Success? Failure? (1)

The metal plates had not originally been connected; they had been separate pieces. Yet once they came out, they joined tightly together without the slightest gap, as if they had been made that way.

"Hehe, of course. Just look at who made it," Little Black said with a smug smile.

"Hehe, true." Fanxin didn't take a jab at Little Black Cat, indulging the cat's vanity for a moment. Then he looked at Ren Fang and shouted, "Don't hesitate! Hurry up and do it!"

Ren Fang nodded and immediately pressed the red button in the center of the circular device.

A moment later, a suit of armor covered her too. The metal plates gleamed, sparkling in the sunlight.

"It really is amazing," Ren Fang said.

Without putting the armor on, you wouldn't know how amazing it was. Although it was made of metal plates, it caused no discomfort at all. It felt very comfortable covering the body.

"All right, stop admiring it for now. Let's get away first! Otherwise, we'll be in trouble," Fanxin said, interrupting Ren Fang's thoughts.

The giant wolves were pursuing them faster and faster. If they didn't escape in time, even their armor would be of no use by then.

"All right, let's get away!" Ren Fang nodded, putting aside her thoughts.

Fanxin nodded, then pressed the remote control device on his body. A moment later, the soles of his feet and his back began to glow. A burst of thrust erupted from within and struck the ground, lifting him high into the air.

Ren Fang didn't hesitate either and followed close behind.

A moment later, Ren Fang and Fanxin were both in the air. Little Black Cat came along on Ren Fang's shoulder.

"Wow, flying feels amazing! I feel freer than anyone!" High in the sky, Fanxin spread his arms and flew through the air like a bird.

He felt great because he had never played like this before. It was incredibly exciting.

Ren Fang was happy too, and her silver-bell laughter echoed through the sky.

"Hey, stop playing and look behind you!" Just as the two were having a great time, Little Black Cat suddenly spoke to them anxiously.

Fanxin froze for a moment and turned to look behind him. The sight nearly made him fall: hundreds of flying wolves were following them.

Each of the giant wolves had a pair of wings, which they were flapping as they flew toward them. Although they weren't as fast, they kept following close behind, which meant the group had yet to escape the encirclement.

The moment they let their guard down, those vicious creatures would catch up.

"Damn, that old man really wants to drive us into a dead end!" Fanxin frowned slightly, no longer in the mood to play.

With a pack of vicious wolves following behind, who could still be in the mood to play? If he ignored them, they would silently finish them off.

"What should we do, then?" Ren Fang asked.

This was a training exercise, so she couldn't blame Grandpa Nick. They could only find a solution themselves; if they couldn't, they would have to accept their bad luck.

"What else can we do? We can only escape higher and farther. That old man's ability should have a limit. I don't believe he can control this world," Fanxin said. "As long as we get beyond the range of his ability, we win."

"Mm, you're right. Let's do it!" Ren Fang pondered for a moment, then nodded.

No matter how strong a person was, their strength couldn't be limitless. There was always a limit. She strongly agreed with Fanxin on that point.

"Then let's get moving!" Fanxin nodded and said, "We'll fly diagonally, going higher and farther away at the same time. That way, we'll accomplish our goal."

Ren Fang and Little Black Cat nodded slightly, neither objecting.

And so the two people and the cat immediately set off, flying higher and farther away.

At first, things went smoothly. Only the giant wolves were chasing them, and the wolves weren't very fast, trailing slowly behind. Perhaps it was because they were too heavy!

Even so, having them following behind was unsettling. Every so often, Fanxin looked back to see whether they had shaken off the troublesome giant wolves.

To Fanxin's great disappointment, however, the giant wolves continued following at an unhurried pace, as if they weren't at all worried about them escaping.

Eventually, he lost all interest in looking. He let them follow and couldn't be bothered with them anymore.

"Huh, Fanxin, what's that up ahead?" Little Black Cat suddenly asked, pointing forward.

A transparent curtain of light stood not far ahead of them. It was difficult to see with the naked eye, but Little Black Cat had advanced robotic eyes and could see it clearly. Even so, the cat had to get close to see it; from far away, the cat couldn't see it either.

"Mm, come on, let's hurry over and take a look." Fanxin immediately sped toward it and soon reached the curtain of light.

He touched it and found that it was transparent and extremely hard. He tried smashing it with his fists, but no matter what he did, he couldn't break it.

"What is this thing?" Fanxin asked, puzzled.

"I don't know either. It appeared out of nowhere," Little Black Cat said. "I think it's a barrier. It's extremely sturdy, and there's no way to break through it."

"Little Black, you're fast. Go check the other areas right away and see if this thing is everywhere," Fanxin said to Little Black Cat after pondering for a moment.

"Okay." Little Black Cat nodded, then immediately sped off to check elsewhere.

Twenty minutes later, the cat returned and landed on Fanxin's shoulder.

"Well? Is this thing everywhere?" Fanxin asked at once. He already had an inkling that these things might be Grandpa Nick's doing.

Why had Grandpa Nick put them there? Naturally, it was to stop them from escaping elsewhere. Grandpa Nick was driving them into a dead end.

Even so, he didn't dare be certain yet, because he didn't know whether they were everywhere. If some places didn't have them, then perhaps they weren't Grandpa Nick's doing. But if they were everywhere, he could be one hundred percent certain.

"Mm, they're everywhere," Little Black Cat said with a nod.

"Damn, no wonder those flying wolves weren't in a hurry. They knew all along we couldn't escape!" Fanxin said gloomily.

He was now one hundred percent certain that this was Grandpa Nick's doing. Otherwise, the flying wolves couldn't have followed them so unhurriedly without attacking.

"Ah, then we can't escape! What should we do?" Ren Fang grew anxious. They were completely trapped in here, and once the flying wolves arrived, they would be easy prey.

"Hehe, don't worry. As long as Grandpa Nick doesn't take action himself, we still have a chance," Fanxin said with a smile.