Serial Player
Chapter 952 - 606: Escape

Chapter 952: Chapter 606: Escape

The kimono-clad elderly man who spoke was also the spokesman for the Japanese Extraordinary Association in this opportunity.

He had lived through the Second World War, surviving encounters with the Taoist troop that Li Kun was a part of.

As a former ’Seven Knives,’ he naturally became the strongest of this generation’s ’Seven Knives.’ Or rather, the strongest in the entire Japanese Extraordinary Realm.

The plan this time was carried out in cooperation with the Tianyan Association.

Everything started smoothly, with the Tianyan Association covering their entry into Hua Country, and using ancient texts left by Xu Fu to locate the ’Divine Corpse,’ they had exerted much effort to excavate the Divine Corpse from the ancient tomb at the bottom of the lake.

Reliant on the Tianyan Association’s Book of Heaven along the way, they evaded the Extraordinary Association’s repeated blockades.

Just as they were about to set sail from Yanyun and completely escape the mainland,

there was a slip-up on the side of the Tianyan Association. Wu Ma and Alon both lost contact...

They had the Book of Heaven to deduce safe locations to hide for days.

At that moment, he realized the situation had taken a bad turn. Wu Ma and Alon had probably been taken down by the Association, and the so-called all-seeing Book of Heaven was deciphered by the Association as well.

In that case, this vessel was probably already discovered by the Association.

"The Book of Heaven says that as long as we stay on the ship, there will be no danger. Should we continue with the plan..." a Japanese Extraordinary with an eye patch on his face spoke.

The elderly man in the kimono shook his head, "If that company has been discovered by the Association, they can trace it back to this ship. Perhaps they’ve already found us... We trusted the Book of Heaven too much. Yamamoto and the others haven’t sent back any information, which means the Association wiped them out in a very short time. In fact, at that time, our plan had already failed."

The elderly man in the kimono sighed. Nowadays, the strength of the Hua Country Extraordinary Association was so formidable that all the extraordinary groups from various countries revered it. Only the Tianyan Association could compete with the Association.

Japan could only take out ’Seven Knives’ as their capable force, and among them, only the old man was an Earth Level Extraordinary.

On Hua Country’s side... the Thirteen Heroes, not to mention the older generation like Li Kun and Kongchan, even the newly ranked Ghost Hand and Mute Girl had reached Earth Level. Not to mention, all the disciples under Li Kun were almost all masters.

It was just like back then... the old man’s eyes flashed with the scene of that group of Taoist masters fighting valiantly against Japanese Extraordinary amidst gunfire.

"Sigh... We found the clue in the ancient texts, but didn’t expect there to be a hitch at the last step," the elderly man lamented, then turned to his subordinates and instructed, "Tell the disciples to prepare to disembark with the Divine Corpse. We can’t take the river route anymore; we’ll try to smuggle it out by other means. I recall we have a few companies we supported in Nanzhe, use them. This is the only chance to save our Japanese Extraordinary. Don’t think about the Book of Heaven anymore. It’s good that Wu Ma is dead; he never had good intentions at the start, otherwise, he wouldn’t have agreed to cooperate with us right after the Association acquired two more Earth Level Extraordinaries."

If it had been half a year earlier, before Ghost Hand and Mute Girl had reached Earth Level, the Tianyan Association would have agreed to work with the Japanese Extraordinary, and they might have faced less pressure.

The Tianyan Association definitely had no good intentions, but the elderly man in the kimono had no choice.

He could feel his Heavenly Mandate approaching, his days numbered. He couldn’t wait... He had to ensure the affairs of his successors were in order while he still could fight!

"What about the crew? Should we..." The Extraordinary with an eye patch gestured across his throat.

The crew members were not their people but employees of Alon’s company. Even though it was a collaborative relationship, they knew too much.

The elderly man in the kimono said, "Forget it, they can at least draw a bit of the Association’s attention. Let them continue towards the destination. And take a few crew members off the ship, give them several cars, and have them flee in different directions. Every delay helps, even if just for a while."

"Understood," the Extraordinary with an eye patch nodded and Stealthily departed.

Hours later, as dusk approached, the river transport boat entered a river passageway in Yanyun.

While passing under a stone bridge, a crane parked by the roadside extended its arm, hooking onto the prepared sling on the ship, and hoisted up a bronze casket.

Meanwhile, more than a dozen shadows leaped from the ship.

After landing, they quickly hid the bronze coffin in a truck, their efficiency noteworthy.

"Well done, did you encounter anyone from the Association along the way?" the one-eyed Extraordinary asked a young man.

These people were the strength that the Japanese Extraordinaries had fostered in Hua Country, now here to support upon receiving orders. Some were supported by funds, some were helped by Japanese Extraordinaries, and some aspired to become Extraordinaries themselves.

It must be said, their response was swift.

Especially the young man operating the crane, whom the one-eyed Extraordinary quite admired.

With delicate features and excellent reflexes, one could tell from his posture alone that his basic training was solid. And his aura... quite impressive.

It was he who had operated the crane to get the bronze coffin into the truck in one smooth action.

The cooperating young man shook his head and said, "As soon as we got the message, we immediately rushed over. Nothing was amiss."

"That’s good. After the plan succeeds, come back to Japan with us. You are worthy of our inheritance," the one-eyed Extraordinary said. "Seven Knives is missing two, grasp this opportunity, and you might become one of the new Seven Knives!"

At these words, many Japanese Extraordinaries revealed cryptic smiles.

The position of the Seven Knives in the Japanese Extraordinary Realm was akin to the Thirteen Heroes in Hua Country’s Extraordinary Realm. They could receive many inheritances and benefits.

Of course, becoming one of the ’Seven Knives’ wasn’t just based on a single remark from the one-eyed man; it was merely enticing the young man with a promise, to make him work even harder.

At the right time, a bit of Magical Skill inheritance would suffice as a reward.

The young man too showed an excited expression, responding with clasped hands, "Yes!"

Soon, the vehicles quickly left the riverbank, driving towards the suburbs of Yanyun.

The man in the kimono and the one-eyed man finally relaxed a little, as long as they could escape into the mountains and avoid the Association’s encirclement, they had a chance to secretly transport the Divine Corpse out.

But they were unaware.

In a stretch of woods that their convoy had passed through.

Ghost Hand, scratching his head and looking perplexed, asked, "This brother Li Ba... he can operate a crane too? That’s some skill. Mute Girl, should I learn it as well? Might make job hunting easier later on."

Mute Girl looked at Ghost Hand, her expression hesitant, and eventually gestured ’let’s follow them’ with her hands.

As dusk had fallen, Ghost Hand didn’t notice the hesitation in Mute Girl’s expression and nodded in agreement, "Alright."

Nearby, several disciples of the Taoist sect also had strange expressions on their faces.

A middle-aged disciple with dust on his face muttered, "Ghost Hand... he knows sign language? We took such a long time learning it."

Since their junior sister Mute Girl couldn’t speak, everyone in the Taoist sect had learned sign language. Some were slow learners, like him...

Other brothers’ expressions turned sour.

They suddenly understood why their master harbored such great animosity towards Ghost Hand.