"Hurry up and kill that madman!" Another fallen swordsman abruptly yelled out harshly.
"Shut your mouth!" The swordsman who'd been walking towards Han Shuo suddenly turned his head and glared coldly at the person behind him. He said stiffly, "If you dare speak any more nonsense, I'll kill you as well!"
The person suddenly froze in place when these words were spoken and looked at him with a completely unfamiliar gaze. He opened his mouth and asked in confusion, "Francis, what's wrong with you?"
Francis' face was full of excitement and greed as he walked towards Han Shuo with his sword in hand. His gaze was focused on Han Shuo as he said agitatedly, "I'm going to make a fortune. You better not block my way, or I'll make you die with him."
The person finally understood what was going on at this moment. Francis had been drowned in greed by now, and there were no longer any companions in his mind. All that was left was the desire to make a fortune.
Han Shuo slowly awoke from his demonic state under the stabbing pain in his head. After a brief moment of confusion, Han Shuo remembered everything that had just happened and immediately realized the urgency of the situation.
"The spoils of war on the Medusa and the Fruit of Dagmar will all be mine soon. You evil madman, go die!" Francis' gaze was fixed on the space ring on Han Shuo's hand as he spoke with a darkened face and excitement.
Francis raised the longsword in his hand as soon as he'd finished speaking and stabbed towards the powerless Han Shuo's chest. It looked like Francis was planning on taking Han Shuo's life first, and then taking the space ring to study its contents.
Han Shuo quickly chanted a necromancy incantation, and a bone dagger suddenly appeared to block the sword in Francis's hand as it stabbed towards Han Shuo's chest.
"Actually, I'm a necromancer!" Han Shuo looked oddly at the shocked Francis and said coldly.
In the midst of Felance's terror, the little bone knife pushed and Felance's body involuntarily retreated. Then, a Little Skull with a huge eyepatch on one eye swiftly approached Ferrance with a bone knife in hand. Amidst the sounds of metal clashing, the heroic Little Skull beheaded the already injured Ferrance with his little bone knife.
The other heavily injured swordsman who had been yelling to kill Han Shuo was naturally mercilessly killed by the Little Skull after Han Shuo gave the order.
From the moment this group of people appeared, they had used despicable means to deal with him. From the beginning to the end, they had not shown any mercy. Han Shuo was not a naive person. He naturally understood that an eye for an eye was the most suitable ending for them.
The Little Skull's appearance had saved Han Shuo, who was about to be killed, and had completely reversed the situation that should have been happening. Wielding the bone knife, the Little Skull skillfully arranged the corpses of the three, collecting all the valuable items on them and giving them to Han Shuo to store in his space ring.
Of the three, only the thunder adept mage had some belongings, including an expensive magic staff, a few hundred gold coins, and two or three level three and four magical creature cores. The two swordsmen had nothing but a poor quality sword and some scraps of gold coins.
Lying limply on the ground, Han Shuo understood that his mind would immediately sink into a murderous frenzy after entering demonhood. He would never wake up until his magical yuan and stamina were completely exhausted. Not only was Han Shuo's magical yuan and stamina depleted after entering demonhood, but his body had also suffered all kinds of blows. This was the most serious injury he had ever suffered, even more serious than Odysseus' attack from the manticore.
It was a good thing that Han Shuo's physical strength was far superior to Odysseus'. Therefore, even though Han Shuo was so weak that he couldn't even stand up, he was well aware of his body's condition. He would be able to recover in a short amount of time even without the aid of any medicine.
All this time, Han Shuo hadn't revealed his identity as a necromancer. This was because he was hiding some secrets that could save his life at critical moments. If it wasn't for the fact that Han Shuo still had mental strength to use when facing the ambushers this time, he would've been hard pressed to escape death. If these people had known beforehand that Han Shuo was also a necromancer, the current outcome would likely have been different.
Lines of magical incantations appeared from his mouth as several zombie warriors and skeletal warriors suddenly appeared around Han Shuo's body. They all raised their weapons and surrounded Han Shuo, planning to deal with any changes that might occur at any time.
Han Shuo, who had awakened, immediately made contact with the original demons. Through the original demons' observation, Han Shuo saw that Trunks had already met up with Aphrodite and the others. They were currently searching for traces of him in this area.
