He patted Sakai on the back: "Let’s rush ahead again. If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again. I refuse to believe they can keep avoiding us just by luck!"
However, there weren’t many suitable places for drawing "footprints" along the way. They couldn’t find any more ambush locations, and by late afternoon, Suladar gritted his teeth and said to Sakai, "Never mind, let’s gamble on luck. Set up an ambush randomly at a spot ahead of them. As long as one of them from the Fourth Great Realm steps into it, we’ll consider it successful."
Sakai actually wanted to give up already and try again tomorrow. After drawing footprints twice, he was still exhausted. Another round and he felt like he would become thinner.
But since Suladar insisted, he could only choose a flat area and delineated as large a range as possible.
However, Sakai’s stamina was not as good as it was in the morning. Instead of drawing a giant footprint that covered hundreds of square meters, he could only create a "little foot" that measured tens of square meters.
He and Suladar hid once more on the side, hoping for some good luck.
In a short while, Cornelia and her party arrived. This time, Shelia and Fiona Corrine were walking in the front leading the way. The little girl seemed quite happy, hopping and jumping along, perfectly skirting the edges of the footprint Sakai had drawn!
The people following behind simply joined her, not stepping into the footprint at all!
After they left, Sakai’s frustrated face turned green. Suladar contemplated for a moment, advising, "Don’t be discouraged. We’ll try again tomorrow. Tonight, we’ll find you a divine artifact that amplifies luck. I refuse to believe we won’t outsmart them!"
The Chaotic Demon followed them at a distance, having discovered their group two days ago. But it didn’t plan to report to its host. As an employee, it preferred to avoid trouble; if the host didn’t come looking for it, it wouldn’t seek out the host either, enjoying every moment without responsibilities.
Tonight, Suladar gathered a few Red Barbarians, who found a small Divine Artifact that slightly boosted luck and lent it to Sakai. Then, Suladar specifically instructed everyone, "Don’t bother Sakai, let him get a good night’s sleep. He’s too tired today."
Sanderhagen also needed rest; he hadn’t recovered from the severe injuries he sustained from the backlash of the Divine Artifacts.
Late at night, Owen Bertram calculated that due to his and Shelia’s involvement, Cornelia and her group hadn’t wandered off course these past few days. They had caught up with the Bronze Ancient Coffin’s progress.
For some reason, the Bronze Ancient Coffin up ahead was moving very slowly. There was now only a distance of fewer than two hundred miles between the two groups. At this pace, they’d catch up to the Bronze Ancient Coffin in about five days.
After a night of rest, everyone set off early the next morning full of energy.
After a night of rest, Sakai was back at peak strength. Wearing the borrowed divine artifact that amplified luck, he gritted his teeth, determined to make them step into the Giant’s Footprint today!
He found a good spot in advance and drew a huge footprint.
Although he’d calculated everything carefully, his experience yesterday left him feeling nervous, fearing some unexpected problem would arise.
Usually, Shelia didn’t need to take care of any specific tasks in the group, and she enjoyed herself along the way. Although the Extinction Domain was dangerous, nothing bad had happened yet, thanks to Owen secretly guarding them from troublesome Demon Beasts and Demon Plants.
The gentle morning sunlight cast a golden glow on the leaves, making them look beautiful and lifting Shelia’s spirits.
She suddenly saw a patch of light blue wildflowers nearby, where a group of bees were flying around, going in and out of the flower pistils.
Shelia’s eyes lit up, exclaiming, "There are bees, so there must be a big beehive nearby! Let’s go get some honey. I used to..." She nearly let something slip. Shelia had once followed the National Master to pick a huge beehive in an Extinction Domain. The poisonous bees were no match for the National Master, and the little girl was able to drink three large cups of honey water every day during that time. It tasted so sweet and delicious!