Chapter 217: Chapter 194: It Can Actually Fly

First of all, why did the Seventh Princess leave the city?

And why leave with only four guards?

Most importantly, why was she followed by so many delegations seeking her hand in marriage? What on earth was the Dark Night Elf Clan up to?

These were all important questions.

Of course, there was an even more important problem right now... The pursuers had arrived!

As Gao Neng looked toward Fang Tangtang, he saw dozens of familiar figures behind her. Giants, each five, six, or even seven meters tall, were stampeding toward them.

"The Hill Giant Race!"

"And the Northern Cave Race!"

"The Beastman Race?!"

"There are other races flying in the sky too! Is that the Winged Race?!"

"..."

There were too many to count.

Far too many. At least twenty different races were charging at him.

"The scent of blood!"

"A battle up ahead? Those are... the Seventh Princess’s guards!"

"Oh no, the Seventh Princess is in danger!"

The princes of the various races all had their own unique abilities. Even from a distance, they could still spot the bodies lying on the ground far away.

They roared in a frenzy.

Bellowing!

They charged toward Gao Neng and Fang Tangtang at top speed.

"Run!" Without a moment’s hesitation, Gao Neng scooped up the Seventh Princess and bolted. Not running in a situation like this was no different from suicide.

Fang Tangtang was running too.

What’s more, she had consumed an Angel’s Wings pill.

On her back, a pair of wings condensed from light flapped continuously, propelling her at incredible speed as she flew like crazy just above the ground.

Gao Neng, likewise, activated his Ghost Foot Realm.

But even so, the two of them couldn’t shake off the other races.

In fact, they were getting closer and closer.

In terms of power, these marriage proposal delegations were basically all mid-rank or higher. Some were even high-rank, and there were races that specialized in speed.

For example, the members of the Winged Race flying in the sky.

"Those two look like they’re from the Celestial Race! I recognize them, they’re both from the Celestial Race! Why did they capture the Seventh Princess?!"

"The Celestial Race? What are they trying to do?!"

"Are they trying to snatch the bride?!"

"I heard the Celestial Race’s Fourth Prince, Fifth Prince, and Sixth Prince all want to marry the Seventh Princess! Are they pulling a feint, trying to snatch her midway?"

"It’s possible, damn it! They deliberately schemed to get the Seventh Princess to leave the city alone, then sent people to snatch her, while we charge the front lines and die for them?"

"How despicable! We have to get the Seventh Princess back!"

After confirming Gao Neng and Fang Tangtang’s identities, the other races were all shocked.

The Celestial Race was snatching the bride!

Is there no law anymore?!

Fang Tangtang was now three meters behind Gao Neng. Seeing him still carrying the unconscious Seventh Princess, she was a bit dumbfounded.

"Gao Neng, hurry up and drop that Seventh Princess! Why are you still carrying her? Are you planning to marry a seductive bitch like her?"

"Marry my ass! Didn’t you hear them say we’re from the Celestial Race? Besides, I just thought of a serious problem. This Seventh Princess is most likely the target of all those marriage proposals!" Gao Neng shouted as he ran.

"Huh? The Seventh Princess is the target of their marriage proposals?"

"Yes! Don’t you think this whole thing is a little weird? Have you thought about why the Seventh Princess left the city? And have you thought about why so many other races are following her?"

"You mean... they proposed to the Seventh Princess, so she deliberately left the city... Wait, I don’t quite get it. Let me think... Are you saying... the Seventh Princess intentionally put herself in danger to lure these marriage proposal delegations into attacking our Military Department?!"

"That’s probably it!" Gao Neng nodded quickly, then continued, "So, if we hand the Seventh Princess over to them now, she’ll definitely identify us as humans when she wakes up. At that point, she’ll still lead them to attack the Military Department. With so many mid-rank and high-rank fighters, if they really attack, the Military Department probably won’t make it back this time!"

"Then what do we do? Just kill her! If we kill her... the problem’s solved, right? Without the Seventh Princess, what marriage proposal is there to make? They’ll definitely just scatter!" Fang Tangtang immediately shouted.

"No, we can’t kill her now... They think we’re from the Celestial Race. If we kill the Seventh Princess now, wouldn’t we be exposing ourselves?" Gao Neng was well aware of the relationship between the Celestial Race and the Dark Night Elf Clan.

If they were truly from the Celestial Race...

Snatching the bride was a possibility.

But killing the Seventh Princess was absolutely out of the question.

Wait!

’Snatching the bride?!’

"I have a plan!" Gao Neng’s eyes lit up.

"What plan? Hurry up and tell me!" Fang Tangtang was so anxious she was about to say something nasty.

"See those big trees up ahead? When we get there, we’ll break their line of sight and split up. I’ll use an Earth Dragon to take you underground!"

"Then what about you?!"

"I have to act as a decoy first. As long as I have the Seventh Princess, they’ll definitely chase me. After you’ve escaped, I’ll have the Earth Dragon come back for me."

"Okay, but you have to lend me this cat. I won’t feel safe otherwise!" Fang Tangtang nodded immediately, but her gaze shifted to Gao Xiaomeng.

"..." Gao Neng was truly speechless.