The physically weak Han Shuo was not only unable to move or speak loudly, but he had a large number of dark creatures at his disposal. After the order was given, the Little Skull made a huge ruckus in the area, sending shrubbery flying everywhere.
"There's movement over there, let's go take a look!" Trunks' ears were quite sharp and immediately detected the commotion. After pointing out the direction, he led the group towards Han Shuo's location.
The dark creatures that had just been summoned were immediately sent back to the other dimension by Han Shuo's mental strength. It didn't take long before the group led by Trunks finally arrived in front of Han Shuo.
"How is it?" Trunks exclaimed and immediately ran towards Han Shuo with large strides.
Han Shuo was in an extremely sorry state now. His entire body was scorched, and there were many places on his body that had been burned by the fire. His face was so black that it was almost impossible to make out his original appearance. It was rather difficult for Trunks to still recognize Han Shuo at a glance.
"I'm fine, I didn't think that I would run into this group of people on the way." Han Shuo's voice was a bit weak as he laughed wryly and said softly.
"I was careless this time. I was surprised by your novel actions and let down my guard for a moment, resulting in this situation. But it's no big deal, these things happen every day in the Dark Forest. I've long since grown used to everything here. "Trunks breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Han Shuo was still alive and shrugged his shoulders.
Aphra, Gordon, and the others came over and greeted Han Shuo one by one. Aphra then said with a bit of emotion, "It looks like it's as Caspian said, Trunks is a good person. At least last time, Trunks only wanted the spoils of war from the twin headed dragon and didn't ambush us from the start. He didn't want to kill us, and he didn't harbor any lustful thoughts. I finally understand what Caspian meant when I compare him to them. I'd thought he was joking before. "
Everyone thought back to their encounter with Trunks after Aphra's words and thought back to those people's actions just now. They suddenly felt that Trunks was actually quite merciful.
"I'm actually not as good as you think I am, and I'm constantly changing. When I first arrived in the Dark Forest, I was once as simple as you all, and I also trusted the companions beside me greatly. However, after repeated actions, I've realized that I can trust no one but myself in the Dark Forest. Danger is everywhere and you must harden your heart and face everything around you. Otherwise, if you show any benevolence or weakness, it's very likely that you'll lose your life." Trunks shrugged and explained dashingly.
"What happened to you just now?" After hesitating for a moment, Nia looked at Han Shuo and asked with a bit of lingering fear.
Everyone's gazes all focused on Han Shuo when Nia's words left her mouth, seeming to wait for Han Shuo to give a reasonable explanation. After all, Han Shuo's methods had been a bit brutal just now, and his expression was also vastly different from usual. Everyone couldn't help but have this question.
"Because the martial arts techniques I've trained in are a bit incomplete, I may fall into a terrifying situation that even I can't control once I'm strongly stimulated. I'm very sorry that my anger just now has caused everyone some confusion. I didn't want this to happen either, but this isn't something I can control. " Han Shuo couldn't explain anything to them at all regarding the situation of him falling into a demonic trance and could only say this.
"So that's how it is. Your performance just now was very frightening. If you can't control this kind of martial arts technique, then it's best if you give up early, because if you continue like this, it may lead to unpredictable consequences." Aphra looked sincerely at Han Shuo and advised kindly.
Han Shuo naturally wouldn't take Aphra's advice to heart. If the situation of him falling into a demonic trance could be effectively controlled, then it wouldn't be called falling into a demonic trance. This kind of falling into a demonic trance didn't happen so easily. This was all caused when one's realm reached a certain level due to their state of mind and other reasons. For Han Shuo, he could only be vigilant and on guard, but he wouldn't give up training in demonic magic because of this.
"Alright, we should first get rid of Han Shuo and meet up with Odysseus before discussing other matters." Trunks first looked strangely at Han Shuo and then opened his mouth to speak to Aphra.
Trunks' suggestion was unanimously agreed upon by everyone. Gordon and the other two swordsmen then made a simple stretcher and lifted Han Shuo up, walking towards Odysseus' location.
