Just like last time, Sainsai's movements were not particularly swift, yet his presence alone made Oko instantly feel a destructive sense of oppression!
Fortunately, with her previous experience to draw upon, the Pink-Haired Hunter reacted far more decisively this time.
The instant Sainsai raised his branding iron, Oko activated the relic effect of Crimson Lotus Silk Feet, teleporting herself to the hiding place of a Scarlet Void Lotus ten kilometers away and causing Sainsai's attack to miss once again.
At the same time, the gray rats carrying the Plane-Cutting Array Talismans jointly unleashed multiple cutting light arrays, slicing a gap through Sainsai's branded field and allowing their side to swiftly retreat through the opening.
After completing this maneuver together, the gray rats dug into the ground in a flash of lightning, vanishing beneath the surface at once.
"Tch!"
Watching the hunters flee at top speed after severely injuring Dunke, Sainsai cursed irritably. Then, with a stomp of his foot, he shot into the sky, avoiding another underground assault from the rat swarm.
As the pillar of purple light completely collapsed, word of Dunke's grievous injury and escape immediately reached the other side of the battlefield, causing Fente and Ding Moluo to halt their movements one after another in shock.
Seeing the tide of purple light rapidly recede from the sky, Ye Chen's heart settled somewhat. He immediately seized the chance to widen the distance between himself and Fente, steering the Master-Swallowing Painted Python as it sped toward the rear.
Fente abruptly halted herself and her sword radiance, then cried out in disbelief with a twitch of her eye.
"Sainsai actually failed over there!?"
Ding Moluo, who had noticed something amiss earlier, explained with an angry expression.
"No! He and Dunke were ambushed by another hunter! There aren't just two of