Chapter 1,157 Pursuit
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Although it is said that plans cannot keep up with changes, if the considerations at the beginning of formulating the plan are not perfect, the results of the plan execution will not be so gratifying. This point was perfectly reflected in the behavior of Marquis Farshed after he decided to pass through the Azure Dragon territory.
That dragon is negotiable!
But in fact, this is the same for both the tracked and the tracker. It doesn't mean that Biqinglong only negotiates with one party and then fights to the end with the other party.
And when it was actually going on, the worst thing was that the dragon didn't appear at all...
The creature that poses the greatest threat is also seen as a wooing force by both the tracking and the tracked parties. The absence of the Azure Dragon makes this chase game less varied.
Since there are less changes, the factors affecting both parties have returned to their respective fundamentals. The advantage of the Marquis and his party is that they are very strong, and ordinary monsters are no match for them in one round. Even if the weapon in hand is just an ordinary long sword, as long as it penetrates the vital point from a weak point, an ordinary long sword can still be fatal, right?
In the Azure Dragon's territory, any monster with some brains or that is powerful enough to exceed a certain level will become the Azure Dragon's food if it doesn't run away on its own. In addition, the living creatures that grow on the ground as food supply are not all herbivorous animals. There are still some carnivorous animals or detritivorous animals, forming a basic ecosystem.
In view of the fact that even ordinary herbivorous animals in the Lost Land are extremely ferocious to ordinary people, let alone the few carnivorous animals. There is no threat in the eyes of Biqinglong, but it does not mean that it is the same in the eyes of ordinary people. Even though the three marquises far exceeded the strength of ordinary people, these creatures still caused some trouble to them.
The biggest disadvantage that affects the advancement speed of the three Marquises is that they are not veterans living in the mountains and forests. Especially a forest where dangers are everywhere and the terrain is unfamiliar.
Several times, in order to cross the natural chasms in the forest, the three marquises had to take detours, or even go back and head in other directions, so as to pass those special places that could not be crossed by human power.
However, the closest group of people chasing behind the three marquises had forest veterans like the old hunter leading the way. In addition, in the Jade Dragon's territory, ordinary carnivorous animals would not pose much of a threat to this group of elite warriors, so it can be said that the tracker's advancement speed can still maintain the level of the previous few days.
The speed of one remained unchanged and the speed of the other slowed down. The result was that the Marquis and the other three were finally caught up. The pursuit turned into a pursuit, and everyone started a long-distance race of endurance and fighting.
The three marquises abandoned all their daily necessities, took only their weapons and equipment, and wandered to fight with the pursuers. As long as they can run, they will never stop. Although the strength of the three of them is superior, their numerical disadvantage and the need to spend time choosing the direction of escape cannot allow them to easily fall into the trap set by the pursuers. These all involve their limited energy and create a five-to-five wave. results.
Although the hired team on the pursuing side lacked individual strength, they cooperated well and the opponent was bent on escaping, so they achieved good results. In particular, their supervisor reported the news that they had bitten the target and recruited other tracking teams to round up them. So now they just need to delay time and contain the other party. There is no need to go up and confront others head-on, risking injury.
Although if you do this, the bounty will have to be divided equally. But making things bigger and letting their part of the bounty fall safely into their pockets was what this group of people planned from the beginning. Although people who take this kind of private work are short of money, they also see a lot of mercenaries who have money but no life to spend. No one wants to be the kind of unlucky guy who has to leave his wife and children to others to raise.
And the one who is the supervisor dare not not repay. If we were to investigate later, why he didn't report the news as soon as he discovered the target and direct other teams to surround him, that would be another issue.
If you catch someone, you will get all the credit; if you don't, and let the target escape, your end will definitely be no worse than dying on the spot. Therefore, he can only hope to capture the person before support arrives and maximize the credit.
So even though the team supervisor was very anxious, he urged those who were following the team to move forward bravely. It would be best to have a lose-lose situation with the target. Not only would he be able to take the credit, but the people below who share the profits and rewards would be best killed along the way, and then everyone would be happy.
But no one is stupid. The supervisor's greed is almost written on his face. How could the tracking team that he hired not know how to keep a guard up to avoid getting themselves into trouble?
Just watching them shoot arrows, they not only shot extremely economically, as if every arrow was made of gold, but even if they shot ten arrows, they could not hit even half of them. Can you believe that these are professional mercenaries! If they really go to the battlefield, whether it is to kill enemies, or to defeat thieves or monsters, such a level of combat power will be killed in minutes.
But just such a soy sauce technique with one move or another, actually slowed down the speed of Marquis Farshid and others. Even if the Marquis and the other three wanted to force their way in, it would be impossible if they didn't fight against them.
Moreover, chasing in the forest is not like chasing on the streets of town, where there are too many uncontrollable terrain factors. The layout of the town has its own rules. Under normal circumstances, there will not be a sinkhole suddenly appearing on any side, or a cliff after climbing over a wall. But all this is possible in the forest.
Therefore, when the Marquis and others escaped, they had to pay attention to where they would end up. In comparison, the tracking team has more experience in this area, and the speed of running and pursuit is faster.
The group of people chased and fought, and under some kind of tacit understanding, a strange balance was formed, and no one was even injured. If everyone hadn't known each other's identities and were in the most dangerous place in the Gwana Empire, they would have thought this was a training session between colleagues.
However, as time went by, tracking personnel from the Rizal family gradually showed up to provide support, and the situation began to tilt against Marquis Farshed. When there are enough people chasing, and those participating in the pursuit judge that the target can be captured without injury, those present will not intend to let the number of people sharing the bounty continue to increase.
There was a tacit understanding that needed no explanation. When the people on the Marquis' side spattered blood for the first time, the pursuers began to get serious.
The Marquis, who only had a long sword and a suit of leather armor, could still maintain his invincibility against the enemy after running wildly for a whole day. This kind of resilience also made the chasing people look at him differently. Some people know the identity of their targets, and some don't, but none of this prevents them from understanding one thing, that is, the three people in front of them are definitely the best fighters.
Unfortunately, only one person will survive, and the other two are destined to die in this forest.
When the encirclement network formed in the open area without shelter and the three marquises could no longer advance even half a step, the outcome seemed to be decided. But a shot arrow suddenly stopped in the air, and at the same time there was a sharp and loud sound like tearing cloth: "Oops. Although I won't feel any pain, it seems a bit bad to be discovered like this."