Along the way, Han Shuo learned from Trunks that this group of people seemed to be the private guards of the McGrady Guild. Trunks had chased after them and killed quite a few people in a row, until he discovered that they had met up with even more guards. He sensed that the other party's strength wasn't something that he could deal with alone and returned because he was worried about Han Shuo's situation.
Han Shuo had heard of the McGrady Guild before. It was a large guild that existed on the same level as the Boozt Guild. Phoebe had been vexed for a while because of this guild last time. It was said that this guild specialized in smuggling and sold all kinds of contraband goods between countries. They had close relationships with the nobles of various countries.
The McGrady Guild didn't belong to the Lancelot Empire, but rather belonged to the Brut Merchant Alliance established by mercenary merchants. They seemed to have quite a reputation in the Brut Merchant Alliance, and had only recently entered and exited the Lancelot Empire frequently, causing quite a bit of damage to Phoebe's Boozt Merchant Alliance.
The injuries on Han Shuo's body could be said to be too severe to look at. If such heavy injuries had landed on an ordinary person's body, in addition to the constant bumpy journey, any normal person would absolutely have cried out in pain. But after half an hour of bumpy travel, Han Shuo's wounds had been treated simply and he hadn't let out a single cry of pain from beginning to end as he lay on the stretcher. This made everyone ineffably admire Han Shuo's astonishing endurance.
Not only that, but Han Shuo actually still had the energy to converse continuously with Trunks, asking him about the McGrady Guild's situation. It was as if the scalp-numbing injuries on his body weren't something he was enduring at all.
When they arrived at a cave that everyone had worked together to dig and moved away the layers of rocks, Gordon finally couldn't hold it in any longer and looked at Han Shuo with an unbearable expression, voicing everyone's thoughts, "Han Shuo, what kind of monster are you?"
Laughing involuntarily, Han Shuo, whose tolerance for pain had already reached a monstrous level, really didn't know how to respond to Gordon. He could only smile wryly and shake his head, saying, "I'm just a bit more thick-skinned than you guys."
When Odysseus came out, Nia recounted the course of events. Having recovered a lot, Odysseus felt his heart skip a beat as he listened. He was extremely shocked at his encounter with the group.
"Sister Nia, I think I should go back. My grandfather must be worried." Angelica tilted her head in thought when she saw that no one was paying attention to her. She seemed a bit bored as she spoke.
Nia abruptly slapped her head when she heard Angelica's words and said with sudden realization, "I almost forgot about you. Let's go, I'll immediately send you to your grandfather's. The Dark Forest is too dangerous, don't sneak off next time."
Nodding, Angelica smiled sweetly as she bid farewell to everyone. She waved her hand when she reached Han Shuo and said, "Goodbye bad guys!"
"Nia, you'll be fine by yourself, right? Gordon, go with her." Odysseus creased his brow and said to Nia.
Shaking her head, Nia smiled faintly, "No need, captain. Her grandfather is nearby. I'll yell out if anything happens."
Nia quickly left with Angelica after saying these words, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
"I think I've fulfilled my promise to you. It's time to leave now." Trunks looked at Han Shuo and opened his mouth to speak to Han Shuo.
After spending some time together, Han Shuo discovered that Trunks wasn't as unbearable as the rumors said. At least, Trunks' actions during this time didn't make Han Shuo feel any discomfort. In Han Shuo's heart, he'd even unconsciously treated Trunks as a companion. He wasn't quite used to hearing that Trunks was about to leave immediately.
"Let's do a good deed to the end. Look at me now that I've suffered such heavy injuries. You should stay and take care of me for a while no matter what. It won't be too late for you to leave after we leave this dangerous place! "Han Shuo looked at Trunks and said with a cheeky smile.
"This isn't what I promised you earlier. Actually, I've fulfilled my promise from the moment I obtained the fruit. Helping you deal with the enemies later on is already an extra. Don't be too greedy!"
"Look at me, I'm injured and Odysseus can't make a move right now. It'll be very difficult for the rest of us to walk out of this dangerous area unscathed. I don't think you'll be so cruel as to abandon us?"
Trunks was silent for a while after saying this and finally said, "How about this Han, promise me one thing and I'll protect you and send you to a relatively safe place."
