Although this Trunks was famed for being difficult to deal with, his reputation was quite good. After receiving his guarantee and making him swear an oath, Han Shuo didn't make things difficult for him anymore.
The heavily injured Trunks didn't pay any more attention to Han Shuo. He struggled to take out some gauze and medicine from his space ring and smeared it on his wounds with trembling hands. He grimaced in pain as he bandaged his wounds.
"Your injuries seem to be quite serious, how long will it take for you to recover?" Han Shuo frowned when he saw Trunks' appearance.
Snorting exasperatedly, Trunks said, "You're the one who caused my injuries, and you have the nerve to say that. But don't worry, although my injuries look serious right now, they'll recover easily as long as they don't injure my muscles or bones. Not to mention that the medicine I just smeared was ground from the wondrous herbs I gathered in the Dark Forest. It's very effective in healing scabs. I won't be a burden to you when my fighting aura recovers. "
Nodding, Han Shuo said, "That's good, let's go back now."
"Wait!" Trunks called out and then focused his gaze on Han Shuo's face. He asked with extreme puzzlement, "Can you tell me why you were able to discover me as soon as I came to your tent, and why you were able to detect me no matter where I hid? Also, my Dragon Binding Slash can first use fighting aura to immobilize the enemy. As long as their strength isn't higher than mine, they can only be slaughtered by me. Why would your weapon automatically fly up and protect your entire body? "
"I'm sorry, I can't tell you these two things. The only thing I can say is that don't try to ambush me in the future. That will only make you suffer." Han Shuo shrugged and said to Trunks.
Trunks hadn't thought that Han Shuo would reveal his secrets. In fact, he'd only needed Han Shuo's confirmation when he'd asked Trunks. As long as Han Shuo didn't deny the truth of the two matters, this meant that there was indeed something miraculous hidden on Han Shuo's body. This was what Trunks needed to know.
Nodding to express his understanding, Trunks said, "If no one can ambush you, your strength will increase by at least several times in the Dark Forest. It looks like there's a chance of success in finding the Fruit of Dagmar this time."
The journey back took five times longer than when they'd come. Trunks' speed was greatly reduced due to his injuries. However, Trunks stubbornly refused Han Shuo's support and stubbornly insisted on walking alone.
As the two walked, Han Shuo learned many things about the Dark Forest through Trunks. They walked from dawn all the way until the afternoon before finally returning to their starting point.
Odysseus and his group's tents were still there. They hadn't left and waited for Han Shuo and Trunks to appear. The adventurers all gripped their weapons tightly and pointed them at Trunks as if they were facing a great enemy.
"Everyone put down your weapons, he won't be a threat to us." Han Shuo walked over and seriously advised everyone to stop drawing their weapons.
When the group heard Han Shuo's words and looked at Trunks' sorry state, they hesitated and all put down their weapons. The water adept mage Aphrodite asked with surprise, "Han, what's going on?"
"Let's talk in a moment. How are Odysseus' injuries?" Han Shuo asked Aphrodite with a frown.
Looking unkindly at the pale-faced Trunks, Aphrodite said, "His life isn't in danger, but there's a deep bloody claw mark on his chest from the manticore's attack. His entire body is stiff and strange. I think that even if he recovers in the future, the injury to his chest will affect his strength. He just went to rest."
The others' gazes were full of resentment as Aphrodite spoke. They swept their eyes over Trunks' body, seeming ready to pull out their weapons at any time and give Trunks a painful blow.
"Han, can you tell us why you've brought this person here? Oh, I know, you've captured him alive and are planning on personally executing him in front of Odysseus? "Gordon stared fixedly at Han Shuo and said with a darkened face.
Because of their captain Odysseus' injuries, these people held an undisguisable hatred towards Trunks. Han Shuo could feel the fury in their hearts from their tone and expressions. If it wasn't for Han Shuo stopping them just now, Trunks would've immediately suffered the revenge of these angry people as soon as he appeared.
