Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 765: Absolute Sky
In the dark wilderness, Chen Chuan galloped on his horse. From the bag where he placed his lost items, a ray of rosy cloud flowed out and was dragged behind him, forming a stream of rosy cloud that connected to the sky, dyeing it a magnificent color.

This was enough to be called a wonder, but at this moment it was the best guide to where he was. Along the way, he had been harassed and attacked continuously, but because he was moving quickly, he only suffered sporadic attacks, and there was even a period of time when he was not blocked at all.

This is normal. On the vast plains, the army of the old imperial family is very limited after all. It is impossible for them to take care of all places. They can only station themselves in some key locations.

This was also because the road he was traveling on was the main passage that had been opened up to connect to the rear, and the old imperial army was generally deployed along this route, so he would always encounter them along the way.

After running for another hour without any disturbance, he suddenly heard the sound of propeller blades in front of him, and then airships came from both sides. The rotary machine gun above began to rotate, and dropped one incendiary bomb after another in front of him, trying to block his way.

Those incendiary bombs exploded in the dark night, instantly setting a large area of ​​the ground on fire. Sparks flew out and ignited the grass and trees, instantly forming a long fire trail in front.

Chen Chuan took a look and released all his energy. He also exerted his strength to dodge left and right in the flames and pass through them in a hair's breadth. Relying on his extraordinary mental strength, he avoided every spark that drifted towards him.

The horse under him actually became extremely excited in such a situation, neighing loudly, its mane shaking off the sweat, and its four hooves pedaling faster and faster.

However, at this time, whether they gave up or for some other reason, the two airships that were originally chasing suddenly stopped their machine guns, then rose up, turned around and flew away.

This was because the crew on the boat had just received a report that a large number of airships and troops were being mobilized on the side of the Dashun base, and it was suspected that a large-scale attack might be launched after dawn.

In particular, according to information received from insiders, a part of the troops stationed in the central city had clearly entered the intersection, so all the airships scattered in the wilderness had to be withdrawn to ensure that the confrontation would not fall into a disadvantage.

Chen Chuan glanced up into the air, and after a moment's thought, he roughly guessed something. He rushed towards the base. It was impossible that the Defense Department had not received the news. They must have started to move and put pressure on the old imperial army on the front line.

This also achieved his goal. As he broke through and rushed to the base, his chances of intercepting and seizing the remains were limited.

The general who conquered the country from the old imperial family must be on his way to him now.

Just as he was thinking about it, the terrain in front of him became steeper, and just on the opposite high ground, the sound of catapults came, and dozens of huge fireballs smashed towards him.

The burning pottery ball exploded on the ground with a bang, and countless kerosene spilled onto the ground. The surrounding ground also caught fire and spread rapidly outward.

Chen Chuan had just smelled the pungent smell of fuel, so he did not rush in directly, but turned his horse's head and went to the side, bypassing the area where flames were shooting into the sky.

But he knew in his heart that this was what the other party wanted him to do, and there must be more ambushes ahead, so he did not follow the other party's train of thought, but rushed directly down through the opened passages and ran into the unknown area.

The army of the old imperial family had indeed made a lot of targeted preparations at the front, but Chen Chuan's change of route caught everyone off guard.

You have to know that no matter how many dangers and obstacles Chen Chuan encountered along the way, he never left the main route.

This is understandable. The unknown area is full of various dangerous creatures and the environment is extremely harsh. It would be a death sentence for ordinary people to travel through it. Instead, they would most likely get themselves trapped in it. But he did just that, and as a result, all their careful arrangements made before were rendered useless.

But at least they had the guidance of the sunset glow, and they could still figure out where this person was going. And this was not necessarily a completely bad thing. Moving in the unknown area was definitely not as fast as outside, so they could just mobilize the army to surround him.

Chen Chuan was indeed affected at this time. It was not because of the creatures here, which could be driven away by spiritual power, but mainly because the rugged ground covered with various plants made it impossible to run as fast as on a flat open space.

But the dragon-nosed horse under him was indeed a riding horse for elite cavalry. Even in this environment, it was still able to jump and gallop, thus maintaining a certain speed.

He had already prepared to dismount and walk away, but now it seemed that there was no need.

In fact, on the data map provided by Chen Bitong, there is a small path that can be used to travel through these unknown areas, but it is impossible to pass through without a certain spiritual strength, so not to mention that few people know about it, even if they know it, they have no way to travel through it.