’I’m sacrificing myself for the greater good, and what does she do? Fang Tangtang tries to take my cat?’ he thought. ’What a pain-in-the-ass teammate. If I had a choice, I really wouldn’t want her on my team.’

However, after a moment’s thought, he still nodded.

He and Gao Xiaomeng shared a special connection.

This was clear from how Gao Xiaomeng had managed to find his home and then his dorm room. So, leaving Gao Xiaomeng with Fang Tangtang would allow them to regroup later.

"Gao Xiaomeng, you go with her!"

"Meow!" Gao Xiaomeng seemed a little reluctant.

"Protect her and help her escape first. Then, once it’s safe, you can bring her to me, understand?" Gao Neng had no choice but to make this decision.

If he really let Fang Tangtang run off by herself...

...he actually wouldn’t be able to rest easy.

"Meow!" In the end, Gao Xiaomeng nodded.

"The forest is just ahead. Fang Tangtang, are you ready?" As Gao Neng spoke, he began to command the Earth Dragon to grab hold of Fang Tangtang.

Meanwhile, Fang Tangtang hugged Gao Xiaomeng tightly.

"Don’t worry. I, Death God Fang Tangtang, may not be able to beat you in a fight, but I have my own tricks when it comes to escaping! Also... here’s an ’Angel’s Wings’ for you!" While speaking, Fang Tangtang quickly tossed a pill over.

"Didn’t you say you only had one?!" Gao Neng clearly remembered Fang Tangtang saying she only had one Angel’s Wings, but right now, she had a pair of light wings on her back.

"Alright, fine, this one isn’t actually called Angel’s Wings. It’s called Demon’s Wings. They’re two different things!" Fang Tangtang immediately came up with an excuse.

"You’re so honest!"

"Of course!"

"Split up, now!" Gao Neng paid no more attention to Fang Tangtang’s petty tricks, because they had already reached the edge of the forest.

A few large trees blocked the view of the pursuing races.

Fang Tangtang immediately ducked under a large tree and dove headfirst toward the ground.

Gao Neng thought that if he were to command the Earth Dragon to return now, Fang Tangtang would probably dive headfirst to her death.

However, he didn’t do that. He immediately commanded the Earth Dragon to start burrowing, taking Fang Tangtang and Gao Xiaomeng underground.

At the same time, he quickly swallowed the Angel’s Wings pill.

The Angel’s Wings went down.

It was cool and refreshing.

Then, he felt a massive amount of energy gathering behind him. In an instant, a pair of light wings sprouted from his back.

’Demon’s Wings, my ass. These are clearly Angel’s Wings, okay? That shameless Fang Tangtang.’

Gao Neng didn’t have time to dwell on this. He immediately took flight, since his speed would be greatly reduced if he tried to weave through the forest on foot.

Of course, you could argue that the forest provided cover, and that wasn’t wrong.

The problem was...

...the forest was full of other living creatures.

And in a primeval forest like this, no one knew how many hunting traps had been set by its inhabitants. One wrong step, and you wouldn’t even know what killed you.

After taking the Angel’s Wings, Gao Neng’s speed increased dramatically.

"WHOOSH!"

He flew rapidly just above the treetops.

Ghost Step Realm plus Angel’s Wings.

His current speed was simply terrifying.

Of course, the energy consumption was just as terrifying.

But even now, he was still full of energy.

Forget being weak; he felt strong enough to pin down the Seventh Princess and give her a few "injections" right then and there.

"Hahaha, you idiots! The Seventh Princess belongs to a prince of our Celestial Race! How could she ever marry into your lowly races? Dream on!" Gao Neng shouted.

He was actually quite grateful now that he had drunk a relatively large amount of the Spring of Life. If not for that, this level of exertion would have forced him to tap into his second magnetic core long ago.

And the other races behind who witnessed this scene naturally became even more certain of Gao Neng’s identity.

"It really is the Celestial Race snatching the bride!"

"Damn you, Celestial Race! Let go of the Seventh Princess!"

"Catch him! I’d like to see how the Celestial Race explains this one!"

"Huh? Where did the other one go?"

"Who cares about her? Let’s catch this one first and rescue the Seventh Princess!"

The princes of the other races roared and charged into the forest.

The tall members of the Hill Giant Race were by no means slow when they ran. In fact, they were quite fast, still moving with great strides even within the forest.

The members of the Beastman Race leaped between the trees.

Every race had its own way of traversing the forest.

As for the Winged Race...

...like Gao Neng, they flew directly into the air.

Their speed was not slow, either.

Even after taking the Angel’s Wings, Gao Neng was still unable to shake them.

「And so it went, one chasing, one fleeing, for a full ten minutes.」

Just as Gao Neng was preparing to run on, he suddenly felt something was wrong. The Angel’s Wings condensed on his back were faintly starting to dissipate.

’That damn Fang Tangtang said the Angel’s Wings only last for three minutes, but it’s been ten! As expected... you can’t believe a word she says!’ Gao Neng’s thoughts raced.

And now, a problem arose.

With the Angel’s Wings dissipating, his speed would drop by nearly half, and he wouldn’t be able to keep flying. If nothing changed, he would be caught very soon.

’What should I do?’