Shaking her head, Candice refused Lawrence's suggestion and looked resolutely at Belinda, exclaiming, "This isn't just a matter of money!"
Candice obviously held the upper hand in the current situation. With the help of Han Shuo and the others, Belinda and Johnny wouldn't be able to gain any advantage at all. It could be seen from Belinda and Johnny's attire and weapons that the Calamity Church didn't lack money. Belinda only needed to pay a few gold coins to quell Candice's anger, but she was stubborn to the point of being a bit baffling.
"Those of the Calamity Church aren't people that you can threaten!" Johnny, who was already injured, had a scar on his face that looked even more ferocious because of his angry expression. The longsword in his hand that flickered with the power of thunder and lightning emitted a dazzling electric light.
Just as Han Shuo was about to speak, Johnny's body moved quickly and he suddenly charged at Han Shuo, his face full of murderous intent. The longsword in his hand that carried the power of thunder and lightning was like an electric dragon in his hand, bursting with a terrifying power of thunder and lightning, illuminating the dimly lit cave.
"Watch out!" Johnny's sudden attack caused Phoebe, Emily and the others to be greatly shocked and couldn't help but cry out in warning.
A pile of white bones suddenly gathered in midair, forming a white bone shield in an instant, blocking the front of the lightning longsword. Two bone spears shot out and collided with Johnny's lightning longsword before the white bone shield had formed.
"Creak creak", the bone spear exploded and sparks flew. Under the impact of Johnny's momentum, the lightning longsword bombarded the white bone shield with a "bang".
In an instant, the bone fragments on the white bone shield immediately broke into chunks. Johnny's sword had been obstructed twice, but it still persisted in its attempt to stab Han Shuo to death.
The Demonslayer Edge finally whistled out of its sheath as a cold glint flashed in Han Shuo's hand. Han Shuo gave a muffled grunt as his body stumbled back a few steps. The lightning on Johnny's longsword suddenly flickered and then extinguished.
Johnny's momentum also slowed at this moment. When he was about to make another move, Caspian, Emily, Phoebe, and the others were already standing next to Han Shuo, glaring angrily at him.
"It doesn't seem that I'm your enemy?" Having steadied himself, Han Shuo first circulated the magical yuan through his body and confirmed that there were no major injuries. He then focused his cold gaze on Johnny and spoke faintly.
"You deceived us in the operation against Bob Ascher this time and used us as cannon fodder. Apart from helping us send a few people away, you didn't do anything at all. Now that the matter has passed, don't pretend that we don't know what you're planning. You deserve to die the most! "Johnny's expression was savage as he looked coldly at Han Shuo.
As the chief of the Gryphon Legion, whether or not Han Shuo and Emily had concrete evidence, they didn't have the right to kill Ascher, much less assassinate him.
If Han Shuo and Emily had joined forces with the Calamity Church to kill Ascher, then the two of them would certainly suffer the consequences in the Dark Mantle. In addition, Han Shuo, who was well aware of Ascher's strength, also understood that killing Ascher in Valen City wasn't something that they could do. Only religious fanatics would act recklessly without regard for their own lives.
Nodding, Han Shuo smiled faintly and said, "Since things have been made clear, then don't blame me for burning the bridge after crossing it. You've already made a move against me, so don't blame me for not holding back."
Han Shuo turned his head to look at the wry smiling Lawrence after saying this and said with a smile, "You wouldn't be thinking of helping them now, would you?"
Spreading his hands, Lawrence took a few steps back and said with a wry smile, "I was originally very interested in the Calamity Church's golem and wanted to obtain the manufacturing methods of the golem through friendly means. But now I think that's not quite possible."
Lawrence's words confirmed Han Shuo's previous guess. Lawrence was someone who only cared about his own matters, and yet he'd suddenly extended a helping hand to Belinda and Bob. He had other plans indeed. Lawrence's words now meant that he was standing on Han Shuo and Phoebe's side.
Nodding, Han Shuo smiled faintly at Lawrence and said, "Many thanks!"
"Do you think that you've won against us for sure?" Belinda, who was standing behind Johnny, still had a calm expression on her face. She only spoke at this moment and reached out to take out the item that sealed the golem, preparing to make her move.
"Heh heh, you won't have the chance!" Han Shuo laughed and used the demon infant to communicate with a drop of blood essence hidden in Belinda's body. With a thought, the cold air contained within the blood essence entered Belinda's body. She felt her neck go numb and she fainted backwards.
"You, what did you do to her?" Johnny was greatly startled by Belinda's sudden collapse. He looked at Han Shuo with a bit of panic.
"She'll live, but there's no need for you to exist. It's too dangerous to keep you alive!" Han Shuo snorted coldly and suddenly opened his mouth to chant a necromancy spell. A hate warrior appeared out of thin air and three zombie warriors blocked Han Shuo's path.
Johnny immediately knew that Belinda wouldn't be able to help him when he saw that the situation had developed to this point. He hesitated slightly and immediately turned to flee, attempting to leave through the only hole. Emily and Caspian suddenly started chanting magic incantations. Just as Johnny's body landed at the entrance of the cave, several thick tree roots agilely entangled him, and a cloud of black gas floated towards him.
"You can't escape!" Emily giggled and chanted another spell. The black gas seemed to be some sort of binding as Johnny's body suddenly stiffened as soon as it neared him. The nimble tree branches then seized the opportunity to entangle his body.
Johnny was a thunder and lightning demon swordmaster alright. He was still able to move after being restrained so many times. He raised the longsword in his hand with great difficulty, planning to chop off the tree branches that bound his body. However, the three zombies and the hate warrior had already closed in on him at this moment.
