Their exploration to the east had yielded next to nothing.
Standing on a barren mountain eight thousand kilometers from White Bone Mountain, Velin considered pressing on.
They had already gained more than enough this time. He had no need to chase after anything else.
Just as Velin was about to call Lucas back, Lucas suddenly said, "Your Majesty, I sense treasure ahead."
"Hm?"
Velin was baffled. He had searched for nearly ten days without finding a thing. Why had Lucas sensed treasure up ahead the moment they were about to leave?
Could it be a trap?
Seeing Velin deep in thought, Lucas asked, "Your Majesty, should we go a few hundred kilometers farther?"
"When something seems off, trouble is bound to follow. There may well be treasure ahead, but there's certainly danger too." Velin folded his arms and looked toward the region shrouded in black fog.
At those words, Lucas immediately expanded his Law Domain and used the Fate Law to observe his own fate.
Velin waited beside him. With the Blood Knight here, he was confident no one could threaten him.
Across hundreds of possible fates, Lucas saw a dark figure flash past. After that, there was nothing.
"Certain death."
Lucas could hardly believe the result.
His sixth sense clearly told him there was no danger ahead, yet if he traveled another thousand kilometers, he would undoubtedly die.
It seemed His Majesty was right. When something seemed off, trouble was bound to follow.
His Majesty was powerful enough to fear nothing, but Lucas was only a weak Kingdom Legendary. That made him the first target.
"How does it look?" Velin asked when Lucas remained motionless.
"Your Majesty, fate tells me that if I go forward, I'm certain to die." Lucas came back to himself and turned toward Velin.
"Then