After forcing his hand only to be counter-killed by Platinum Embrace and leaving behind three corpses.
The wolf assassins could only trail Platinum Embrace from neither too near nor too far, trying to drive him toward a Wolf clan heavy troop formation or a camp where surrendered soldiers of the Great Horned Legion were stationed.
After all, this entire area lay under the control of Kanus the Jackal. As long as he crashed into any camp and faced hundreds or thousands of battle-hardened elite soldiers, no matter how desperately Platinum Embrace struggled at death's door, he would merely be a fish in a cauldron with the firewood removed.
At the same time, such harassment and driving tactics could consume Platinum Embrace's vitality and Totem Power to the greatest extent.
All the assassins realized that no matter what Platinum Embrace's trump card was, this state of pushing himself beyond all limits, a final flash before death, could not possibly last long.
Therefore, the wolf assassins had no need to fight him head-on. As long as they continued circling him for another one or two Ke Shi—or even less—Platinum Embrace would very likely ignite raging flames from the depths of his genes and burn himself into a pile of ash.
Of course, there was one crucial prerequisite for this plan to succeed one hundred percent.
That was the absence of interference from an unexpected factor like Meng Chao.
Platinum Embrace was unfamiliar with the terrain here.
He did not know where the mountains were high and forests dense, filled with Stone Pillars and caves suitable for hiding; where the open wilderness stretched in full view with nowhere to hide; or where camps housing elite troops stood.
He was like a blind man riding a blind horse, galloping along sheer cliffs.
Falling into