Chapter 48

Across the street, two people appeared who were dressed very differently from the residents here. Probably because they were both from the Seven Radiant Treasure Trees, Lei, who was curious about the street festival, stopped and looked at the couple with confusion.

Zhengchen, who was walking behind, immediately quickened his pace and pulled her behind him. The target of the other party was very clear; as soon as they appeared, they had their eyes on them. The intentions were not good!

"Zhengchen?"

"Let's leave first." Stopping Lei's confusion, Zhengchen pulled her into the crowd. Oluha, seeing this, raised an eyebrow. Well, the information was spot on; this guy was overly cautious. It was just a face, yet he immediately used a rather helpless method.

"This guy... chase!"

Spitting in frustration, Oluha now had no choice but to squeeze through the crowd with Lanzhu.

"Outside the city?" Oluha, following Zhengchen, noticed that Zhengchen and Lei were not heading towards the crowded areas but were drawing them into the crowd. He immediately sped up, while they still had to slowly squeeze out.

By the time they completely got out of the crowd, Zhengchen's figure was almost gone.

"Really troublesome... tch, this is better, saves some effort." Oluha, who had come out of the crowd, said unhappily, wanting to speed up to chase, but Lanzhu held his arm.

"Wait, it's better to be careful." Lanzhu shook her head. Once out of the city, there was no need to hide anymore, "Let's form a pact first. The information says the other party has very dangerous means."

"Dangerous means? That's just a low-level trick!" Oluha lightly swung the ice sword that appeared after forming the pact, and the forest in front of him instantly froze over, exposing the hidden danger.

Less than five meters in front of him, there was a thin metal wire frozen in ice.

"Hmm, indeed low-level." Noticing Oluha's darkening face, Lanzhu smiled lightly, "It's really dangerous, isn't it?"

"Shut up, once the danger is discovered, it's meaningless!" Oluha was somewhat angry and embarrassed. If he had blindly chased over, there was a high chance he would have run into trouble! "A venomous snake with its fangs pulled, just a showpiece!"

Knowing the possible traps nearby, Oluha was no longer worried. This scale of freezing wouldn't cost him much effort. At most, it would be a bit troublesome. Could a trap still work after being frozen?

"... " Touching the deep ice on the tree trunk, Zhengchen simply retracted the temporary setup. The enemy was already on guard, so the setup was meaningless. And this was the most troublesome enemy he had ever encountered!

"That Holy War Angel seems to be like me." Lei gently tugged at Zhengchen's sleeve.

"Seven Radiant Treasure Trees?"

Lei nodded lightly. This made things a bit more complicated. The Seven Radiant Treasure Trees were different from ordinary Holy War Angels, quite rare. The pact-former definitely wasn't a nobody...

"I can fight with you."

"Alright."

Zhengchen nodded. Once he accepted something, his previous thoughts didn't matter much. With a troublesome enemy, Zhengchen had no confidence in using terrain and other means to wear down the opponent. This large-scale ice seal he could easily release left him at a loss. Normally, the best way to defeat the opponent would be assassination, but now there was no chance.

"No need to hide like a rat anymore, come out quickly!" Unable to find Zhengchen, Oluha said with a frown, but he was much more cautious. He knew Zhengchen was observing him from somewhere he couldn't detect, waiting for a slip-up.

"Please rest assured, we have no ill intentions. Can we talk?" Lanzhu spoke softly to the surroundings, her tone much better than Oluha's!

"Obviously not." There was no response, and Oluha couldn't help but sneer, "His courage is only this much, I guess he's only this lucky to get this far?"

The wind picked up? Oluha looked at the leaves being blown...

"What the hell!!"

Seeing the linear whirlwind sweeping towards him, Oluha immediately raised his ice sword in front of him. A wall of ice firmly blocked the whirlwind, which was pushing forward. Under his power, a layer of ice formed on the whirlwind, which surged like a locomotive!

Ice that could freeze the wind...

Crack, crack, crack, crack—

As soon as the ice covered the whirlwind, the sound of ice breaking immediately followed!

