If a person made it clear that he wanted to kill you as soon as possible, then if you wanted to live, then the best way was to kill him before he killed you!
Han Shuo and Florida had been at loggerheads from the start, and the matter of Phoebe had magnified this enmity. Not only had Florida made it clear that he had to kill Han Shuo early on, but he'd also made an official move. Han Shuo naturally wouldn't resign himself to his fate.
It was now the latter half of the night after a day of pursuit. The bright moon hung high in the sky, looking down on everything below like a giant, icy eye. Strong, frosty winds blew across the towering ancient trees, scattering the thick ice and snow on them in all directions. Rustling sounds rang out incessantly.
Han Shuo stood in the air with the Demonslayer Edge in his right hand. His expression was callous, and his gaze was resolute and emotionless. He was like a towering mountain, towering over Florida's path of hope.
Florida only had hope of survival if he could get past Han Shuo!
"If you step aside now, I promise that I won't make an enemy out of you in the future!" Florida's mental strength had been greatly depleted as he'd fled due to the backlash of magic. His injuries were now quite severe, and his strength was much weaker than before. He looked at Han Shuo with a bit of helplessness.
Han Shuo's laughter was as cold as an icy cavern as he looked deeply at Florida and shook his head, "I'm sorry, I think that your promise will be more effective if you die!"
Florida knew that there was no way out after these words were spoken. His face hardened and he said darkly, "My grandfather is grand magus Ferguson of the Church of Light. There's no benefit in making an enemy out of me. Even if you can kill me today, my grandfather won't let you go in the future! "
Florida was obviously putting on a brave front when he said these words. With his strength, not only did he not frighten Han Shuo by using his grandfather's name to threaten Han Shuo, but it also confirmed that Han Shuo's strength was indeed much weaker than before. Otherwise, Han Shuo wouldn't have wasted time bickering with Han Shuo.
"If I don't kill you today, I'll have to face both your grandfather and you. But if you die, I'll only have to face your grandfather. So, you should just die! "Han Shuo said coldly and immediately began to kill.
A pile of pure white bones appeared under the bright moonlight as Han Shuo chanted. They emitted a cold white light and quickly assembled to form a bone cage three meters wide and four meters tall, rapidly tightening around Florida.
As soon as the Bone Prison was completed, the emotionless Han Shuo suddenly flew out and shot towards Florida like a bolt of lightning.
Regardless of whether or not Florida's strength had been greatly reduced, he was still a light archmage after all, and he'd also trained in thunder magic. Han Shuo had seen everything clearly from his hiding place when he'd fought Edwin earlier. He knew that this person's strength was indeed very frightening.
Therefore, the wisest course of action for Han Shuo, who had the advantage of magical yuan, was to close the distance between him and Florida. No matter how much strength Florida had left, Han Shuo was confident that he could quickly kill him on the spot as long as the two of them closed the distance.
A shockwave of light magic was suddenly released with Florida at the center. Blinding light with the pure and holy power of light took the form of sharp waves and crashed onto the bone cage in front of him.
Light magic had always been a natural counter to necromancy magic. The pure and holy power of light blasted over in the form of a shockwave. The originally gleaming white bones seemed to have been corroded over a hundred years. The sturdy defense suddenly became so fragile that it shattered with a single blow from Florida's magic staff. With a crack, the bones shattered with a crisp sound.
Although he'd walked out of the bone cage, Florida's face was even paler. It was obvious that he'd expended too much mental strength and had exceeded the limits of his body. At this moment, Han Shuo suddenly drew near again. The cold light of the Demonslayer Edge carried with it the determination to kill as it pierced towards Florida's neck.
The magic staff in Florida's left hand suddenly exploded with white light as an enormous force erupted from within. Florida threw the magic staff out to meet Han Shuo's Demonslayer Edge.
Clang! The sound of metal colliding rang out. Florida's staff, made of some unknown material, was pierced through by the Demonslayer Edge, which had been infused with magical yuan. However, there was a force contained within the magic staff that obstructed Han Shuo for a moment, causing Han Shuo to involuntarily pause in midair.
On the other side, Florida had thrown away his magic staff. Blood flowed from the corner of his mouth and flowed down his neck to stain his chest. His originally handsome face was now as pale as a sheet of white paper. The blood at the corner of his mouth made his appearance even more frightening as he flew towards the Valley of Sunshine at an unsteady pace.
High quality magic staffs could store a portion of the user's magical elements and release them at the most critical moment. Florida's actions just now had obviously been to make use of the last moment to detonate the magical elements within the magic staff and obstruct Han Shuo's killing blow.
