After hearing that this person was Han Shuo, the other five adventurers who had rushed over didn't dare make any rash moves and only looked cautiously at Han Shuo. They hadn't thought that what they feared would come true. Han Shuo had really made his move.
Having dodged the crossbow bolt, Trunks' face abruptly chilled. His sharp eyes instantly focused on Han Shuo and he nodded, "You've got guts!"
He didn't continue to make a move to retrieve the other poisonous fang from the twin headed dragon's mouth. He hugged his broadsword in his right hand and walked unhurriedly towards Han Shuo. His expression was obviously unfriendly.
"Misunderstanding, this must be a misunderstanding. I think my friend must've shot that crossbow bolt because he was nervous!" Odysseus suddenly called out loudly and explained to Trunks with a face full of wry smiles.
At this moment, the crossbow that had paused for a moment was suddenly loaded with another bolt. Just as Odysseus was hurriedly explaining, Han Shuo took aim at the slowly walking Trunks and shot out another bolt.
It was as if he'd been slapped in the face on the spot. Odysseus' expression was stunned and the explanation in his mouth was weak and pale as he forcibly stopped himself.
Trunks' footsteps swayed as he miraculously dodged the crossbow bolt attack once again. He still walked slowly towards Han Shuo, his eyes locked tightly onto Han Shuo and not relaxing in the slightest.
Taking a deep breath, Han Shuo put away the crossbow bolt after putting it away and took out the Demonslayer Edge, ready to deal with Trunks' attack at any moment.
"You will have to pay the price!" Trunks, who was walking over, suddenly stopped and said coldly.
"Eh, we … we?" Water adept mage Aphrodite's face grew cold as she murmured.
"It looks like we've run into trouble. Since this is the case, we won't hold back." Odysseus, who'd been avoiding making an enemy out of Trunks, sighed lightly and spoke after seeing that it would be difficult to extricate himself from the situation.
As soon as Odysseus spoke, the five adventurers who had been a bit hesitant immediately got into position and readied their weapons, planning to deal with this fellow who was notoriously difficult to deal with in the Dark Forest.
As he neared Han Shuo, Trunks abruptly unsheathed the broadsword he'd been holding in his hands. Milky white fighting aura wrapped around the broadsword as a streak of white light shot towards Han Shuo's direction.
The shrubs on the ground suddenly shattered into dust. Wherever the white Dou Qi passed, the ground seemed to split open. The power contained in the Dou Qi was enough to make one's heart tremble. As a fellow swordmaster, Han Shuo had fought alongside Phoebe several times. Han Shuo could clearly feel that Trunks' fighting aura seemed to be even more lethal.
When the "Mystical Glacial Spellfire" was activated, the surging magical yuan was completely poured into the Demonslayer Edge. After absorbing the surging magical yuan, the Demonslayer Edge instantly radiated a scorching red light into its surroundings. Han Shuo tightly gripped the Demonslayer Edge tightly as the white fighting aura rushed over. He suddenly chopped down at his feet.
There was an explosion as the milky white fighting aura collided with the Demonslayer Edge that was blooming with red light. Suddenly, a one meter deep crater appeared out of thin air. Some of the shrubbery inside the crater gave off thick, burnt smoke.
Trunks stood where he was without moving, his sharp eyes still looking forward. Han Shuo, holding the Demonslayer Edge, abruptly sat down after retreating five or six steps. His right arm that held the Demonslayer Edge was a bloody mess, looking quite frightening.
"You're not dead, you even have the capital to be arrogant." Trunks looked at Han Shuo and said with a bit of confusion.
Han Shuo shook his right arm, causing beads of blood to spray out. He moved his body numbly as magical yuan circulated through his body at an unprecedented speed. He then pushed off the ground with both feet and finally stood up again.
When he'd faced Lawrence last time, Han Shuo had tested that his strength was indeed higher than that of a journeyman swordsman. When facing Trunks, who was rumored to have reached the level of a swordmaster, Han Shuo had used his full strength from the start. He'd poured all of his magical yuan into the Demonslayer Edge and forcefully received Trunks' blow.
Reality had proven that the strength of a swordmaster had indeed far exceeded Han Shuo's expectations. Trunks may not have used his full strength in this blow, but it had already caused significant damage to Han Shuo. If it wasn't for Han Shuo's miraculous magical yuan and strong physical body, it was likely that an ordinary person's entire right arm would have been shattered by this blow, and it would be difficult for them to recover for the rest of their lives.
"Protect our companions." Odysseus called out calmly and the group of six adventurer companions instantly surrounded Han Shuo.
The archer Nia and the two mages had already launched their attacks before Trunks could continue moving, shooting straight at Trunks, who was still looking strangely at Han Shuo. The three warriors didn't take a step away from Han Shuo as they surrounded Han Shuo from three different directions, firmly protecting Han Shuo.
Trunks quickly dodged the attacks of Nia and the two mages, and then the manticore suddenly scuttled out and carried Trunks on its back before they could continue moving.
"Friends, I'll go get something to eat first. Prepare yourselves, I'll slowly play with you." Contrary to everyone's expectations, Trunks didn't continue attacking, but rather sat on the manticore and said these words coldly. He then patted the manticore, and it obediently and quickly left the area.
One man and one beast, under the fearful gazes of Odysseus and the others, calmly passed through the lush shrubbery and left. When everyone discovered that Trunks had truly disappeared, they all sighed in relief and sat down on the ground, clearly a bit tired after their nervousness.
"What, why were you so impulsive?" Odysseus looked oddly at Han Shuo at this time.
Laughing ruefully, Han Shuo shook his head and said, "I'm really sorry, I'm a bit odd. Sometimes even I can't control what I do."
