“Mr. Lund, we won’t venture too far off, just taking a casual stroll really. If we encounter any formidable demon beasts, we’ll come right back!”
As Wyatt spoke, he shot Jared and Hartwin a subtle glance, and then, all three of them sprang up.
Soon after, the young man beside Aaron went after them, accompanied by two cultivators.
Noticing their movements, a displeased Wyatt demanded, “What are you following me for?”
“Oh, Mr. Lund was worried about your safety, so he had us guard you!” the young man said quickly.
“We don’t need protection, you can go back!” Wyatt instructed the group to leave.
However, no one paid him any heed. Wherever they went, the young man would follow.
“President Chance, let them tag along. Let’s see if they can keep up!”
After Jared finished speaking, he immediately took hold of Wyatt and Hartwin. Utilizing his Blazing Stride, they vanished in an instant without a trace.
At that moment, the young man was completely dumbfounded. He had never seen such speed before!
With Jared and the others gone, the young man had no choice but to bring the cultivators back to the ship.
Aaron, upon seeing the young man return without Jared’s group, asked with a hint of confusion. “Why are you back? Where are the others?”
“Mr. Lund, those guys were too fast. They vanished in the blink of an eye. We simply couldn’t keep up. It seems like these guys are starting to suspect us. Looks like we’ll have to make the first move,” the young man observed out loud.
“What? Even you couldn’t catch up with them?”
Aaron’s brow furrowed slightly as he added, “It seems there are experts among them. It’s fine if those three have escaped, as long as the rest haven’t.”
“Come with me,” he commanded, “we can’t let these people escape any longer. We need to take control of the situation first!”
Aaron led his people toward the ship’s cabin.
In truth, after Wyatt’s warning, everyone in the cabin had become wary of Aaron and his men.
Upon seeing Aaron entering the cabin with his entourage, everyone rose to their feet, their faces etched with a look of caution.
Aaron could sense the tension building up in the ship’s cabin, and he knew it was time to take action.
Aaron addressed the crowd, “Ladies and gentlemen, we have now left the stormy seas, and there’s no longer any danger. If anyone wishes to go to the deck, feel free to do so at any time for some fresh air.”
He acted this way to lull everyone into a false sense of security, so he could strike when they least expected it.
What he needed wasn’t to kill these people, but to control them. That was the real challenge. So, he had to make his move when everyone was at ease.
Upon seeing Aaron guiding them to the deck, it seemed he had no intention of controlling them. Indeed, the tense nerves of the crowd relaxed considerably.
Just as someone was about to step onto the deck, Aaron suddenly produced a spiritual charm from his hand!
“Activate Divine Array!” Aaron bellowed, and in an instant, the spiritual talisman blazed up in flames.
Before anyone could react, there was a loud boom. Astonishingly, multiple array runes lit up one after another beneath the entire cabin. They eventually formed a massive, sparkling formation.
Within the formation, streams of spiritual energy, akin to wild vines, surged frenziedly toward the alchemists and began to control every alchemist present.
“Everyone, be careful!”
Winona let out a roar, intending to charge at Aaron. However, she was instantly entwined by a ray of spiritual energy. Her strength was completely restrained, causing her to fall to the ground.
The other alchemists were also being controlled one after another, utterly unable to exert any of their power.
“Hmph, they think a simple formation can trap us.”
With a cold huff, Carlo then took action, along with the people from Duad Formation Sect.
A formation took shape in the hands of Carlo and his companions. Then, within the formation, spiritual swords burst forth, severing each tendril of spiritual energy.
Aaron was taken aback, his brow furrowed tightly. “Aren’t you all alchemists? There’s actually an array master among you?”
He hadn’t expected that there would be so many array masters disguised among these alchemists.
At that time, Sinclair didn’t mention anything about an array master. He simply said that there was another group of alchemists trailing behind!
