!"
After Shan Nan finished speaking, he deliberately exposed a flaw to Smith.
Smith also seized the opportunity and struck Shan Nan with a palm, sending him flying backward and directly down the cliff.
"Officer Shan!"
Han Lang shouted in surprise.
The others were also shocked.
If Officer Shan did not react in time while being knocked down and landed, such a high fall would cause some damage!
But at this moment, everyone could not spare their hands to check on Officer Shan's condition. They could only continue fighting while worrying about him in their hearts.
After a while, there was still no sign of Officer Shan flying back up.
Everyone immediately became flustered.
Han Lang even shouted directly.
"It seems Officer Shan is in grave danger!"
His voice seemed to be afraid that the two espers would not hear him.
Allen and Smith were overjoyed.
They seemed to have not expected that such a blow could incapacitate a Nascent Soul cultivator.
For a time, their offensive became even stronger.
And on Liu Xiaoxiao's side, because of Han Lang's deliberate shout, it seemed to have reminded everyone.
For a time, everyone seemed to have realized something.
But before they could fully comprehend it, Han Lang let out a scream.
With the same palm strike, Smith hit Han Lang again.
Han Lang's body, like Shan Nan's, flew backward and fell off the cliff.
"Han Lang!"
Liu Xiaoxiao and the others screamed hysterically, as if Han Lang had followed in Shan Nan's footsteps, fallen off the cliff, and was in grave danger.