Yang Pangzi, Zhang Shan, and the others were all quite familiar with this ark. Since neither side dared damage the ship's structure, one side fled while the other chased, with neither able to get the better of the other for the moment.
Large as the ark was, it was ultimately only a vessel several hundred meters long and wide. Zhang Shan could not keep running forever.
Unless he left the ark outright, that was, but then his captain's belongings would fall into Yang Pangzi's hands.
Yang Pangzi knew this, so he was in no hurry. Even as he pursued them, he still had attention to spare for the handful of scattered traitors behind him.
"Hmph, those bastards must be after Captain Zhang Shan's transcendent equipment and that Blueprint too!"
"As if I'd let you get what you want!"
"Huh? The direction Zhang Shan's heading..."
Yang Pangzi suddenly noticed that Zhang Shan's group ahead was fleeing toward a staircase leading upward.
The closer they got to the ark's deck, the more likely they were to encounter guards. Had Zhang Shan and the others panicked and lost their way?
Delighted, Yang Pangzi led his teammates in a faster charge.
Beyond the stairs lay an empty compartment.
The compartment was enclosed, with no way out, trapping Zhang Shan and the others inside.
At the sight, Yang Pangzi perked up and charged straight into the compartment.
Then the floor sank beneath his foot, seemingly triggering some mechanism, and the compartment's walls suddenly collapsed.
Behind the walls, several patrolling guard puppets immediately noticed Yang Pangzi and the others.
"Haha! A little something we left behind during our last exploration. Hope you like it!"
Zhang Shan and the others all turned around, laughing.
Though everyone was now exposed to the guards' view, Yang Pangzi's group, who