Chapter 544

Chapter 544: Successful Escape

The two sides were evenly matched, with Mares relying on superior materials to boost his strength and speed.

In contrast, Morris depended purely on his own strength realm.

In a situation where both sides would become heavily injured, it was normal to expect that Mares would be the first to crack under pressure and choose to flee.

As time passed, he would undoubtedly fall into a disadvantage.

However, the reason why Morris could not bear the pressure first was entirely due to the difference in their confidence.

Mares was all in.

He understood very well that, with no way to escape Morris’s pursuit, his only chance for survival was to heavily injure Morris, forcing him not to dare pursue mutual destruction and instead retreat.

He was betting that Morris would fear the Shadow King and the Soul Emperor of the Soul Clan, not wanting to risk ending up heavily injured and facing a drastic drop in strength.

If he fell into that situation and was then discovered by the Shadow King or the Soul Emperor, Morris would be doomed.

He was also willing to take that risk.

The Tree-Dwelling Tribe was skilled in the causal path and had some understanding of fate.

Holding a powerful treasure that could lock onto fate, his luck should far exceed Morris’s, who was plagued by bad fortune.

Even if, hypothetically, Morris’s luck diminished in the star cluster, he wouldn’t worry too much.

At least he could rely on the powerful treasure to ensure his last bit of luck remained.

As long as the treasure didn’t fail, it meant that his luck was not completely exhausted.

Without exhausted luck, no matter how reckless he was, he absolutely would not die.

Based on this belief, Mares was confident he could win the gamble.

Of course, if he knew that his luck had already been drained by Yi Chen to the last thread, he might not feel so confident.

On the other side, Morris, just as Mares expected, had severe doubts.

He worried that as they continued to fight, Mares might pull out some trump card that would leave him as the first to be killed.

Even if he won, the Shadow King and the Soul Emperor might suddenly appear before him.

These two possibilities, while seeming unlikely—at most a one in ten or even a one in a hundred chance—felt quite high to Morris.

After all, being in the star cluster had taught him that even with a one hundred percent chance, failure was possible.

And not just once.

All sorts of misfortunes had left him with an indelible psychological scar regarding the star cluster.

Matters that should have a one hundred percent success rate had repeatedly failed.

To him, a ten percent or one percent chance of failure felt almost the same as a hundred percent success.

Thus, knowing that if they continued, Mares would likely be the first to break down seemed to be a realization that weighed on him heavily.

Morris still dared not continue to fight to the end.

Although he urgently wanted to complete his mission and leave this cursed star cluster as quickly as possible, his life was the most important thing.

If he lost his life, everything would vanish into thin air.

So, when his injuries worsened and he was nearing his limit, he chose to flee.

The effect of the tri-colored flower had not yet worn off, and Mares’s speed was still slightly faster than Morris’s.

If Mares pursued him, he could continue to entangle Morris, forcing them to both become heavily injured.

However, Mares did not chase after him; instead, he fled at full speed in the opposite direction.

He hated Morris to the core and viewed him as an unyielding enemy, but he did not truly want to face mutual destruction with him.

He still had a chance.

He would escape first, then recover from his injuries later.

As soon as Morris’s figure disappeared from his perception range, Mares immediately took out his flying treasure.

He then pulled out a large amount of immortal materials from the Space Stone, stuffing them into his mouth.

Controlling the flying treasure, he sped off towards the edge of the galaxy.

He had come to understand the monitoring ability of the human federation.

He truly had no treasures capable of blocking the scanner’s detection on him.

But with the speed of his flying treasure and with Morris too afraid to pursue, he could escape the galaxy in a short time.

Once he left the galaxy, the human federation’s monitoring system would naturally no longer be able to track his location.

……

"Your Majesty, their distance is continually increasing!"

After five or six minutes, the Shadow King excitedly informed Yi Chen.

During the time while Morris and Mares were chasing each other and battling, the Shadow King continuously used tracking and searching methods to locate the two of them.

When he realized they had been entangled together, both Yi Chen and the Shadow King felt uneasy.

They worried that Morris had caught up with Mares and was trying to defeat and control him.

Fortunately, Mares gave them quite a surprise.

Even after being pursued by Morris and entangled for a long time, he managed to increase the distance between himself and Morris.

There was no doubt that Mares had used some method to escape Morris’s control once again.

Moreover, as the distance between them grew, it likely meant that Mares had completely shaken off Morris’s pursuit.

This was undoubtedly great news for Yi Chen.

As long as Mares was alive, even if he escaped, Morris would be disappointed but would not fall into despair.

He would surely find a way to track Mares’s movements.

He would not simply give up and directly request the foreign affairs department to abandon the mission or ask for more powerful beings from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe to support him.

"Your Majesty, what should we do next?"

The Shadow King looked at Yi Chen, his eyes shining with excitement.

"Let’s first go to the place where they were entangled for the last two to three hours. It must have come to blows by now. If the intensity of their energy fluctuations is comparable, it means Mares used powerful resources and treasures to forcibly enhance his strength and escape."

Yi Chen pondered, "If not, it might indicate that there are potential traps involved. Also, let the Shadow King, who has been monitoring the Federal Parliament and Senior Military Officials, send over information at any time. If he fails, Morris is likely to seek out the Federal Parliament and senior military leaders."

"Understood!"

The Shadow King realized that Yi Chen might be overthinking.

If Morris truly wanted to catch and control Mares, he wouldn’t need to set any traps; he could simply have Mares use his tracking and searching methods to find their whereabouts.

But caution is never a bad thing.

He immediately entered a hiding state, taking Yi Chen along as they flew at full speed to the area where the two had fought for several hours.

Upon arrival, the energy fluctuations from their fierce battle delighted the Shadow King.

"From the energy fluctuations, it seems that the energy Mares unleashed is not weaker than Morris’s. Moreover, I can sense that this area still holds a large amount of their blood."

“It’s certain that both of them are injured. It’s very possible that they are both heavily injured, which is why Morris chose to temporarily give up.”

"Very likely!"

Yi Chen nodded in agreement with the Shadow King’s assessment.

He considered the situation for a moment before saying, "Find a place to continue tracking their positions while we wait for news from the Federal Parliament and senior military officials!"

"Understood!"

The Shadow King answered quickly and led Yi Chen away from the area, where the residual energy still surged and wreaked havoc over half an hour later.

They found a safe spot to continue tracking the general positions of Mares and Morris while waiting for news from the Shadow King.