Zhao Lin did not dare to pursue him any further. On the one hand, it was because Jinniutan was the territory of the Diyin Sect, and there was no formation master on his side. If he ran into a trap, he would end up dead without a burial place.
On the other hand, he was worried that he had fallen into the trap of diverting the tiger away from the mountain. If Matsuoka tried to counterattack, it would be very bad if another monk was lost.
He walked back to the camp with a sullen face, glanced at everyone, frowned and said, "What are you doing?"
It turned out that everyone was worried that Matsuoka would leave and come back, so they all added two or three layers of protective shields on their bodies.
It was safe to do this, but it consumed a lot of spiritual energy and couldn't last long. It was obvious that everyone was really scared.
Du Zhen's face turned red. He was the first to remove his protective shield and asked, "Has Fellow Daoist Zhao caught up with him?"
"No."
Zhao Lin shook his head, "The old thief's water-bending speed is too fast and he can't catch up."
"How about we go back?"
"Yes, the old thief appears and appears like a ghost. It's too dangerous to stay here!"
"It's just that if you can't complete the task, you'll have to do some good deeds. If you stay here, your life will be gone..."
The monks talked a lot, and seeing that the situation was unfavorable, some began to retreat.
Although Du Zhen and Chang Jianqiu didn't say anything, they didn't say anything to refute, and they were obviously moved.
Only Chao Duan said nothing. His mission was to protect the four formation masters and obey Zhao Lin's orders. Other than that, he paid no attention to anything else.
Zhao Lin shook his head slowly but firmly and said: "We are here to stay. We have institutions to rely on, and the Di An Sect does not dare to attack by force. But..."
"If we walk back, it will be difficult for more than a dozen people to take care of each other. You have also seen the old thief's skills. If he snipers along the way, who can stop him?"
Everyone knew that what Zhao Lin said was not false, and immediately became quiet.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Lin continued: "There are thirteen of us, and our strength is not weaker than the other party. As long as we get rid of the realm-changing monks..."
Before he could speak, someone immediately interrupted: "Kill the realm-changing monk? It's easy to say, but how to kill him?"
"Besides, we have four formation mages here, and there are actually only nine left who can fight. How many are there in the Earthly Dark Sect?"
Zhao Lin glanced at the monk and said calmly: "The Di An Sect is not monolithic. With just one order, they can come to the ground and fight regardless of life or death."
"Besides, we are backed by an agency. They don't know the specific location, so how dare they press on us rashly?"
Temporarily suppressing the opposition, Zhao Lin continued: "Instead of worrying about this or that, it is better to be prepared first."
"The old thief is good at hiding his aura. Let's get rid of these unsightly things first."
After saying that, the Zangetsu Sword flew out from his hand, shattering a strange-shaped rock with a bang, and then cut off a large piece of water plants.
Du Zhen and Chang Jianqiu looked at each other, walked to Zhao Lin, and released their magic weapons to hit the rocks.
When everyone saw it, they understood Zhao Lin's intention and stepped forward to take action.
After a while, an open space was cleared.
"Since a battle is inevitable, it's better to restore your spiritual power first."
Zhao Lin walked grandly to the middle of the open space, sat down cross-legged, and said calmly.
Seeing this, everyone felt a little relieved and followed suit and meditated on the spot.
Although Zhao Lin seemed relaxed, his mind was spinning rapidly.
Although they only exchanged a few moves briefly, it can be seen that Matsuoka's strength is definitely superior to Ji Zhang and Haru Ying.
That's all. This person is good at sneak attacks. As long as he shows a slight flaw, he has the ability to kill with one strike.
As a result, the team could not move forward and could only stay in place.
Matsuoka can come and go freely, and even find a place to sleep, but he must not dare to slack off at all.
This is definitely not a long-term solution. You can only be a thief for a thousand days, but there is no way to guard against thieves for a thousand days. Your body is always on a string, and sooner or later it will break.
what to do?
Think about it from another perspective, what would you do if you were Matsuoka?
Although they have the upper hand now, it is definitely not the time for a decisive battle.
The so-called trapped beast still fights, even if it wins, it will be a miserable victory.
It's best to rely on sneak attacks to kill a few more people, so that the overall strength of the Earthly Dark Sect has an absolute advantage, and then attack them in one fell swoop...
Zhao Lin weighed the matter repeatedly and figured it out.
But after thinking hard for a while, I still couldn't figure out a way to solve it.
Are you just going to be stuck here until the mission ends in two days?
Zhao Lin looked at the deep seabed and suddenly thought of a question: The Dian Sect sent eighteen monks to the sea. Except for the six who died, there are still twelve. Where are the remaining Dian Sect monks?
If you can find these people, you can retaliate in kind.
This method is good, but unfortunately two new questions arise: Where are the underground monks? What if I leave and Matsuoka comes back?
Although it is impossible for the old thief to defeat more than a dozen monks, he can completely rely on his extraordinary speed and sharp sword skills to kill them bit by bit.
I opened the lock bag and took a look, and suddenly I had an idea!
"Everyone, I'm going to patrol outside to see if the old thief is around."
Zhao Lin stood up and said.
"Ah, what if the old thief comes back?"
"Except for Fellow Daoist Zhao, none of us can block his wild sword."
Several monks were worried.
Zhao Lin walked up to everyone, took out the small Liangyi Formation disk and flag from his arms, smiled slightly and said: "I seized a set of magic formations from the realm-changing monks I killed before, to ensure everyone's safety. "
Originally, the Little Liangyi Formation could not be shown to others, but after killing two realm-changing monks, it could be blamed on them.
Sun Jue glanced at the array and exclaimed: "Little Liangyi array?"
"good."
Zhao Lin nodded and said: "The small Liangyi array is quickly deployed and has a good defensive effect. It will take at least two or three quarters for the old thief to break through the array."
After a pause, he said solemnly: "After I leave, I will fully obey Mr. Chao's command in all matters!"
"Then please, Fellow Daoist Zhao, go and come back quickly."
In view of Zhao Lin's brave performance before, no one was worried about him escaping. Moreover, even if he wanted to leave, there was no need to use the valuable little Liang Yi array as a cover.
Sun Jue took over the formation plate, nodded to Zhao Lin, and threw four formation flags.
Then enter the formation formula into the formation plate to open the small Liangyi formation.
I saw a flash of white light, and everyone disappeared.
Zhao Lin bowed his hands to everyone, used his water-bending technique, walked out of Jinniu Beach along the way, and quickly circled around Pearl Beach.
There was only Matsuoka's aura outside Zhutan, which meant that the other Dian Sect monks were not in Jinniu Tan.
According to the captured aura, Matsuoka entered from the west side of Jinniu Beach.
"Qingyangtan!"
Zhao Lin recalled the sea map, and the name of the nearby Pearl Beach came to mind, and he quickly swam there.
Entering Qingyang Beach, in order to avoid triggering the underwater mechanism, Zhao Lin removed his water-bending skills and walked step by step into the Pearl Beach despite the strong water pressure.
After a while, I heard the sound of someone talking.
The voices were sparse, and at least five people were talking.
"Very good, it's here as expected."
Zhao Lin's heart moved, he gathered his aura and slowly approached. (End of chapter)