A bolt of lightning flashed as the longsword sliced through the air, hitting the first two zombie warriors. Electricity abruptly invaded the bodies of the two zombie warriors, and when the longsword sliced through the air, the two zombie warriors suddenly froze in place and didn't move again.
When he brandished the longsword with great difficulty and was about to make a move on the other zombie warrior, the nearby hate warrior smashed down with a club, landing directly on Johnny's right hand that was holding the sword. The sound of bones breaking suddenly rang out. Johnny's face was full of pain as he howled in agony, the longsword in his hand falling to the ground.
Han Shuo, who had been standing beside Phoebe and the others, flashed and landed behind Johnny like lightning. With his back facing Phoebe and the others, he used the "Demonic Art of Assimilation" and sucked Johnny's howling soul into the demon infant. When the power of the demon infant slowly corroded Johnny's soul, Han Shuo, who seemed to have eaten a great tonic, finally threw a punch at Johnny's back.
With a thud, the life in Johnny's eyes faded and he fell to the ground powerlessly, a hand imprint appearing on his back.
After killing Johnny, Han Shuo's demon infant expanded and started to use the nature of demonic arts to purify the power of Johnny's soul, turning it into food for the demon infant's growth. As a thunder and lightning demon swordmaster, the power of Johnny's soul was clearly much more abundant than that of the Gryphon Knight. When Han Shuo did this, he could clearly feel the growth of the demon infant.
"He's dead." On the other side, Emily slowly walked over when she saw that Johnny had been killed by Han Shuo. When Emily discovered that Han Shuo was standing there motionless and hadn't looted Johnny's body like he usually did, she couldn't help but remind Han Shuo, "He's dead."
Han Shuo, who was concentrating on comprehending the characteristics of the demon infant, was startled awake when he heard Emily's call. He continued to silently circulate the "Demonic Art of Assimilation" without batting an eyelid. Han Shuo nodded at Emily and pointed at the fallen Johnny, "You take care of this, I'm going to rest for a while."
Han Shuo sat down cross-legged on the spot after saying this and focused on comprehending the changes in the demon infant after absorbing Johnny's soul power. The stronger a person was, the more powerful their soul power would be. When Johnny's soul power had been sucked into the demon infant, strands of power flowed into the demon infant and seemed to speed up its growth.
The demon infant was the foundation of the "true demon" realm. Han Shuo would only be able to break through his current realm and enter the next realm, the bloodlust realm, once it had reached a certain level. Only in this realm would Han Shuo need large amounts of soul power to replenish himself. When the demon infant was strong enough and reached the "bloodlust" realm, it would be considered a minor success and would be able to display even more wondrous uses. At that time, the demon infant would no longer need to replenish itself with soul power.
Everyone was chattering away as Han Shuo meditated. After Belinda was captured and Johnny was killed, there were no eyesores left in the cave. Candice saw that Belinda had been magically knocked out by Han Shuo and didn't bring up the matter of payment again. She chatted happily with Phoebe and Emily.
It was only now that Lawrence and Phoebe had the time to talk. Caspian had been missing for a long time and now that he was with Angelica, he breathed a sigh of relief. Angelica was the one who'd asked him to recount his experiences over the past two days.
"Shh!" After a while, Han Shuo, who had been meditating indifferently, suddenly opened his eyes and raised his finger to make a shushing gesture.
Everyone kept their mouths shut and watched as Han Shuo cautiously walked to the entrance of the cave and then stick his ear to the entrance. Everyone's minds that had just relaxed became alert again.
Rustling footsteps slowly grew louder as they approached from afar. The sound of a few people's conversations also traveled into everyone's ears at this time.
"The Kerlan Forest covers such a large area, it's impossible to find those people who've escaped in. What's the point of searching aimlessly?" A voice said.
"Indeed, but the chief has truly gone mad with anger this time. Not only have his two sons been killed, but there's someone who's so audacious as to try to assassinate him in Valen City and still manage to escape from the city. The chief has fought in all these years and has experienced all sorts of situations, but has never been as humiliated as this time. I don't think he'll rest until those people are captured and killed! "Another person followed up with a sigh.
"I've heard that such a big incident happened in Valen City this time because the chief offended someone from the capital. If that's really the case, then the chief is in big trouble. Who knows if we'll be in trouble as well. "
"Don't worry, we're all just following orders. No matter what happens, it shouldn't matter as long as we understand the situation. In addition, we're not the chief's trusted Gryphon Knights. We should still listen to His Majesty the Empire. We'll just follow orders until something big happens. "
"Let's go, there's no place to hide here. Let's go somewhere else!"
The group talked as they passed by the cave Han Shuo and the others were in, but didn't discover anything out of the ordinary. Their voices grew further and further away, finally disappearing into the distance.
Another two groups passed by after this group. Because of Emily and Caspian's arrangements, the cave entrance was very well hidden. They didn't discover anything out of the ordinary and didn't linger here in the end.
"Alright, it's been a tiring night. Everyone get some rest!" Han Shuo waited for a while after the three groups left. He smiled at the people inside when he saw that there was no movement outside.
Everyone sighed in relief and nodded in agreement. They either meditated or slept, sitting by the warm bonfire.
Everyone rested for the entire day in the cave and discovered that it was already night after they'd rested their minds. Han Shuo closed his eyes and rested for a day, purifying and absorbing Johnny's soul energy. His mental strength and magical yuan had also recovered.
"It's night now. I think they've probably given up after a day of searching. We can leave now!" Han Shuo stood up and spoke in front of the door.
Having rested enough, everyone stood up one after another. After putting away their things, Emily and Caspian removed the boundary in front of the door and the group walked out of the cave.
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