Chapter 547

Chapter 547: Attack

"Morris, just wait! I will kill you!"

More than a month had passed, yet Mares’s anger and hatred only grew stronger, not weaker.

His losses were simply too great.

He had destroyed a top-tier defensive treasure and two pieces of exceptional materials that powerful beings from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe viewed as life-saving trump cards; yet, he still ended up heavily injured.

This was just the direct loss.

The indirect losses were significant as well.

At the very least, he could not return to the Tree Star Cluster in the short term to complete the tasks assigned to him by the War Department, nor could he accept other missions, causing him to miss out on the rising opportunities in the super star cluster during its early days.

This made his hatred for Morris skyrocket.

While continuing to flee to the star cluster outside the main region, he was also researching and planning his next moves.

"Morris, the day I recover from my injuries will be your death day!"

After thinking it over, Mares decided to take a risky approach.

Once he recovered, he would use his tracking methods to find the Shadow Emperor and the Soul Emperor, persuading or forcing them to join him in ambushing Morris.

His biggest advantage was that he possessed top-grade materials for rapid healing, allowing him to recover faster than Morris.

If Morris lacked these quick healing materials, it meant that after recovering his strength realm, he would still be in a heavily injured state.

Though he no longer had top-grade materials for forcibly increasing his strength realm, he could still fight against a heavily injured Morris.

If they could also add the Shadow Emperor and the Soul Emperor’s surprise attack, the chances of killing Morris would exceed seventy percent.

However, if this plan leaked back to the Tree Star Cluster, the foreign affairs department would hold him accountable.

Fortunately, the higher-ups were far away.

As long as he signed confidentiality agreements with the Shadow Emperor and Soul Emperor and reached an agreement with the federal High-ranking Leaders to help them find Yi Chen, the foreign affairs department would not learn about Morris’s true cause of death.

In fact, even among the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, very few knew he had been to this star cluster outside their main region.

"Eh?"

As Mares was plotting his future plans, a strange feeling emerged in his Perception Ability.

Before he could understand why this sensation suddenly appeared, eight shadows appeared in his perception range.

These eight shadows transformed into eight black shadow spears, stabbing toward him from all directions.

Mares was horrified.

It was the Shadow Clan!

From their aura, not only was the Shadow Emperor present, but also seven Shadow Kings.

The Shadow Clan hadn’t come to this star cluster alone; even the Shadow Kings had arrived through special channels.

Under normal circumstances, he would have been calm and unafraid; he might have even scoffed at the idea that the Shadow Emperor and these Shadow Kings were merely walking into their demise.

Because even relying solely on his own strength, he was confident he could defeat the combined forces of the Shadow Emperor and the seven Shadow Kings.

He also held many exceptional materials that could enhance his strength.

But right now, the situation was completely different.

It was just like his plan to recover from his injuries and then find the Shadow King and the Soul Emperor to join forces and stab the heavily injured Morris.

Although Morris stood in a major realm above him, being heavily injured meant he might not be his opponent.

With the Shadow King and the Soul Emperor’s help, they would have a great chance to kill Morris.

At the moment, he was heavily injured, and the exceptional materials he had to rapidly forcefully increase his strength realm were all exhausted.

He had little confidence even in battling the Shadow King, who was one major realm below him.

Let alone, there were seven Shadow Kings attacking him simultaneously.

"Wait, I have something to talk to you about!"

Mares quickly shouted to stop them.

However, he received no response.

The shadow spears shaped by the Shadow King and the seven Shadow Kings continued to rush towards Mares at the fastest speed.

With no other choice, Mares gathered all his energy to strengthen the defense of his energy shield.

Branches rapidly extended to intercept the eight shadow spears that were thousands of kilometers long.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Powerful energy swirled with the movement of the branches, weaving into a tightly woven energy net.

The seven Shadow Kings were slightly slower and found themselves blocked outside by this energy net.

The Shadow King, however, reached Mares first, closing the distance just as the energy net formed.

The thousands of kilometers long shadow spears struck Mares’s energy shield, causing it to explode.

The Shadow King was thrown back by the powerful energy fluctuations.

Mares didn’t fare much better.

His energy shield suddenly collapsed.

Due to the collision and his already heavily injured body, green blood sprayed out from him.

"Shadow King, I share the same goal as you. I also want to kill Morris."

Mares seized the brief pause to express his intention once more.

"As long as they belong to the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, they are my targets to kill!"

The Shadow King, thrown back, responded with a sneer.

He was deliberately trying to confuse Mares, making him focus all his energy on persuading him to cooperate.

On the other side, the seven Shadow Kings transformed into large blades and furiously attacked the branches and leaves of Mares.

The Shadow King quickly recovered from the impact and transformed back into shadow spears, launching another attack on Mares.

Although his energy inside was slightly chaotic and he had taken some minor injuries from the earlier impact, which caused his speed and momentum to be slightly less than before, Mares was in a much worse condition.

He was heavily injured, and another impact left him unable to gather any more energy for his shield. He could only watch helplessly as the shadow spears shaped by the Shadow King drew closer.

“Damn it, teaming up with me to kill Morris is the best choice for your interests!”

As Mares roared, the shadow spear pierced into his body.

The thousands of kilometers long spear continued to penetrate deeper.

Mares was shocked.

He knew the Shadow Clan’s abilities; if he allowed this shadow spear to fully enter his body, given the Shadow King’s strength and his own heavily injured state, a sudden explosion would be enough to kill him in an instant.

With a determined bite,

Boom!

The spot where the shadow spear pierced suddenly exploded.

Puff!

The shadow spear was interrupted.

But Mares’s body was thrown backward.

His already heavily injured body became even more damaged.

Even gathering energy from inside his body became extremely difficult.

The seven Shadow Kings gave him no time to breathe, launching another strong attack on Mares.

Standing two major realms above him, if he were at his peak, Mares could have easily killed the seven Shadow Kings.

In his current heavily injured state, where gathering energy was so tough, Mares was completely unable to resist.

He could only watch as the seven Shadow Kings transformed into shadow spears, continuously piercing into his body until they completely vanished within him.

It’s over!

Mares felt a burning urgency.

The simultaneous explosion of the seven Shadow Kings might not possess as much power as the Shadow King, but it would still be enough to instantly destroy his physical body.

Only his soul would remain, inevitably doomed.

After narrowly escaping Morris’s pursuit, he never thought he would end up targeted by the Shadow King.

He was unwilling.

Unwilling to die just like this.

Unwilling to be killed by the Shadow King and the seven Shadow Kings without ever managing to kill Morris.

“Don’t kill me, don’t trigger the explosion of energy inside me; I am willing to surrender and sign a contract with you!”

Mares suddenly shouted as if he remembered something.

The Shadow King was stunned.

The seven Shadow Kings inside Mares also froze.

Is he really willing to surrender?

With luck on his side, everything seemed to go smoothly.