"What is it?" Han Shuo started and asked Trunks.
"I won't say it for now. Just remember to promise me."
"Aren't you afraid that I'll go back on my word? Heh heh, I'm someone with no credibility!"
"I believe you!" Trunks stared deeply into Han Shuo's eyes as he spoke word by word.
Han Shuo suddenly grew silent and met Trunks' gaze. Han Shuo was still smiling cheekily, but he nodded and said, "Alright, I promise you!"
Odysseus looked at the two with a face full of gratification. He suddenly felt that the two of them were quite similar in this moment. Both had mysterious origins, both were strong, and both had tenacious personalities. They were calm and collected in the face of trouble, and showed no mercy when they needed to act.
As Odysseus stared at Han Shuo, Han Shuo also looked at Odysseus. Han Shuo thought for a moment and then spoke to Odysseus with a serious expression, "Your goal in coming to the Dark Forest this time is for the Fruit of Dagmar. I know that you didn't hold much hope in the beginning and didn't seem to value the Fruit of Dagmar as much as I'd imagined. As a friend, I'd like to ask you, Odysseus, do you really need the Fruit of Dagmar? "
"Not really. Our main goal in coming to the Dark Forest is to train our own strength. Of course, if we're lucky, we hope to obtain some valuable items. I think we've completely achieved our goals now. The Fruit of Dagmar was just an empty goal to begin with, and we didn't really think we'd be able to obtain it. Ordinary people will go crazy if they eat this fruit, so we have no use for it. We just casually promised someone else and came here to try our luck. " Odysseus explained seriously when he saw Han Shuo's grave expression. He then looked questioningly at Han Shuo and asked, "Han, why are you asking this?"
Heaving a sigh of relief, Han Shuo nodded with a faint smile and said, "Because I want to take the Fruit of Dagmar for myself. The martial arts technique I practice will cause my mind to become muddled, just like they said just now. But if I have the Fruit of Dagmar, I can improve this situation. So if you don't really need it, I'd like to take all three pieces of the Fruit of Dagmar, but I can compensate you with gold coins! "
"Then you can take it all for yourself. Heh heh, we've already gotten too much. You've given us all the cores of the twin headed dragon and the Medusa. These can be exchanged for enough gold coins. If you want the Fruit of Dagmar, then take it all. There's no point in bringing up gold coins. "Odysseus smiled freely and spoke sincerely to Han Shuo.
Aphrodite, Gordon, and the others indicated that Han Shuo absolutely didn't need the Fruit of Dagmar. They all said things like they didn't really need the Fruit of Dagmar anyways.
"Alright, since this is the case, I won't hold back." Han Shuo really did need the Fruit of Dagmar for this level of molded spirit. Therefore, he didn't put on too many false pretenses and readily agreed.
In the next few days, Han Shuo's original demons scouted all around and Trunks' protection allowed the group to return the way they'd come, planning on leaving the depths of the Dark Forest as soon as possible.
In just a few days, Han Shuo, who'd been so weak that he could only be carried by the group, had actually gotten off the stretcher. A pair of slender arms and jade-white cheeks were once again revealed after a layer of old skin had retreated from his severely burned arms and cheeks. There wasn't the slightest trace of being burned.
The charred skin on his body and his hair had also returned to normal in the span of a few days, miraculously causing Odysseus and the others to once again wonder, "What kind of monster are you?"
His magical yuan was also rapidly recovering. Han Shuo carefully stored the Fruit of Dagmar during this process and prepared to eat it when he was alone and quiet after returning to the cemetery of death. The injuries within his body also quickly healed as the magical yuan circulated. As the days passed, Han Shuo's injuries quickly healed.
On this day, Han Shuo's original demons spied a large group of people walking with earth dragons in the distance. They actually discovered traces of adept mage Leon, and suddenly realized that those people should be from the McGrady Guild.
After calculating the days and distance, Han Shuo discovered that they were almost close to where the Forest Troll lived. He suddenly remembered that these infamous bandits were still waiting for their great goddess Dadara's instructions. When he thought of the despicable things that the guards of the McGrady Guild had done to him, Han Shuo's lips couldn't help but blossom into a cold, vicious smile.
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