Having succeeded in one stroke, Li Ling acted without hesitation, taking the Water-Moon Mirror and fleeing far through the sea.
The people aboard the ship had lost the initiative and failed to notice his presence. By the time they became alert, he had already escaped some distance.
Several pirate leaders on duty hesitated, unsure whether they should pursue him.
Their opponent's concealment was far too profound, and his methods unfathomably strange. He had to be a Core Formation expert.
If they lost the flagship's protection, they would be meat buns thrown to a dog-gone for good, never to return.
Yet doing nothing was hardly acceptable either.
Such an enormous whale had vanished just like that. How were they supposed to explain this to the Third Chieftain?
"After him!"
Tu Huo gritted his teeth and gave the order.
All they could rely on now was Blood Lion's flagship. The treasure ship itself possessed Core Formation-level combat power, enough even to assault a Mountain Gate Grand Array. Contending with a Core Formation expert naturally posed no problem.
The only question was whether they could catch such a nimble opponent.
"How could this happen? Blood Lion is actually here!"
"Why would he come personally to rescue Mo Yan? Could there be a mole on Northsky Island?"
"Fortunately, we have the treasure ships here. Relying on the grand array's power, we might hold out until reinforcements arrive. We absolutely must not venture out rashly and fall victim to him."
The Merchant Association members looked utterly grim. News that Mo Yan was here had not been widely circulated. For even that to have leaked was truly outrageous.
Some of the timid ones were sweating in torrents from fear. If Blood Lion went berserk, even the treasure ships might not withstand him!
They could only