Airships, unhampered by terrain and able to travel in a straight line, were much faster than off-road vehicles. Of course, they still had to land and rest at night, as the strange phenomena of the Merging Land after dark couldn't be avoided just by being in the sky.
Even so, it only took them two days to return to the base at Fortress No. 4.
The moment the airship stabilized, Lai Guard came aboard with his soldiers and said to Chen Chuan, "Captain Chen, I'm under orders to take custody of Fei Tong. I'll take him from here."
Chen Chuan gestured, and Yuan Qiuyuan brought the man out from the rear and handed him to Laiwu. As he did, Yuan Qiuyuan said, "Watch him closely. We went through a lot of trouble to catch him and haul him back here. Don't let him die on your watch."
Laiwu remained expressionless. He had a Fighter behind him go forward and lead the still heavily-injured Fei Tong away.