Now he put these to use. After walking here for more than an hour, he found this path based on the markings of some rivers and hills on the map. He also rested here for half an hour and fed the dragon-nosed horse some nutritional paste.

Then he mounted his horse again and galloped along the path.

At this moment, there were only dense swarms of scout birds following him, and behind these birds, Chao Ming was also following quietly.

Three hours later, Chen Chuan rushed out of this unknown area. This time, he still did not stay in the wilderness for long. He crossed all the way and rushed into another unknown area in about twenty minutes.

Seeing that they were unable to effectively encircle and intercept him, the various armies had no choice but to send the message backwards, and finally gathered on a large silver-white airship.

This was the exclusive airship of the former imperial general, and it was now heading in the direction indicated by the glow. General Wei Guochan was sitting in the main cabin seat of the airship, with a long spear with a white necklace on it standing upright on the side of his hand, and his eyes behind the mask were looking at the magnificent glow in the sky ahead.

At this moment, a military officer came up to him, bowed and said, "General, there is a report from behind that Yao Zhiyi from the rebel army has caught up with us."

Wei Guochan didn't say anything, just waved his hand.

The military school bowed, clasped his fists, and retreated.

Although the generals on both sides also heard the news at this moment, their expressions were very calm, because Wei Guochan and Yao Zhiyi had clashed many times, and both sides were unable to defeat the opponent. Now they set off first, and by the time Yao Zhiyi caught up, they would have already got the lost items.

By then, it will be impossible for the other party to take things away from the general.

At this moment, when the troops below saw this large airship passing over their heads, they were surprised at first, but then they all became excited and their morale was boosted.

As the news was transmitted via telegram, all the old imperial troops deployed along the way issued thunderous shouts of "Victory!"

At this time, the exclusive airship that Yao Zhiyi was riding on also appeared in the sky. The two airships in front and behind were not much different in model. Although they could see each other in the air, they were actually still some distance apart.

Yao Zhiyi stood on the observation deck of the airship, looking at the dense and bright army below, and the shouting sound coming from his ears, and he couldn't help but raise his thick eyebrows. Wei Guochan can be said to be the spiritual pillar of the entire Jibei Dao old imperial army, so he was fanatically worshipped by the army.

But it’s good this way.

He rubbed the hilt of the sword with his five fingers for a few times. If such a spiritual pillar were broken, it would surely undermine the morale of the entire army!
At this time, some scout birds suddenly flew out from the army below, and seemed to try to get closer. However, as the machine guns on both sides of the airship sounded, they were quickly shot down. There was something coated around the airbag, and the scout birds fell down as soon as they approached.

Two airships also appeared nearby, but none of them dared to approach. They all followed from a distance, as if they were escorting them.

On the other side, Chen Chuan once again came out of the dense forest in the unknown area. What appeared in front of him was the familiar wilderness. There would be no dense forest for a long distance ahead.

He thought there might be some arrangement here, but after he came out for a while, he did not encounter any attack, as if the other side no longer tried to intercept him.

However, he knew that this probably did not mean that the other side had given up, but that there must be a bigger one coming.

After a while, suddenly, the bright and transparent sky light enveloped the earth, and the night that was originally so thick that it could not be dissolved suddenly disappeared.

Its daybreak.

He raised his hand and pulled the reins. The dragon-nosed horse under him raised its front hooves, exhaled a puff of air, and then stopped.

The figures of a man and a horse were cast on the ground. In front of them was an endless plain. The strong wind blowing from the opposite side fluttered the red scarf around his neck.

At this moment, he looked up and saw from afar that at the other end of the sky, there was a silver-white airship flying towards him. The front of the airbag was marked with the "Cloud Thunder Dragon Pattern" representing the old imperial family. The light reflected by it was like stars in the sky, extremely dazzling.

The moment he saw the airship, he suddenly felt an indescribable pressure enveloping him, and his breathing seemed to be temporarily blocked.

He knew that this was a spiritual warning.

At this moment, he was sure that the fighter from the old imperial family must be on that airship.

While watching, at this moment, vaguely, it seemed that something passed through the huge airship.

Then there was a loud bang, and a big hole was seen pierced through the airbag with cloud-thunder dragon pattern on it, and a huge flame broke out, and soon the whole thing became blazing. After a while, the airship, which had almost become a huge fireball, fell from the sky.

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(End of this chapter)