But now, Han Shuo needed Trunks to take him to find the Fruit of Dagmar, so Han Shuo couldn't let these people harm Trunks. Seeing Gordon's darkened expression, Han Shuo hesitated and explained what had happened.
When Han Shuo had finished, Gordon laughed coldly for a while and then said loudly, "Screw the Fruit of Dagmar. Now that Odysseus has suffered such heavy injuries, what we need isn't the Fruit of Dagmar, but the life of this detestable murderer."
"Han, do you want the Fruit of Dagmar, or revenge for Odysseus?" The elven archer Nia suddenly looked coldly at Han Shuo and asked faintly.
The gazes of the other adventurers all gathered on Han Shuo, as if waiting for Han Shuo to give an answer. Han Shuo suddenly felt a great headache at this moment. He hadn't thought that Odysseus' injuries would be so severe, nor had he thought that these people's concern for Odysseus was clearly far greater than the Fruit of Dagmar.
In Han Shuo's heart, he hadn't thought of these people as trustworthy companions to begin with. He'd only come with them purely for the Fruit of Dagmar. Han Shuo felt a bit surprised by the events that had transpired now, and was a bit touched by their friendship with Odysseus. However, because he'd already promised Trunks earlier, Han Shuo didn't know how to handle things at the moment.
As the main character, Trunks had been silent since he'd arrived. There wasn't any panic in his gaze as he calmly scanned everyone's faces. Only now did he suddenly open his mouth to say, "It looks like everyone doesn't welcome me, but I have a way to cure Odysseus' injuries. Is there anyone willing to trust me?"
Han Shuo didn't wait for the others to say anything after he'd said these words when he immediately said, "You can help Odysseus?"
Nodding, Trunks said with certainty, "Odysseus' injuries were caused by the manticore. The manticore is my companion, so I naturally know how to treat injuries caused by it."
"Follow me!" Han Shuo had long since sensed Odysseus' breathing and immediately didn't waste words as he led Trunks to open one of the tents, revealing Odysseus who was also pale faced and a bit weak.
There was a large hole in the soft armor on Odysseus' chest that had been wrapped up with gauze. It was impossible to see the extent of the injuries inside. Aphrodite and Gordon also walked in after Trunks and Han Shuo walked in. The others surrounded the outside of the tent, carefully preventing Trunks from making any rash movements.
"Take off the gauze." Trunks ordered after walking in.
The group hadn't said anything since Trunks had said he had a way to help Odysseus, as if they were waiting to see Trunks' actions before deciding what to do next.
Gordon was still silent, but he walked towards Odysseus. He first woke Odysseus up and then helped him take off the gauze amidst Odysseus' astonished cries, revealing the frightening wound on his chest that was so deep that bone could be seen.
"Han, what's going on?" Odysseus looked weakly at Han Shuo and asked in confusion.
"Don't move and don't speak. I'll explain when your injuries have stabilized!" Han Shuo moved closer to Odysseus and said softly.
At this moment, Trunks took out a medicine bottle from his space ring and poured out some red powder from within, slowly applying it to the wound on Odysseus' chest. He opened his mouth to explain faintly, "The tail of a manticore contains a great poison that numbs and stiffens the body. Its claws also contain this poison, but it's not as strong as the tail. The powder I've applied to him can remove the poison from the manticore's claws and speed up the formation of scabs. "
"His chest has suffered such a heavy injury. Even if he completely recovers, it'll affect his strength in the future." Gordon's expression eased a bit, but he still appeared a bit unfriendly as he stared at Trunks.
"If he still wants to obtain the Fruit of Dagmar, he'll definitely run into the Medusa in the swamp. The blood of the level one magical creature Medusa has a miraculous effect on wounds. As long as we kill the Medusa and smear its blood on his wounds, I guarantee that there won't be any side effects. The wound on his chest will heal even faster in the future. "Trunks faintly explained after flicking a glance at Gordon.
Looking at Gordon and then at Aphrodite, Han Shuo said calmly, "I think we need him to find the Medusa for us. What do you think?"
Aphrodite and Gordon looked at each other and nodded at the same time.
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