Lu Xiaotian and Devil Lord and the others escaped for a while, and the silver badger behind them had already vanished without a trace. For safety's sake, the group continued onward for a bit longer before temporarily pausing to rest and regroup.
Consequently, the four immortals led by Zhang Guanglin expended some effort and naturally caught up to Lu Xiaotian and the others' tails once more, so a game of chase was staged all over again. Fortunately, these immortals could not move as freely within the thunder domain as the silver badger. The thunder-repelling immortal artifacts and armor on their bodies were clearly stronger than those of the wave of fiends, and their traveling speed inside the thunder domain was slightly faster, though that advantage was limited.
They were unable to catch up in a short time to the two men and one devil who looked rather weak on the surface. In fact, Devil Lord, who had been unable to run away during the journey, was long since exhausted to the point of limpness. Later on, it was entirely by Lu Xiaotian's single-handed strength that Devil Lord and the fire-cloud monster—two near-burdens—were dragged along as they fled.
Devil Lord had previously only thought the fire-cloud monster was a burden, but when his turn came to be panting breathlessly and dragged along in flight by Lu Xiaotian, his heart naturally held a complex and indescribable feeling.
"King Lu, this favor of yours is enormous, and I don't know how I'll ever repay you in the future." Devil Lord finally sighed with deep emotion. Compared to most of their past interest-driven exchanges, after several fierce battles, especially supporting each other all the way with Lu Xiaotian inside this thunder domain—or rather, being cared for by Lu Xiaotian most of the time so