The six had been intending to wantonly enjoy the fruits of victory when they heard Han Shuo's explosive yell and immediately started. They then all reacted and very sensibly gave up on plundering the spoils of war from the twin headed dragon's body. Their inquiring gazes swooped towards Han Shuo.
After Han Shuo had repeatedly displayed exceptional senses and corresponding strength, they had unwittingly treated Han Shuo as their new leader. Even Odysseus wasn't displeased in the slightest and seemed to feel that all of this was a matter of course.
There would always only be one leader in a team. Apart from having convincing strength, this leader also needed to have a cool head and keen judgement.
"Follow me!" He didn't waste words or speak humbly. When Han Shuo discovered that he had become the object of their trust, he opened his mouth and spoke directly.
His body flashing, Han Shuo swiftly passed through the area and shot towards the left. None of the six young adventurers behind him questioned Han Shuo's judgement. They immediately put down everything in their hands and followed behind Han Shuo, ignoring the exposed tents and the still-cold corpse of the twin headed dragon on the ground.
An enormous tree that reached into the sky suddenly appeared in everyone's line of sight. The towering trees here were lush and blocked out the bright moonlight. In the middle of the night, the enormous branches were like the tentacles of a monster, appearing a bit frightening.
After arriving here, Han Shuo stared at one of the large trees and climbed up along the tangled branches. His body suddenly disappeared when he reached the middle of the tree. The six people, three swordsmen, were quite agile and climbed up only ten seconds behind Han Shuo. Then, with their assistance, the two mages and one archer also climbed up the branches.
The group suddenly discovered that there was a gap here after climbing halfway up the tree. This seemingly sturdy tree was actually hollow inside. After the seven people entered through the gap, four of them landed at the base of the tree. Han Shuo, Odysseus, and Aphrodite stuck half their heads out to look into the distance.
"What is that?" Only now did everyone let out a sigh of relief. Odysseus stopped and looked suspiciously at Han Shuo.
"It's a unicorn among the super rank magical creatures. This unicorn seemed to have been chasing the twin headed dragon all this time. No wonder it ran for its life." Han Shuo frowned and explained.
The Unicorn was as fast as lightning, and its body had magical anti-magic properties. The horn on its forehead contained a mysterious power that could cure hundreds of poisons, bring the dead back to life, and purify some dirty places. Legend has it that unicorns would only get close to pure young girls and hate human males. As long as they weren't angry, unicorns wouldn't do anything inappropriate.
However, Han Shuo could sense the wrath of this unicorn through the original demons. It was as if the two-headed dragon had done something that made it lose its mind. The body of a super rank magical creature was very hard and resistant to magic. Magic and physical attacks wouldn't have much effect on it, especially since the strength of Han Shuo's group wasn't particularly high. It would be very difficult for them to harm the unicorn.
It was also rumored that unicorns had received the blessings of the gods. If someone harmed or killed a unicorn, then that person would be cursed and have bad luck in the future. Therefore, although the unicorn's body was full of treasures, very few people would throw caution to the wind and attack a unicorn.
Odysseus and Aphrodite both inhaled sharply when they heard that the creature chasing the twin headed dragon was an enraged super rank magical creature. They rejoiced that their group had escaped in time. Otherwise, it was very likely that they would've immediately suffered painful blows from the unicorn's wrath.
As Odysseus and Aphrodite rejoiced, a snow white unicorn with a horn on its forehead and a pair of beautiful blue eyes appeared with graceful steps next to the twin headed dragon's corpse. Han Shuo's group waited at the mouth of the tree hole in the distance, purposefully concealing their presence. Add to that the fact that they were some distance away from the unicorn, they weren't afraid of being discovered.
The unicorn had been a bit impatient at first, but it suddenly quieted down when it landed and saw the twin headed dragon's corpse. With light, graceful steps, the unicorn circled the twin headed dragon's corpse once, and even extended a snow white foot to kick the twin headed dragon. When it discovered that the twin headed dragon really wasn't moving at all, it finally stood motionless where it was. Its slender white neck looked around, and its blue eyes revealed a human-like puzzlement.
The unicorn didn't discover anything after looking around. It then shook its head, shuddered, and started to return the way it had come. The unicorn wasn't a carnivore, so the twin headed dragon's corpse obviously didn't attract it at all. No matter what the twin headed dragon had done to anger it, it was satisfied that it was dead now.