"Damn, the information was wrong!!" Staring at the ice spear with cracks, Oluha frowned tightly, "Well, it makes sense, but this power can't be underestimated!"

Swinging the ice sword forward, the ice wall in front of him quickly expanded and reinforced, enveloping the incoming whirlwind. All obstacles in its path were swept away. He clearly saw Zhengchen and the Green Wind Sword he held.

When Zhengchen swung his sword, he made a similar move... Oluha looked at the whirlwind that had expanded five times in diameter and returned, "This is ridiculous!"

All the ice spikes heading towards Zhengchen were ground to dust by the wind. A large ice ball encased Oluha, blocking the sharp whirlwind.

"Uh... what's going on?" Longpulu, waiting for Oluha, was stunned by the wind column tilting from the ground to the sky. This... Oluha's Holy War Angel was ice-based, so what was this wind?

Not long after, Oluha returned with a grim face, his neatly dressed clothes now with many cuts, all caused by the sharp wind, "The information was wrong, let's go back."

The power of the Seven Radiant Treasure Trees was strong, but how much it could be utilized depended on the user and the compatibility. The initial compatibility had a certain level, and to improve it further required daily interaction.

So, under normal circumstances, in a short time... even if they had formed a pact initially, the information didn't mention any pact battles. This might be their first real combat, but the power was impressive!

"A very skilled user." Seeing that Oluha was fine, Lanzhu said softly. After the opponent's attack, they had already left. Chasing them now would be unwise, as they had already been caught off guard.

"..." Oluha tugged at the corners of his mouth. Praising another user with his Holy War Angel just didn't feel right!

"Is it wrong?"

"..." Oluha sighed, "Alright, alright, I admit, that person is indeed very skilled." Zhengchen's pact time was very short, possibly even shorter than expected, yet he had displayed the combat power of a veteran Seven Radiant Treasure Trees user, "I'm a bit worried about what might happen when they reach the Edel Garden."

Lanzhu also sighed lightly. Others might not know, but they knew some inside information. The best way was to avoid Lei meeting the person she wanted to see.

There might have been a chance before, but now it was difficult. If Zhengchen and the others forcibly entered the Edel Garden, the only ones who could stop them would be the Seven Radiant Treasure Trees. However, when the Seven Radiant Treasure Trees fought, the scale was huge... when their power was fully unleashed, it was like a natural disaster!

"We can't let them go to the Edel Garden! At least not in this way! Let's go back to the president!"

"You're free, farewell!"

Looking at the collar and bracelet Zhengchen had taken off, Greyaz was stunned as Zhengchen, still in the pact state, quickly left. Still confused, he couldn't help but shout, "Boss, where are you going... wait... sigh..."

Before he could finish, Zhengchen had already disappeared.

"..." Kokowit was also stunned. What was Zhengchen up to?

"Seems so, what should we do next?" The sudden situation left Greyaz at a loss. After being subdued by Zhengchen, he had always been focused on Zhengchen. Now that the boss had suddenly disappeared and set him free, his mind was in a daze.

"What about the organization?"

"..." Greyaz calmed down and thought, "The boss might have encountered something, so he's rushing to the Edel Garden. Should we go back to the clinic and wait?"

After some thought, they decided to go back to the place they had been before. They definitely couldn't catch up to Zhengchen, so the best choice was to wait in a place he would go to in the future.

When they left Water Buffalo City, they passed a place where a battle had occurred. The destruction was significant, with the area covered in broken ice and the ground and tree trunks scratched and broken.

"Looks like something really happened!" Greyaz couldn't help but say. The scratches were left by the sharp wind, which was almost certainly from Zhengchen. The rest of the broken ice... a Holy War Angel that could fight the Seven Radiant Treasure Trees and was ice-based, he immediately thought of a well-known person in the Edel Garden.

Excluding the president, who couldn't be here, it could only be Oluha, rumored to be a favorite of the president.

"Even such a big shot has appeared, the organization probably won't make any moves for now." Greyaz breathed a sigh of relief. They seemed to be safe for now, at least until Zhengchen's situation was resolved.

It was just unknown what Zhengchen would do next...