No one expected An Tianzuo to be so unyielding.
Everyone knew that Smith and company were just pawns sent by the League of Defender to probe. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that they were cannon fodder. Touching them wouldn't affect the League of Defender in any way, but in that case, the An family would be accused of rebelling against the Federation.
This was clearly not worth it, but An Tianzuo didn't hesitate to take down everyone. Those who wanted to escape were even killed on the spot. Even the spies of the various families weren't spared.
Then, all of Luoyang was sealed off. None of the outsiders who came to Luoyang were able to escape. All the information in Luoyang was cut off in a short period of time.
Instantly, Luoyang became a blind spot. No one knew what was happening in Luoyang.
Originally, many people were still doubtful. They wondered if An Tianzuo had really caught Holy Pirate. After all, the news was too sudden. Now, many people reacted.
An Tianzuo's actions were most likely because he had really captured God Thief. He was trying to escape.
If he hadn't obtained the Calamity-grade Companion Egg, how could An Tianzuo risk the world and be willing to bear the name of a traitor and become enemies with the entire Federation?
This was equivalent to sending himself to his death without leaving any room for negotiation. Not only would the An family not obtain any benefits from this, but they would also be targeted by the entire Federation. They might even face annihilation.
This was simply throwing his life away. No one would be so foolish.
The only reasonable explanation was that An Tianzuo had really obtained the Calamity-grade Companion Egg, so he was going all out. All he needed to do was incubate the Companion Egg and return as a king. When that happened, no one would be able to do anything to him. He might even rule the world.
The hermit in charge of this matter immediately thought of this possibility. He immediately secretly ran to Luoyang to investigate the situation, but he realized that the An family was already empty. There were only a few commoners and people from Sunset College left in Luoyang.
As they had left in a hurry, many of the troops belonging to the Sunset Army hadn't been transferred away in time. However, officers like Qin Wufu had already disappeared. Even the Primordial Gold Mine was left unattended. Without a leader, all of Luoyang was in chaos.
Damn it, it's actually true. Upon seeing this situation, how could the hermit imagine that An Tianzuo had really obtained the Calamity-grade Companion Egg and had already fled?
"I have to find him as soon as possible." The hermit knew that it was pointless for him to catch up to An Tianzuo on his own.
Ignoring the fact that An Tianzuo was one of the four gods of war of the new era, his strength was unfathomable. Coupled with the many experts in the Sunset Army and Zhou Wen, it was useless even if he caught up to An Tianzuo.
Hermit immediately contacted the headquarters of the League of Defender. Unfortunately, Immortal was not at the headquarters. Cave Era was in charge of the League of Defender now.
"Cave Era, the possibility of An Tianzuo obtaining the Dragon Turtle Companion Egg is very high. We can still make it in time if we chase after him now. I'm afraid it will be too late if we delay any longer." The hermit's meaning was obvious. He needed reinforcements.
Cave Era frowned and said, "What do you want to do?"
"You will need the help of you and the Blood Shaman," the hermit said.
"Immortal isn't around. I have to stay at the headquarters. It's impossible for me to leave. Blood Shaman and Shang Shan are in charge of the construction of the Heaven-Reaching Tower, so they can't leave," said Cave Era.
"It's fine to leave the Heaven-Reaching Tower to Shang Shan. Blood Shaman has to go. Zhou Wen has too many Companion Beasts. Coupled with An Tianzuo and the Sunset Army, only Blood Shaman can restrain them."
Hermit paused for a moment before continuing, "A Calamity-grade Companion Egg. I'm afraid there won't be another opportunity like this in the future. Even if we don't snatch it, the six families won't let it go. If they obtain it, I believe you know the consequences better than me. Even if the six families don't succeed, will An Tianzuo let the matter rest after he incubates the Calamity-grade Companion Beast? "
"Alright, I can get Blood Shaman to help you." The temptation of a Calamity-grade Companion Beast was just too great. Cave Era finally relented.
"I still need to transfer a group of elites from the Alliance, especially those who are good at tracking and reconnaissance. We have to find An Tianzuo as soon as possible," said the hermit.
"We can only succeed this time. Failure is not allowed," Cave Era said in a deep voice.
"Just in case, I hope you can leave a time mark on Blood Shaman. It's best if you don't use it. If there's a need, I'll need you to help me. We have to successfully obtain the Dragon Turtle Companion Egg this time." The hermit still made plans for the worst.
An Tianzuo's name was just too famous. The Federation was huge, and there were as many families as there were hairs on a cow. There were very few people who could truly reach An Tianzuo's level and even fight the six families.
If it wasn't for the fact that Sunset College's Leng Zongzheng hadn't escaped with An Tianzuo, the hermit wouldn't have been able to guarantee that he could snatch the Dragon Turtle Companion Egg back even with so many reinforcements.
Cave Era knew that this operation was of great significance, so she didn't dare be careless. Just as the hermit had said, she left a time mark on Blood Shaman. If needed, she could arrive at Blood Shaman's side at any time.
Many of the Alliance's elites were gathered. Under Blood Shaman's lead, they used the teleportation passageway established within the Alliance and quickly arrived near Luoyang to meet up with the hermit.
After Blood Shaman met up with the hermit, he immediately began tracking An Tianzuo and company.
Many Guardians with special abilities quickly found clues that should not have existed. A group of people chased after them without stopping.
"Lord Hermit, it shouldn't be wrong. An Tianzuo and company should have fled in the direction of Mount Laojun," a Guardian said after carefully observing his surroundings.
"An Tianzuo is indeed cunning. Even if we chase him to Mount Laojun, there's a taboo power there. We can't use force to kill. It won't be easy to capture him," Blood Shaman said.
However, the hermit sneered and said, "That might not be the case. The taboo power of Mount Laojun is indeed terrifying, but we don't need to kill on it."
Under the hermit's lead, the group arrived at Mount Laojun.
From the looks of it, An Tianzuo has done too much to hide his whereabouts. The people from the six families haven't caught up. Blood Shaman looked around Mount Laojun and didn't discover anyone from the other families.
"Are you sure they are on the mountain?" the hermit asked the Guardian beside him.
"There's no mistake. They must be on the mountain. Although they have erased their auras and cut off all traces, they can't hide from my senses. They have been here before," the Guardian said with certainty.
"Let's go up the mountain." The hermit was very confident in the Guardian's abilities. He immediately led him up the mountain and soon arrived in front of the Wordless Monument.
They didn't see anyone here, so everyone continued walking up the mountain. When they were about to reach Golden Peak, they finally saw many people gathered on the nearby stone steps and stone platforms. It was An Tianzuo and company. Among them were Smith and the missing spies from the various families.
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