According to Han Shuo's past personality, he absolutely wouldn't have chosen to make an enemy out of such a strong adversary just now. However, for some reason, Han Shuo couldn't take being threatened more and more. Even if there was a strong killing power behind the threat, Han Shuo would still resist without a care in the world.
In actuality, Han Shuo had immediately hesitated when he'd understood the strength implied by this name when Odysseus had mentioned Trunks' name. He'd even planned to immediately put down the crossbow in his hands and let Trunks take the twin headed dragon away, unwilling to provoke such a strong enemy.
However, Han Shuo had still made his move in the end, and he'd made his move quite resolutely. He hadn't considered the painful retribution that would follow. This change in personality made even Han Shuo feel that it was a bit outrageous, and he could only attribute it to the effects of magical yuan in the end.
"Perhaps we're too weak. Your actions are actually quite admirable, but I think we'll run into great trouble in the future." Odysseus nodded and looked at Han Shuo with a sparkling gaze. Sincere admiration appeared in his eyes.
"You didn't die after taking a blow from him, that means you're strong enough. Are your injuries better now?" The elven archer Nia walked up to Han Shuo and asked Han Shuo with some concern.
Taking out gauze from his space ring and wrapping up his right arm simply, Han Shuo put away his weapon and said to the others, "My apologies for the trouble I've caused everyone, and I'm very grateful for your actions just now. Trunks won't take this lying down. I think we should discuss how to deal with Trunks after we take the remaining items from the twin headed dragon."
Although everyone's hearts were a bit heavy with the sudden addition of an enemy, the twin headed dragon had been saved at least. Now that Han Shuo mentioned harvesting the spoils of war from the twin headed dragon, everyone's spirits rose a bit higher. They drew their daggers with merry smiles and walked towards the twin headed dragon, taking out the remaining poisonous fangs and magical beast cores.
The poisonous fangs of the twin headed dragon were important ingredients for refining some highly toxic powders. If altered by an alchemist, they could even be used as magic arrows and then explode midway to spray out poisonous water, dealing fatal damage to a small area of enemies. As a level two magical creature, the magical core of the twin headed dragon was also quite valuable and could be sold for at least a thousand gold coins.
Under Han Shuo's insistence, Han Shuo gave the magical core to Odysseus as repayment for their help just now. Han Shuo stored the two poisonous fangs into his space ring. He planned on putting them to good use if he had the chance in the future.
The sky was already brightening by the time he'd finished with these matters. The group packed up their belongings and continued heading south into the depths of the Dark Forest.
The group discussed as they walked, trying to find a way to defend against Trunks.
"This Trunks has been treated as a terrifying existence since he appeared in the Dark Forest. Some of the people and beasts that roam the deeper parts of the Dark Forest are all very powerful. Adventurers there often fall into life-and-death battles for some spoils of battle. Even companions that come with you may betray you at critical moments. Therefore, that place is full of chaos and slaughter. Those who can adapt to the environment there, apart from having great strength, also need a cold heart.
Trunks is one of the best of these types of people. In addition, he's very familiar with the environment and is very adept at using the environment of the Dark Forest to give his enemies cruel blows. Since we've provoked him this time, I think we'll definitely be ambushed when we enter the Dark Forest. Therefore, we need to be on our guard and not be ambushed by him. "Odysseus described the chaos in the deeper parts of the forest and how terrifying Trunks was, telling everyone to be cautious.
"Don't worry, he won't have the chance to ambush us!" Han Shuo smiled confidently after Odysseus had finished speaking.
Everyone's expressions were stunned when these words were spoken. However, those who'd seen Han Shuo's miraculous abilities didn't immediately doubt Han Shuo's words. Gordon looked at Han Shuo with interest and asked, "Why?"
Han Shuo smiled enigmatically and swept his gaze over the group. "The twin headed dragon is five hundred meters away from us, but I can still detect his tracks. It's impossible for Trunks to ambush us. Don't worry, there's absolutely no possibility for Trunks to rely on his familiarity with the Dark Forest to ambush us. "
With the existence of the three original demons, Han Shuo would be able to clearly detect any human or magical creature that approached. No matter how familiar Trunks was with the environment, he wouldn't be able to successfully ambush them with the existence of the original demons. Han Shuo wasn't exaggerating on this point.
"I think the reason he chose to suddenly leave earlier was because he wasn't completely confident that he could take us all out in one fell swoop. He must be planning on using the methods he's familiar with to slowly deal with us. If he can't ambush us, then with the combined strength of the seven of us, Trunks and the manticore may not be able to completely gain the upper hand. We really don't need to be afraid of him. "Odysseus' expression was a bit joyful when he saw that Han Shuo was so certain.
"I promise!" Han Shuo said affirmatively.
Everyone continued to advance south of the Dark Forest for the next two days. Under the astonished gazes of Odysseus and the others, Han Shuo took off the gauze on his right arm. The open wound had completely healed and no traces of injury could be seen.
"This is too miraculous, it's already healed!" Gordon's mouth was wide open as he stared dumbfoundedly at Han Shuo's right arm and observed it for a while, attempting to find the secret behind Han Shuo's quick recovery.
The other five adventurers also looked at Han Shuo as if they were looking at a monster. They seemed to have never thought that his right arm would be completely healed in a short two days. They couldn't help but be astonished when such an unimaginable fact was placed in front of them.
After repeated training with magical yuan, the toughness and miraculousness of the physical body was something that they could understand. Han Shuo didn't open his mouth to explain this matter and found an excuse about the miraculous medicinal powder to cover it up.
When everyone was about to enter their tents at night, Han Shuo suddenly opened his mouth and said, "Trunks wants to make a move. I think he'll attack us tonight. We need to make some simple arrangements and then you guys listen to my orders and attack. This time, I'll let Trunks understand how laughable his ambush was! "
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