Towards Eternity
Ch 599's. Infiltrate (I)
While the members of the Pursuit Army were busy preparing the steamer Weng Lou to use past the lava lake, in one corner of the harbor, a pair of sharp eyes stared with a gaze full of anger.
"Fortunately, we can catch up to them at our flying speed for these few days. But now that we're in enemy territory, I think it's going to be hard for us to take back the ship. Looking at its size, it must have been a heavy ship that made it move quite slowly. It would be impossible to escape with him if we were surrounded by enemies."
Weng Ying Luan spoke in a calm tone while leaning against the wall of a building. Beside him, the figure of Weng Lou still observing his steamboat did not give any response to Ying Luan's remark.
Sighs. Weng Lou walked into the dark hall and was followed by Ying Luan who seemed curious about what Weng Lou was planning.
After they left Tiesha City, Weng Lou told them about the location to be visited by the Pursuit Army led by Lin Bei and his deputy, Lin Gou. Weng Lou decided to chase them through the air route in order to save time and catch up.
Because Du Zhe and the rest of Weng Lou's crew couldn't fly, Weng Lou and Weng Ying Luan team up to control a strange object that Weng Lou finds inside Chizi Ryuan's storage ring.
It was shaped like a boat, but with two bird-like wings on either side. Interestingly, the object was able to be flowed with Qi or Soul Power easily, unlike the objects in general that indicate the boat was made with special materials.
Weng Lou had a good idea, where he and Weng Ying Luan together gave Qi and Soul Power to the boat and made it fly and transport everyone.
Not only that, the flying speed of the flying boat was in fact able to surpass the flying speed of Weng Lou when using the sword as his foothold. As a result, they managed to catch up with Lin Bei's group and arrived at the Port of Phoenix first compared to them.
The route used by the Weng Lou group is also a route that not many people pass. Armed with Lin Dan's memories that Weng Lou had absorbed, they were able to arrive without the slightest problem.
Inside a restaurant, Weng Lou is seen walking in along with Weng Ying Luan beside him. The two walked to a long table where Du Zhe and the rest of the crew of Weng Lou were sitting quietly.
"All of you, I want you to listen to me carefully, there's something important I need to tell you before we go ahead with the plan I've put together." Weng Lou spoke to all of them and made their attention immediately directed at a Weng Lou.
Du Zhe stared with a tense face. He could feel the atmosphere around his teacher was much different than usual, it seemed like the thing he wanted to talk about was really a serious matter. Swallowing his saliva, he glanced at Weng Ying Luan who looked relaxed, one hundred and eighty degrees different from Weng Lou.
"I've found our ship, but unfortunately the people who stole it are still on it, and it looks like they're about to pass through the lava lake and head to the middle of it, where there is a volcano that became the establishment of the Great Lin Clan Family Residence. For the plan, of course we will pursue them, but I will ask each of you, whether you want to come or not?"
"You are free to choose and I will respect your decision. You can choose to stay here, while Luan and I will go take back the ship. Take it easy, I'll still be back and bring you guys back as soon as we get our ship back, so don't worry we're leaving you. So, what's your choice?"
Weng Lou began to look one by one the crew of his ship. He knew they were all willing to abandon their original purpose of exploring the outside world, start a new life after what they dream of and instead become the crew of his ship who constantly sail and pass many dangers in the ocean.
But at this moment, they were in the middle of their enemy headquarters, in contrast to before, if they were to be discovered here then their lives were at stake.
Weng Lou and Weng Ying Luan would undoubtedly be able to survive easily even if they were surrounded by enemies though, but in contrast to the crew of the ship Weng Lou whose strength each of them did not reach the realm of Soul Cleansing, which is tantamount to seeking death.
"Pffts! Hahahaha...what are you asking that, captain? After traveling so far, we have all gone through many dangers and valuable experiences. It's all because the captain has been willing to accept us on your ship. Why would we be afraid to die if we could feel the adventure with you? We're ready to die every time we start sailing from one place to another with you, captain!" Li without much thought had given her the answer.
"Yes, captain. We are not afraid of death if we are always with you! We are your crew who have put our lives in your hands since the beginning of our journey together from the Huwa Islands!"
"Life and death are just two opposing words, in the end we all die. But if I am given a choice, then I will die with honor as a sailor who died on board and is led by you, Captain!"
Hearing all their answers, Weng Lou could not help but laugh softly. It seemed like he was just wasting his time asking them something that was definitely the answer to them. But there was still one person who gave the answer, he was Du Zhe.
For some reason, Du Zhe had only been silently listening since just now. Usually he will express his opinion or answer first than others.
Weng Lou looked at Du Zhe's eyes which seemed to be thinking of some things which Weng Lou's eyes had seen several times from Du Zhe when they were about to face something in the ocean.
"Are you getting a bad feeling again, Du Zhe?" ask Weng Lou to Du Zhe.
Du Zhe nodded slowly. He knew that this premonition might sound excessive, but Weng Lou always believed in his premonition so that Du Zhe always thought that his premonition only brought bad luck.
On the other hand, Weng Ying Luan who had also been silent since earlier, looked at Du Zhe with an interested look. The boy in his eyes was a very attractive child. Especially her body that made Ying Luan inexhaustible, how could Weng Lou find a gem like her in nowhere.
"You heard it yourself, didn't you? Du Zhe had a bad feeling again. Are you really sure you want to come?"
"Preview me...hmm..just take that as a warning so we have to follow you captain, hahaha!"
"Really! Du Zhe's premonition may have never been wrong all this time, but it could have been his premonition for something else."
Seeing those who remained steadfast in their stance, Weng Lou could only sigh.
"What about you, Du Zhe? You want to come or stay here, and wait until we take back the ship and the smelly ape?" Weng Lou lowered his body and asked Du Zhe in his soft voice.
Nibbling his lips, Du Zhe immediately nodded. Weng Lou smiled slightly and rubbed his student's head slowly.
"So everybody's gonna come along, huh? This will be quite difficult, because the number is too much. But we should still be able to infiltrate the mountain in the middle of the lake. From what I heard, on the mountain his guard was quite saggy, and only the residential area was tightly guarded by the soldiers. The rest, the ferocious beasts that were released throughout the mountain that were the natural guards." Weng Ying Luan explained to Weng Lou.
"Yes, that's pretty easy. But there is one thing that we must take into account as well, namely the wild animals that live in the lava lake. The ferocious beasts that lived in it had been trained to kill anyone who dared to pass through the lake, and only those with Phoenix blood alone could calm them down, so that it could be bypassed." Weng Ying Luan continued.
"You don't have to worry about that. I've prepared the Phoenix blood to pass through the lake."
Weng Lou grinned as he showed a glass bottle containing Phoenix blood that he had taken from Lin Dan's body earlier. He had expected that the blood would be useful in the future, but who would have thought it turned out that they would wear it this fast.
"Let's start the infiltration plan."