Judging by how Abic had fled around the outside of the mountain, Qiu Wuji felt that Chu Ge had been right to send her in to take charge.
After all, Chu Ge had not dropped them precisely on Chu Tiange and the others' heads, only nearby. Not everyone would approach the powerful figures Chu Ge had designated. They could simply choose not to, and who knew where the others might wander?
As it turned out, none of those dropped elsewhere had courted death by approaching Dabei's new temple or Chong Yu, who guarded the Endless Sea.
One fellow had been sent into the sea. Sensing the Sea God's terrifying presence from far away, he had not dared strike up a conversation. Instead, he had dutifully used his nano armor's capabilities to fly toward the mainland. Along the way, he had encountered countless natural storms and marauding sea monsters. This tough customer had fought his way through every obstacle and weathered every storm, wandering among islands for days. Exhausted and ravenous, he had finally glimpsed hope by the shore.
It was hardcore wilderness survival.
Yet just as he finally spotted the coastline, before he could even smile in relief, Chong Yu descended from the sky and blocked his path.
"I've been watching you for days. I was rather impressed, but when His Majesty's order to kill without mercy arrived, I knew immediately that it meant you."
"...H-help!"
"In this world, no one will save you. No one will defy the sovereign's command."
There truly was no escape, in heaven or on earth. So long as they remained in this world, where could they possibly go that lay beyond Qiu Wuji's throne now?
While the entire world hunted down and encircled these armored outsiders, a group of eastern transmigrators remained relatively safe,