Song Heguo and Dan Nan, along with others, pursued Zhao Wei without hesitation primarily because, deep down, they sided with Han Lang.
On their way to Star City, they had learned that the deaths of Han Zhongyi and Old Master Cao were entirely orchestrated by Zhao Wei.
If they hadn't been concerned about Han Lang being tried for harming innocents, they wouldn't have stopped him.
But now that things had reached this point, they were determined to help Han Lang achieve complete revenge before his trial.
However, they seemed to have underestimated Zhao Wei's strength.
After leaving the hotel, Zhao Wei fled at extreme speed towards a deep mountain forest on the outskirts of Star City.
Even those as powerful as Song Heguo and Dan Nan found themselves struggling to keep up with Zhao Wei's speed for a moment.
"Damn it! Isn't this Zhao Wei just a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage? How can his flying speed be so fast!"
Huang Yuhua, whose strength was only at the middle stage of the Golden Core, was somewhat exasperated, as he found himself gradually falling behind Zhao Wei as time passed.
Hearing this, Dan Nan and Song Heguo, who were ahead of him, frowned.
"Commander, this is indeed a bit unusual. Zhao Wei's speed, let alone for Little Huang, even we seem to be gradually falling behind!"
"Could it be that this Zhao Wei is actually a hidden expert? Has his strength surpassed ours?"
While speculating, everyone continued to pursue with all their might.
Finally, they watched from a distance as Zhao Wei plunged into the dense forest and disappeared without a trace.
"Leave clues for Han Lang and Tang Qin behind, and the two of us will go search first!"
Song Heguo, as the commander of the special forces, did not hesitate when he saw Zhao Wei's actions change, and immediately set up a plan.
Dan Nan was also not weak, and at the same time, he was worried about Song Heguo going alone, so he assigned this task to Huang Yuhua, while he himself quickly followed Song Heguo to the spot where Zhao Wei had disappeared.
Looking up, the jungle was lush and green, but Zhao Wei's figure was nowhere to be seen.
Dan Nan was even more puzzled at this moment.
"Commander, this is wrong! How could a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator escape right under our noses?"
Song Heguo also frowned deeply.
"There's definitely a problem, and haven't you noticed? This area is supposed to be a deep mountain forest, yet there are no bird songs or insect chirps. It's too unnaturally quiet, isn't it?"
Upon hearing Song Heguo's words, Dan Nan also realized something was amiss.
"What should we do now? Split up and search?"
Song Heguo shook his head.
"If Zhao Wei's strength is indeed only at the Foundation Establishment stage, then he must have used some sort of flying spiritual artifact to escape. Since he disappeared here, it means he must have hidden somewhere. Because if he continued to fly away, he wouldn't be able to evade our divine senses. Let's wait for Han Lang and the others here, and then we can split up and expand our search range. Don't worry, he definitely won't escape!"
As they were speaking, several figures were rapidly approaching from the distance.
It was Han Lang, Ma Long, Tang Geng, and Tang Qin, who had rushed over with Huang Yuhua.
"How is it? Deputy Officer Dan, Commander, where is Zhao Wei?" Han Lang asked anxiously.
Dan Nan shook his head.
"He disappeared after we chased him here. We suspect he's probably hidden himself. We were just planning to wait for you to come and search together."
As soon as Dan Nan finished speaking, Han Lang, without any hesitation, immediately lowered his head and plunged down.
However, no matter how he used his divine sense to search rapidly, he still found no trace of Zhao Wei.
In an instant, he became anxious.
Zhao Wei was the mastermind behind the murder of his father and Old Brother Cao. Even if the entire Zhao family was wiped out, it would not be enough to quell his hatred if this mastermind was not killed.
Just as Han Lang was becoming restless, the last one, Zhao Wu, also arrived.
He directly said to Han Lang.
"Han Lang! Where is my brother?"
Han Lang glanced at him.
With the situation having escalated to this point, their relationship had naturally completely broken down. It was only because both sides still remembered their past affection that they hadn't directly resorted to violence.
Therefore, he replied curtly.
"Don't know! Disappeared!"
"Disappeared?" Zhao Wu asked, confused.
"How could he disappear? He's just a cultivator at the late Foundation Establishment stage. Could he possibly escape from a group of you cultivators who are at least at the middle to late Golden Core stage? Did you kill him and then destroy the evidence?"
Zhao Wu's suspicion made Han Lang somewhat displeased, and Ma Long directly cursed.
"Zhao Wu! Get it straight. Even when the young master annihilated your entire Zhao family, he did it openly and honestly. Would he hide the fact if he killed the mastermind? What do you mean by being so suspicious of the young master?"
Zhao Wu retorted impatiently.
"Ma Long! Stop your nonsense. My brother and I are now sworn enemies. Whether or not he killed my brother, I will never let him go!"
Han Lang was furious. Already agitated by his inability to find Zhao Wei, he punched a nearby large tree, shattering it, and then roared at Zhao Wu.
"Zhao Wu! What are you babbling about? If you want to fight, just make your move! I, Han Lang, will not retreat half a step!"
Zhao Wu was also extremely angry, and immediately assumed a fighting stance.
"Good! Then prepare to receive my attack!"
Just as the two were about to fight again over a disagreement, Song Heguo suddenly shouted to stop them.
"Enough, you two! Zhao Wu, I'm telling you, this matter is not that simple. Haven't you noticed that divine senses are being blocked in that area?"
Upon hearing Song Heguo's words, everyone immediately extended their divine senses towards the area he pointed to.
"Indeed, divine senses cannot penetrate that area!" Dan Nan exclaimed in surprise.
"What could it be? Could it be a barrier?" Ma Long was utterly confused.
Tang Qin and Tang Geng were also completely clueless.
At a critical moment, Han Lang exclaimed in shock.
"Not good! This place might be an ability user modification base!"
With Han Lang's reminder, Dan Nan also seemed to have a sudden realization.
When they were fighting in the White Elephant Country, they had discussed the issue of divine senses being unable to penetrate ability user modification bases.
Dr. Simum knew that cultivators' divine senses could penetrate and investigate. Therefore, almost all bases were made with anti-divine sense materials.
The current situation was almost exactly the same as before!
"It really is a case of arriving at the right time. We actually found an ability user base hidden within China's borders in this place! It seems this Zhao Wei has been involved in a lot of shady dealings behind the scenes!"
Zhao Wu seemed to disagree with Dan Nan's statement, but he had also experienced the problem of divine senses being unable to penetrate.
Therefore, his expression instantly turned to disbelief.
"No! It's impossible. Our family has always made it its mission to eliminate ability users. How could we possibly collude with ability users?"