Treasure That Locks the Flow of Luck

"What do we do, Your Majesty?"

In the blink of an eye, the place was empty. The Shadow Emperor was a little stunned.

This was completely different from what he had expected.

He had thought this operation would be much the same as the previous ones.

While Marys took the Large Warship to collect traces of Yi Chen's aura and his own, they would have Yi Chen lie in wait nearby and let Yi Chen drain as much of Marys's luck as possible.

In the end, after only a few brief words, Marys left straight away.

And from the meaning of the conversation between the two sides, Marys did not plan to use search and tracking methods to find their hiding place within the next month or two.

"Let me think!"

Yi Chen had also been caught off guard.

The plan was all messed up.

Lacking sufficient information, he could not judge Marys's attitude—whether he was forcing Morris to compromise, or whether he would continue stalling even after Morris compromised, using that to retaliate against Morris.

However, no matter what, this was a good thing for him.

At the very least, they could drag things out for another month or two.

It might only be a month or two, but with his current talent, he could raise himself by at least two small realms in that time.

Conversely, though, Marys was still a huge threat to him.

"We'll wait here another day. Once we're sure this isn't some trap, we'll find Marys's hiding place and drain his luck to about the right level first."

After thinking it over for a moment, Yi Chen quickly made a decision.

Marys deliberately stalling for time was naturally an excellent thing.

But there was no guarantee that, a month or two later, he would