Perhaps he'd received some sort of message from the Cairo mercenary band's vice chief, the berserker Harris, was watching from afar with a few experts by his side. They'd long since seen the battle outside, but had only watched from the sidelines and hadn't come out to interfere.
Everyone in Tanai was well aware of the enmity between the Cairo mercenary band and the Rainbow Sickle mercenary band. As long as Florida entered Tanai, the Cairo mercenary band had the duty to interfere. However, now that Han Shuo and Florida were fighting outside the valley, with Harris' hatred for the Rainbow Sickle mercenary band, he probably wanted nothing more than for Florida to be killed by Han Shuo.
Pausing for a moment, Han Shuo saw that Florida was about to charge into the Valley of Sunshine and that Edwin had reappeared behind him. Han Shuo immediately circulated his magical yuan to the limit without hesitation and transformed into a streak of light smoke in the air, shooting straight for Florida.
Suddenly, a fire dragon soared into the air and exploded out of the Valley of Sunshine's fences, abruptly sweeping towards Han Shuo. Han Shuo had been planning on killing Edwin when he couldn't help but change directions and dodge. He first used the dark mist to move stealthily and then summoned a zombie as a target to unleash the fury of the fire dragon.
Han Shuo looked down from within the dark mist and discovered that there was an additional fire mage at the fences in front of the Valley of Sunshine's gates. A group of knights on warhorses and wearing the uniforms of the Rainbow Sickle mercenary band were also quickly approaching.
"Damnit, why are they here?!" Harris growled lowly from the fences.
"Chief, chief, are you alright?" The Rainbow Sickle mercenary band immediately surrounded Florida when they arrived and asked nervously.
Florida, still in a state of shock, finally heaved a great sigh of relief when he saw that his people had appeared. He turned his head and pointed viciously at Han Shuo, saying, "Kill him!"
Florida's body went limp as soon as he finished speaking and he actually fainted. It looked like the repeated blows he'd taken along the way had taken a heavy toll on his body.
The appearance of the Rainbow Sickle mercenary band experts made Han Shuo understand that he no longer had a chance to kill Florida. However, when he saw that Florida had fainted, Han Shuo understood that although Florida hadn't died this time, he was on the verge of losing half his life. It was unlikely that he'd be able to recover in a short amount of time.
Han Shuo, who'd been outside the valley, hadn't waited for the Rainbow Sickle mercenary band to make a move as he'd already shot towards Tanai from above, landing a few meters behind Harris.
According to the rules of the Valley of Sunshine, even if you had the ability to fly through the air, you still couldn't use this method to travel between Tanai and the outside of the valley.
However, Harris and the others of the Cairo mercenary band had clearly seen Han Shuo and Florida's fight. The enemy of an enemy was a friend, so Harris not only forgave Han Shuo's actions with great magnanimity, he also immediately waved his hands and led the Cairo mercenary band to stand in front of Han Shuo.
"I'm sorry, but he's already entered the valley. You can't fight without permission in Tanai, or our Cairo mercenary band will definitely interfere!" Harris' expression was calm as he gripped his double-bladed battle-axe tightly, ready to make a move at the slightest disagreement.
Chief Florida being heavily injured was an enormous blow to the Rainbow Sickle mercenary band. Not only had their strength been damaged, but their reputation had also been damaged. The experts of the Rainbow Sickle mercenary band all looked at Han Shuo with eyes that could spit fire. However, Harris had indicated that he'd do things according to the rules, so they didn't know what to do.
"Stabilize the chief's injuries first. They'll pay the price as long as the chief is fine!" The fire mage who'd attacked Han Shuo earlier looked at the deathly pale Florida and suddenly spoke up.
This person likely had a very high position within the Rainbow Sickle mercenary band. The others didn't say anything else after he'd made this suggestion. They all glared angrily at Han Shuo and quickly carried Florida away.
"Friend, you must be careful. Florida won't let you off when he wakes up. Although we have the Cairo mercenary band patrolling everywhere in Tanai, we still can't completely stop some people from causing trouble. I think you understand what I mean? " Harris' attitude was much better than when he'd first met Han Shuo. The cold lines on his face had softened a bit as he advised Han Shuo.
Florida's heavy injuries were of the greatest help to the Cairo mercenary band. As Florida's rival, Han Shuo was a friend of the Cairo mercenary band, so it was no wonder that his attitude was so friendly.
