Lu Yin knew. But he still felt it couldn't be that simple.
It was as if the other side had thrown all their chips in as soon as the game began. That made no sense unless they had other chips to play.
Twelve master-level Time Spirits?
The number twelve was far too neat, as if it had been chosen specifically to mark the twelve hours on a clock.
If so, that meant there could be more than twelve.
What about the others?
Mi Ya said coldly, "We'll know whether Shi Chu has any other tricks up his sleeve by watching what the Time Spirits do next."
Lu Yin nodded. "That's the only way. We have no way to get information on the Time Spirits."
Silver knew very little.
The others dispersed again.
Wang Wen had just left when Thousand Machine Strange Performance arrived. He bared his teeth at Lu Yin, his bear face looking a whole size plumper. "You sure know how to cause trouble. You asked me to come here without telling me I'd have to face three Time Spirits."
Lu Yin said, "I didn't know either."
Thousand Machine Strange Performance grinned. "Don't think I don't know what you're up to. You left the most dangerous place to me, using me to draw the Time Spirits' attention, making it look like humanity was giving this everything we had. Humanity is scheming against the Time Spirits, and the Time Spirits are waiting for their chance. I'm the only one who got the short end of the stick. One wrong move and I'm dead."
"Do you think those Time Spirits care about killing one master?"
Lu Yin looked at Thousand Machine Strange Performance earnestly. "Thank you."
Thousand Machine Strange Performance said, "I'm not helping with this sort of thing again. Why