After returning from the cemetery of death, Han Shuo immediately discovered Emily standing beside the transportation matrix as soon as he appeared in the secret room.
"Have you seen your little lover?" Emily immediately asked when she saw Han Shuo.
"Phoebe doesn't know anything about the siege equipment that Bob Ascher requested. I've also told her that she will cooperate fully with us. I think we can cover up the matter that implicated Phoebe this time." Han Shuo put away the six magic wands one by one as he walked out of the transportation matrix and explained to Emily.
"If Phoebe really doesn't know anything, then this matter won't implicate her. Our Dark Mantle will never wrongly accuse an innocent person. You'll know this in the future." Emily said seriously, then giggled and said, "You ran into her room in the middle of the night, did she think you were a thief who stole a perfume and beat you up?"
"Of course not." Han Shuo responded with a natural expression.
Emily looked at Han Shuo a few times, trying to glean something from his expression, but discovered that Han Shuo's expression was calm and didn't change at all.
"Alright, alright, that's it for now. I've just received news that Belinda, who you let go, is contacting you through your method. I don't know what she wants." Emily discovered that she couldn't glean anything from Han Shuo's expression, so she didn't say anything else and went straight to business.
Han Shuo had left behind a method for Belinda to contact him before she left. Han Shuo had also told this method to Emily so that Emily could keep an eye out for him. Now that he heard her say this, he immediately said, "Alright, then let's go see Belinda and see what she wants from me."
Han Shuo and Emily walked side by side in the desolate forest where Han Shuo had killed two members of the Gryphon Legion. Although he'd already left a backup plan on Belinda's body, Han Shuo was still quite cautious. He was extremely focused when he walked over, deathly afraid that he'd fall into Belinda's trap.
When Han Shuo entered the forest, he suddenly sensed an enormous presence hidden within. This energy obviously didn't come from Belinda. Han Shuo immediately focused his consciousness and said softly to Emily, "Be careful, there's something unusual in there."
Nodding, Emily said, "Yes, it looks like Belinda isn't the only one inside. We should be careful in case Belinda ambushes us."
"Don't worry, if Belinda really dares to act against us, I'll make sure she's in for it." Han Shuo's expression was calm as he took out the Demonslayer Edge from his space ring and walked into the depths of the forest.
Suddenly, a dazzling bolt of lightning shot out from the depths of the dense forest like a dragon swimming in the void. This bolt of lightning was as thick as an arm as it snaked through the air and exploded with dazzling light. The trees on the side creaked as it made its way over, giving rise to thick smoke.
Frowning, the Demonslayer Edge shot out according to Han Shuo's will, leaping over several trees in its way and stabbing towards the incoming bolt of lightning.
A series of crackling sounds rang out as Han Shuo's Demonslayer Edge sensed the surging fighting aura. This kind of fighting aura was mixed with the power of thunder and lightning, appearing extremely violent and ferocious. Even though Han Shuo had infused the Demonslayer Edge with magical yuan, it still couldn't withstand it for long. Han Shuo felt that something was amiss in that moment of contact and hurriedly directed the Demonslayer Edge to fly back into his palm.
"Who's there?" Emily was also very cautious at this moment. She held her magic staff and stared at the bolt of lightning in the air as she shouted in her delicate voice.
"Thunder magus swordsman Johnny of the Calamity Church, I just want to see if you have the right to cooperate with us!" A low voice suddenly sounded from the depths of the forest.
A middle-aged man in black armor with silver curly hair walked out from the depths of the forest with Belinda after the voice sounded. This middle-aged man had an ugly, slanted scar from his left eye to his nose, making his already ugly face look even more ferocious.
The moment he appeared from the dense forest, his voice had just sounded when his body swiftly flew to the area where the lightning was swimming in the empty space. He extended his hairy right hand and a milky-white Dou Qi instantly flashed. The lightning that was swimming in the empty space seemed to be pulled by a great force and landed in his palm.
When the power of thunder and lightning receded, Han Shuo discovered that it was a slender silver longsword. However, the power of thunder and lightning still lingered on the hilt, flashing from time to time.
The milky white fighting aura meant that this person had the strength of a swordmaster or earth knight. With this kind of strength and lightning magic, it was no wonder that this person was so strong. Even Han Shuo's Demonslayer Edge couldn't gain the upper hand against him.
The veiled Belinda slowly walked out from behind the thunder magus swordsman Johnny. She first apologized when she arrived in front of Han Shuo and then said to Johnny, "Uncle Johnny, I've already told you that their strength is enough to cooperate with us. Otherwise, how would I have failed?"
Although this person from the Calamity Church called Johnny seemed to be an arrogant person, he still seemed to respect Belinda. He couldn't help but nod when he heard her say this, "Their strength is passable, but what help can they provide us if we cooperate with them? Bob Ascher of the Gryphon Legion is a sky knight. With his strength, these two won't be able to deal with him at all. Only by using your golem to block the others and I'll have the chance to kill him. "
Emily couldn't help but say when she saw that this person was so arrogant, "Apart from Bob Ascher being a sky knight in the Gryphon Legion, there are five earth knights who follow him all year round. Add to that Clark's master, great swordmaster Gabriel, and two archmages of the earth and water elements.
Just based on this strength alone, it'll be a fool's dream if anyone wants to kill him alone unless a sacred swordmaster, sacred magus, or a sacred knight personally makes a move. Heh heh, although Mister Johnny is a thunder magus swordsman, it won't be easy for you to defeat Bob Ascher himself in a real battle, not to mention his followers. "
Most people would know about Bob Ascher's followers, but they couldn't be like the Dark Mantle, knowing so much about every expert by Bob Ascher's side. When Emily described Bob Ascher's followers in such detail, even the arrogant thunder magus swordsman Johnny's expression changed greatly and he appeared a bit shocked.
"Then, what help can you give us?" Johnny asked Emily after a moment of silence with a stoic face.
"No matter what goals you have against Bob Ascher, I only want to tell you not to act rashly. Otherwise, it won't just be you, but even we will be dragged into this mess. If we work together, I can provide you with detailed information on the people around Bob Ascher. This will help you find out where he usually goes and even help you send his followers away in a short amount of time, creating a suitable opportunity for you to assassinate him. " Emily revealed a confident smile as she slowly described the things that the Dark Mantle could do for Johnny.
"Uncle Johnny, this is exactly what we need!" Belinda suddenly spoke up at this moment.
"I think you're from the Lancelot Empire?" Johnny wasn't an idiot and naturally guessed the identities of Han Shuo and Emily.
Nodding, Emily admitted frankly, "That's right, I hope that you'll keep this a secret for us if we work together."
"Hmph, you people are the most hypocritical. You'll work with us when you need us, but you'll turn your back on us when things are over and use all your power to attack our church." Johnny mocked with extreme disdain when he heard Emily's words.
"Since that's the case, then this matter is settled. We'll find a suitable opportunity to assassinate Bob Ascher in the next two days and let you know when we've made the arrangements. You can also take the opportunity to find more reinforcements. Otherwise, it's not very realistic to kill Bob Ascher. " One could tell from Johnny's expression that although he didn't like serving the country, he seemed to be used to making use of each other. That was why Han Shuo had said this.
Judging from the Calamity Church's current display of strength, it wasn't very likely that they would be able to assassinate Bob Ascher. Han Shuo and Emily had agreed to work with them not because they hoped to kill Bob Ascher, but because they hoped to obtain the information they needed from Bob Ascher's manor during the chaos and then use the Dark Mantle's abilities to take him down.
"Alright, then this matter is settled. I hope that you two don't try any tricks, or you'll regret it." Johnny finally agreed with a darkened face.
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