Lu Chengwen, Long Aotian, and Zhao Ritian ran for their lives.
Lu Chengwen was almost out of breath from running.
He truly could not go on anymore. He hid in a thicket near Lu Chengwen's tree, leaning against a large tree and gasping for air.
Long Aotian looked at him. "Already can't keep going?"
Lu Chengwen waved a hand. "Can't run anymore."
Zhao Ritian sighed. "If we hide here, maybe they won't find us?"
Long Aotian shook his head. "They're definitely tracking us with divine sense. The gap in our levels is too great. It'll be hard to hide."
Lu Chengwen said, "You two go first. I'm their target, so don't stay with me."
The two exchanged glances and laughed.
Long Aotian said, "You're such trash. If I run off, who's going to protect you?"
Zhao Ritian added, "If I run off by myself, wouldn't Long Aotian spend the rest of his life making fun of me? No way, no way. I'd rather get slapped to death!"
Lu Chengwen clutched his chest. "That Minotaur... that fucking beast stole our pills."
Long Aotian's gaze deepened as he considered it. "Zhao Ritian, take Cheng Wen and go. I'll hold them off."
Zhao Ritian looked at him. "You?"
"What?" Long Aotian said. "Or will you hold them off while I take Lu Chengwen and leave?"
"Let's fight together! Haven't we done that plenty of times? I'm used to fighting alongside you two now. I feel like the three of us can work together."
Zhao Ritian was utterly sincere. "Sometimes, I feel like I don't even need to say anything. The moment I make a move, you two know how to coordinate with me."
Long Aotian looked at him. "That's because you never listen to the plan, brother! You just get fired up and