The Cairo mercenary band would patrol everywhere in Tanai, but their energy was limited and they couldn't cover every single location. If the exasperated Florida were to wake up, he'd definitely take revenge at all costs with his personality. At that time, he'd likely make his move even in Tanai, so this place wasn't truly safe.
Nodding, Han Shuo expressed his understanding and smiled faintly, "Thank you, it won't be that easy to kill me!"
Edwin came over from the distance at this moment and landed on the fence. He stared fixedly at Han Shuo and said, "I want to enter the valley, what procedures do I need to go through?"
Han Shuo's head started to hurt when he heard these words. If such an old monster came, he'd be a bit more of a threat than Florida. However, the Valley of Sunshine had its own rules and wouldn't reject the god of fortune.
"Young man, you're called Brian? After so many years, there are fewer and fewer people who can harm me. I'll remember you! " Edwin rubbed his back in pain as he processed the procedures and flashed a deathly pale smile at Han Shuo. The wrinkles on his face piled up, making him look quite fierce.
"Forget me, I don't want to see you again!" Han Shuo responded with a wry smile and walked towards Tanai with a headache, thinking of a countermeasure.
Edwin came from the Calamity Church and was a dark grand magus. He was a respected expert even in the entirety of the Profound Continent. If such a character hadn't been killed immediately, the troubles that would follow would be unimaginable. Han Shuo was currently having a terrible headache and wanted to immediately leave the Valley of Sunshine and use the transportation matrix to return to the cemetery of death.
The night had unknowingly come to an end. When Han Shuo arrived at the Dark Mantle stronghold, Emily was still drowsy.
When she saw Han Shuo appear in front of her, her somewhat dazed eyes gradually cleared up and she said joyfully, "It's good that you're alright. Did you see Trunks?"
Nodding, Han Shuo said in surprise, "How did you know Trunks was coming?"
"The Dark Mantle still has some eyes and ears in Tanai. Trunks entered the valley alone not long after you left. When I learned that he entered the valley and understood that the two of you were very close, I discussed your matters with him. When he learned that Florida wanted to deal with you, he immediately left without another word and flew in the direction of Valen City. Because I needed to stay here and wait for news from above, I didn't go with him. "Emily explained.
"Elaine's dead, and I was almost killed!" Han Shuo sighed and said to Emily after sitting down.
Hearing that Elaine had died, Emily's beautiful face suddenly revealed a hurt expression. She became completely silent and only sighed after a while, saying softly, "Although sister Elaine doesn't know martial arts, she's very good at doing things. She's opened a small inn in Valen City and provided the organization with a lot of valuable information. I've helped her a lot, but we've caused her death this time!"
If Han Shuo and Emily hadn't appeared, and if they hadn't been in a hurry to leave Belinda to Elaine's care, Elaine wouldn't have been killed. However, Han Shuo didn't have a deep relationship with Elaine, so he didn't feel too much grief. When he saw the hurt expression on Emily's face, he went over and patted Emily's shoulder, speaking some words of comfort.
Emily's mood improved under Han Shuo's low words of comfort. She then remembered the matter at hand and said to Han Shuo, "Just what happened?"
When Han Shuo recounted everything that had happened in detail to Emily, the many perilous encounters along the way caused Emily's heart to tremble with fear. She was happy for Han Shuo's escape, but worried for the danger that he was in.
Emily was still a bit shaken even after Han Shuo had finished. She reached out to lift up Han Shuo's trousers and looked at the wound that had stopped bleeding. She said with heartache, "Don't take such risks in the future. If Belinda's arrow hadn't been in this direction, then wouldn't you have been in great danger?"
"Don't worry, if the direction wasn't right, I naturally wouldn't have waited for death. I would have immediately turned around and fled as far as I could." His previous actions had been effective. Although the wound on Edwin's back wasn't as serious as Florida's, it would still cause him pain for a period of time.
"We're really in trouble now. Florida was already very difficult to deal with, and now Edwin has joined the fray. His status in the Calamity Church is very high, and he's even more vicious and cruel. You've even injured him. I really don't know if I should be proud of you or worried for you!" Emily's brow furrowed as she sighed.
"Don't worry, we can return to the cemetery of death if we really can't handle it. As long as there's a place where no one can discover us and a transportation matrix can be set up, we'll be able to attack and retreat as we please!" Han Shuo was quite open-minded and comforted Emily with a smile.
The old man came over at this moment and knocked on the door, saying softly, "Madam Emily, chief Laureton of the Cairo mercenary band requests that you and Madam Brian make a trip to their band!"
"Understood, grandpa Canbi!" Emily responded softly and then looked at Han Shuo, "It looks like we might have an ally!"
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