An original demon kept a close eye on the unicorn until it sped up and disappeared without a trace. Han Shuo finally recalled the original demon and said to the group, "The unicorn has left. We can dig out the twin headed dragon's magical core this time."
At this point, everyone was sincerely convinced of Han Shuo's judgment and leadership. Gordon, who hadn't trusted Han Shuo at the start, now looked at Han Shuo with a gaze full of sincere admiration. Everyone finally cheered happily after Han Shuo's words and slowly climbed out of the tree hole, planning on harvesting the twin headed dragon's spoils of war.
A strange sound suddenly traveled in, and a manticore suddenly appeared next to the twin headed dragon, carrying a determined, silver-haired youth on its back.
The manticore's tail had a numbing poison, and its claws were incomparably ferocious in tearing flesh. Add to that its nimble movements and powerful leaps, it was a level one magical creature that was even harder to deal with than the twin headed dragon. Within the Dark Forest, the manticore was already a headache-inducing existence. Who would've thought that such a magical creature would've been tamed by someone?
The manticore's master was a young man around twenty seven or eight years old. The young man was dressed casually, with a space ring on his left hand and a broadsword in his right. The lines on his face were resolute and angular. Although he wasn't a stunningly beautiful man, he had a different kind of moving grace.
"Mm, looks like our luck isn't bad. We've actually run into a twin headed dragon that just died." The young man murmured to himself and spurred the manticore to descend in front of the twin headed dragon, seeming to plan on collecting the spoils of war from Han Shuo and the others.
At this moment, Han Shuo jumped down from the tree hole a few steps ahead of Odysseus and the others. When he saw that the young man was treating the twin headed dragon as his prey, he immediately felt his heart burn with anger. He chuckled coldly from afar, "Friend, we hunted the twin headed dragon with great difficulty. It doesn't seem appropriate to collect the spoils of war without the owner's permission?"
The young man lifted his head to look at Han Shuo and said disdainfully, "All magical creatures in the Dark Forest, whether alive or dead, have no master. Since I've discovered this dead twin headed dragon, then it should be mine. "
The young man paid no more attention to Han Shuo after saying this and took out a dagger from his calf, attempting to pull out the poisonous fangs from the twin headed dragon's mouth.
Han Shuo wasn't a good-tempered person. When he saw that the young man had ignored his advice, he immediately took out his crossbow and aimed at the young man. He smiled coldly, "If you dare move, I'll kill you right here and now!"
"Oh, then I'll move for you to see!" The young man looked at Han Shuo with great interest and said faintly. He immediately moved his dagger and pried open the poisonous fangs from the twin headed dragon's mouth.
Han Shuo nodded and didn't say anything else. He immediately planned on shooting the fellow who wouldn't listen to his advice. At this moment, Odysseus suddenly called out loudly, "No!"
Odysseus then quickly rushed towards Han Shuo and explained anxiously, "He should be the legendary Trunks. This is a demon riding a manticore. Anyone who provokes him will be in great trouble. If he wants the twin headed dragon, then let him have it. "
Han Shuo's face changed and he looked at the young man with surprise. He finally remembered that this person was the magical creature hunter Trunks of the Dark Forest.
This person's origins were mysterious. He had appeared in the Dark Forest as a swordmaster, and his temper was strange and callous. It was said that not only did he hunt magical creatures, but he also hunted some adventurers in the Dark Forest. He was very adept at fighting in the Dark Forest. It was said that he'd once killed a great swordmaster. He was a cold-blooded killer feared by all in the Dark Forest.
"Your friend's advice is not bad, you should listen to him!" The young man reached out to take out the poisonous fangs from the twin headed dragon's other mouth as he spoke to Han Shuo from afar. He seemed to be certain that Han Shuo wouldn't dare make a move.
However, what responded to him was the shrill whistle of the crossbow tearing through the air. Han Shuo's expression was ice cold and he didn't listen to Odysseus' advice at all. The crossbow in his hand aimed at Trunks and shot out violently.
Trunks had been planning on taking out the other poisonous fangs when he saw that Han Shuo had actually shot out the crossbow. His expression was quite flabbergasted, and his figure had already retreated a step like a ghost by the time his expression of surprise appeared.
"Pu!" At the place where he had been standing, the crossbow's fierce force forcefully stabbed the crossbow arrow into the ground. Only half of the arrow was exposed, and it was still swaying continuously.
If Trunks hadn't dodged in time, his body would've been pierced through by this bolt!
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