Hunting the Warship Bird

In an instant, the Moonchasing Dark Tortoise appeared in a patch of reeds. Everyone on its back felt the temperature dropping around them.

At full strength, the Deepfrost Warship Bird affected the entire swamp. If it kept pursuing the Dark Tortoise, they might have no choice but to fight it.

"What do we do? It really isn't going to let the Dark Tortoise go."

Goosebumps rose on Cheng Xuejie's arms. She rubbed them and spoke with worry.

"Why don't we put the Dark Tortoise in the Storage Contract and switch to Big One?" Zhao Yanhu suggested.

If the Deepfrost Warship Bird had locked on to the Moonchasing Dark Tortoise, putting the tortoise in the Storage Contract should break that lock.

"What if it still comes after us?" Feng Laixian asked calmly.

Zhao Yanhu froze, then said sheepishly, "Right. If that giant bird attacks us anyway, we won't even have a chance to escape."

At least they could still use the Dark Tortoise's ability to flee.

If they switched to Big One and the Deepfrost Warship Bird caught up, they would have no choice but to fight.

Zhang Ping thought for a moment. "Let's wait and see. If it comes to that, Master Feng and I will stay behind. The rest of you can take Big One and separate from us. We'll regroup after the fight."

"I'm staying too. I'm not who I used to be," Zhang Shouzhong said at once.

Lu Han said seriously, "I'll stay as well. My injuries have healed, so I should be able to help."

"We'll decide when the time comes," Zhang Ping said without committing himself.

He ordered the Dark Tortoise to keep moving away from the Deepfrost Warship Bird while he watched what was happening behind them.

To be safe, he took out five