"..."
Seeing the Beast Emperor's erratic behavior, the Necromancer Grand Mage felt an even greater unease.
"Um... Emperor..."
"Don't disturb me from enjoying the aura of the treasures..."
The Knight was more immersed than ever, murmuring with greed:
"I want to find all the treasures in the world... I want the little shark's, I want the little demon's, and I want that group of dragon cubs too..."
"..."
The Grand Mage beside him dared not interrupt the other's fantasies, but the fear in his heart gave him renewed courage.
Better to die sooner than later, he decided, he'd risk it!
"Emperor..."
The Grand Mage tried to keep his tone calm and said, "There might be an accident with your treasures..."
"Hm? Aren't they all here?"
The Knight still hadn't opened his eyes, nor did he notice the unusual tone of the other.
"The boxes are here..."
The Grand Mage's voice trembled slightly and said, "But the contents... might be... gone."
"???"
The Knight paused slightly, and the next moment his mind cleared up.
With a look of confusion, he opened his blood-red eyes and gazed at the thousands of black boxes before him.
Instead of the expected dazzling array of various materials, they were all empty...
He froze, his mind going blank for an instant.
For a moment, the atmosphere seemed to freeze, and no sound could be heard from the surroundings.
Boom—
An invisible imperial pressure rippled out, causing the distant fierce beasts to instantly become terrified, prostrating themselves on the ground, daring not to move.
The closest Necromancer Grand Mage broke out in a cold sweat, his emaciated body trembling uncontrollably.
After a long while,
Just as the air turned exceedingly cold, the Knight suddenly spoke.
"There isn't a single material. Why did you just say it might be gone?"
He emphasized the word 'might,'
Hoping that this was just a small joke from his subordinate, though the probability was extremely low, but what if?
"Uh..."
The Necromancer Grand Mage hadn't expected the Beast Emperor to ask such a question.
He pondered for a moment and said with a tremor, "I thought using 'might' would sound more playful and help ease the atmosphere..."
Boom!
Instantly, a black spear appeared out of nowhere and pierced the other's body, pinning him to the ground.
"Emperor..."
Blood flowed, but the Necromancer Grand Mage dared not resist at all, only enduring silently.
"Playful? Do you think you're quite humorous?"
The Knight laughed in anger, his blood-red eyes looking down at him coldly.
"You are the manager in charge of transportation. How could this happen?!"
"Did intruders appear in my kingdom? Or did my capable subordinate covet my treasures!"
In an instant, the Knight's imperial pressure surged, pressing down on the other like a mountain.
"Emperor... it wasn't me..."
The Necromancer Grand Mage, enduring the intense pain, prostrated himself and said, "Even if I had ten thousand times the courage, I wouldn't dare do such a thing!"
"..."
The Knight gave him a deep look, understanding that the other wouldn't be so foolish.
Even if he wanted to pocket some for himself, it wouldn't be this outrageous; this was pure suicidal behavior.
"I'll give you time to investigate!"
The Knight said coldly, "Three days to find the culprit!"
"Yes..."
The Necromancer Grand Mage dared not object, only agreeing.
No matter what, he had to survive for three days first...
At this moment, the Knight's expression turned furious, and his terrifying aura flowed, shattering all the thousands of black boxes before him into dust.
He gave the Necromancer Grand Mage a deep look, turned, and left the [Altar of Death].
"Damn thief, don't let me find you!"
The Necromancer Grand Mage removed his hood, revealing his gaunt and ugly face, his eyes filled with hatred.
...
At this moment, in a certain underground cave in the Black Continent,
Chen Shu and the other were still waiting for an opportunity, showing no intention of leaving.
After all, who could refuse the temptation of picking up money?
"What's the situation lately? It seems there are no more escort teams?"
Chen Shu stroked his chin, a guess already forming in his mind.
The Beast Emperor of the Altar must have already known about this matter.
After all, he had emptied out thousands of empty boxes, and the other party would notice sooner or later.
However, Chen Shu still hadn't stopped, planning to make a little more.
"Let's change locations!"
Chen Shu made a decision and quietly moved with Da Li to another main road, which would also pass through the center of the continent.
A day later,
Chen Shu still had no gains.
He had initially thought that the other party had given up on transportation, but at this moment, neat footsteps could be heard from afar.
"They're here!"
He brought the space rabbit and observed from a distance.
As expected, thousands of undead were carrying black boxes towards the center of the continent.
"Something's not right..."
Chen Shu's expression shifted; he didn't detect any aura of treasure, which meant either the boxes were empty, or they contained something else.
At the very front of the team was a burly, humanoid creature with a green face and fangs.
Its eyes were ferocious, and it kept glancing around. The aura of a Golden Lord emanated from it.
At this moment, it felt no fear, and even hoped that the culprit would appear.
Although it might not be able to deal with them alone, within the black boxes, there was a King-level Lord, waiting for Chen Shu's appearance.
Meanwhile, on other main roads of the Black Continent, similar strange teams also appeared, all designed to lure Chen Shu into the trap.
"Their plan is... really loud."
Chen Shu remained unmoved, muttering to himself, "Luring me out of my hiding place without any temptation, it's pure naked fishing, isn't it?"
He and Da Li returned to the underground cave and hid again.
Logically, the fierce beasts should be the ones in a hurry now. He had plenty of time to stall them.
As expected, the next day, the fierce beasts changed their strategy.
That day, more and more teams passed by, and the boxes were no longer empty, but filled with resources. Only one or two boxes contained powerful fierce beasts, waiting for Chen Shu to appear.
However, in the evening,
Just as the Necromancer Grand Mage thought the plan had failed again,
It opened dozens of black boxes before it, and all the resources inside had disappeared...