"Let's go!"
Chen Shu glanced at Free State, decisively chose to stay away, and did not intend to provoke the Beast Emperors again.
Soon, the two arrived at a remote village within the alliance's territory, preparing to recuperate.
Da Li patted his chest and asked, "No more trouble?"
"No more. Any more would be courting death."
Chen Shu shook his head. The pressure of being chased by two Beast Emperors was too great. If not for Old Qiao's intervention, he wouldn't have escaped so easily.
"Let's focus on the Salvation Church. It's low risk and high reward."
"..."
With that said, the Space Rabbit blinked and snatched a Gray Spirit Rat from atop some ruins.
The Salvation Church continued to collect the resources they had buried earlier, seemingly unaware of Chen Shu's little schemes.
In fact, even if they had noticed, they wouldn't have stopped their actions.
If they didn't transfer the resources now, it would be much harder to do so with fierce beasts rampant everywhere later.
"Let's just wait..."
Chen Shu lay on the grass and, unusually, began to cultivate.
After all, he was a Beast Tamer; it would seem out of place if he didn't cultivate.
Two bells later,
Chen Shu finished cultivating and began to tally the resources.
With the injection of a large amount of resources, the system space began to continuously produce Death Potions.
More than half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
Although Chen Shu passed through smoothly, the entire alliance had undergone immense changes.
Just three days after his escape,
The three Beast Emperors from the "Demon's Den" led countless fierce beasts to Blue Star.
Tens of millions of fierce beasts surged out like a tide, starting from Free State and spreading towards various cities.
This also meant that the Free Alliance had completely collapsed and fallen under the rule of the fierce beasts.
The three Beast Emperors joined forces, each carving up the Free Alliance's territory, and even encroached upon a significant portion of the sea, eventually establishing their own vast powers on Blue Star!
The Shark Emperor's forces remained inactive, clearly having had prior agreements to divide Blue Star's territory.
The Beast Tamers of the Free Alliance fell one after another, unable to escape the ravages of the fierce beasts. Not even a single survivor base was left.
The Salvation Church also proceeded cautiously. Despite their sneak attack on the Free Alliance earlier, they had not established any cooperative relationship with the fierce beasts.
The sudden emergence of the fierce beasts forced them to abandon certain resource points and choose to return early.
On this day,
Chen Shu and Da Li did not stay in their original village but had been tracking the Salvation Church.
"They're heading towards the coastline..."
The Gray Spirit Rat in Chen Shu's hand chirped as it looked towards the marked members of the church in the distance.
If he wasn't mistaken, the Salvation Church was likely preparing to embark on their journey home.
At this moment, near the northern coastline,
A Beast Tamer in a black robe was riding a giant black beast, with the corpses of fierce beasts scattered all around. They had been cleared out.
His eyes were indifferent as he silently waited for something.
Just then, his expression shifted, and a smile appeared on his calm face.
From afar, a team of over a hundred Beast Tamers appeared, with over a thousand contracted spirits carrying boxes filled with resources, heading towards the coastline in a majestic procession.
At the forefront of the team, Archbishop 'Xing' looked vigilant, occasionally ordering his contracted spirits to clear out surrounding fierce beasts.
His strength as a King-level three-star was evident. Any fierce beast was instantly annihilated.
Moreover, their low profile had prevented the Beast Emperors from intervening, allowing them to safely reach the vicinity of the coastline.
"They're here?"
The black-robed man rode his giant beast and approached the team, asking,
"Xing, did anything happen?"
"It's fine..."
Xing's expression faltered. He recalled the humiliation Chen Shu had inflicted upon them, and his expression soured.
"Huh? Something happened?"
The black-robed man frowned and asked, "Did you perhaps encounter a Beast Emperor?"
"No..."
Xing shook his head and said, "It would have been better if we had encountered a Beast Emperor."
"We'll discuss it back there."
He waved his hand, interrupting the other's inquiry. He was unwilling to revisit the past.
"Alright!"
The man nodded and did not ask further. Instead, he looked at the resources on the backs of the numerous contracted spirits and asked,
"Are they all collected?"
"We haven't secured two more states; they are too close to the territories of the three Beast Emperors."
Xing looked into the distance and said, "Let's head back first. The Free Continent is in chaos!"
The man nodded and then said,
"Follow me. The church has already opened up a safe sea route!"
With that, the group marched towards the sea.
At this moment, about ten thousand meters away,
Chen Shu was hidden in a ruin, silently watching the retreating back of the church.
Da Li asked, "Aren't we going to make a move?"
This was perhaps the best opportunity. Once they reached the sea, it would be easy to lose their way, and other unforeseen events might occur.
"Let me think..."
Chen Shu licked his lips, a hint of apprehension in his eyes.
Besides Archbishop 'Xing', the other person who came to receive them was also a King-level three-star.
With both of them working together, he could escape, but it would be difficult to seize the resources.
Just then,
His expression froze, and his gaze shifted to another direction.
A dense, dark mass appeared in the sky, with countless fierce beasts sweeping in, letting out ferocious roars.
At the very front of the fierce beasts were several Beast Tamers.
Clearly, the fierce beasts had been deliberately led by them.
And their target was also very clear: the Salvation Church!
"An opportunity has arrived?!"
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise in his eyes.
It seemed he wasn't the only one eyeing the Salvation Church.
At this moment, he did not rush to act but silently observed, thinking of staging a 'mantis stalks the cicada, the oriole behind'...