As time passed, Xu Yu, trailing far behind Yellow Wind Little Sage, suddenly noticed a change in the yellow-furred rat thief's movements.
Originally, Yellow Wind Little Sage had been heading straight toward the Great Banyan Tree, his route clear and unmistakable.
But after three rounds of pursuit and interception, he abruptly changed direction and began circling through the Withered Wood Haunted Forest.
This immediately put Xu Yu in a difficult spot. He had gathered all the nearby Mythic Walkers to set up defenses around the Great Banyan Tree precisely because he'd judged that to be Yellow Wind Little Sage's destination.
Now that Yellow Wind Little Sage had suddenly veered off course, all the previous arrangements had gone to waste, and the personnel had to be redeployed from scratch.
What was even more vexing was that Yellow Wind Little Sage had completely changed his previous approach of forcefully breaking through every interception.
He had become exceedingly cautious. The instant he encountered any Mythic Walker squad, he would whip up a gale, immediately change direction, and flee.
He gave them no chance to get close, much less smash through them head-on as he had before.
In the following several encirclements, the Investigation Bureau's people didn't even catch a glimpse of Yellow Wind Little Sage before they were flung behind by the howling wind.
"Captain Xu Yu!" A Message Talisman Sword flew over, turning into a voice beside his ear.
"The sandstorm that rat thief whips up is too powerful! Our bodies can withstand it, but there seems to be some higher-order power within it specifically targeting the eyes. Even with the Clear Spirit Dharma Eye activated, we can't make out our bearings. We can only watch helplessly as the rat thief escapes!"
Before Xu Yu could respond, another Message Talisman Sword flew