"Who was that just now?" Han Shuo didn't forget to ask Emily about the origins of the skinny middle-aged man he'd just fought.
Emily flew up from the river, her drenched body covered by a cloud of black smoke, revealing only her delicate face. The group followed behind her on the other side of the river. Cecilia's nimble figure was at the very front, while Emily and Han Shuo followed shoulder to shoulder. Behind them were some low ranking Dark Mantle members.
Emily turned back to glance at Han Shuo when she heard this and explained, "He's called Cassel, a great druid who betrayed the Druidic Order. He's a very frightening expert. Although he can no longer use the power of nature because he betrayed the Order, he can still skillfully use the shapeshifting technique that only great druids can master. He can even use the Gravity Spell when he's just turned into an Earthen Bear. You're really getting stronger and stronger to be able to fight him head on when he's turned into an Earthen Bear. "
When he heard that the other party was a great druid, Han Shuo suddenly recalled that great druid Caspian. He felt that Caspian was much weaker than Caspian in terms of strength.
"Caspian is also a great druid, why isn't he as strong as this Caspian?" Han Shuo furrowed his brow and asked in confusion.
Emily combed the hair covering her forehead and looked at Cecilia in front of her before continuing to explain, "Great druids can practice all kinds of miraculous techniques of the Druidic Order. Most druids can use the power of nature to manipulate plants. Legend has it that this ability was bestowed upon them by the Goddess of Nature.
However, shapeshifting isn't that easy to master. Only a few exceptionally talented druids can successfully learn it. It looks like Caspian hasn't mastered shapeshifting, otherwise he wouldn't have been captured so easily in Valen City. "
Han Shuo finally understood after hearing Emily's words. He thought to himself that Caspian, who'd always served the Goddess of Nature, hadn't learned shapeshifting, but this traitor who'd betrayed the Druidic Order had learned it. This was a bit ironic.
"Oh right, what mission do you have in the Dark Forest this time?" Han Shuo followed Emily unhurriedly as they walked deeper into the lush forest, continuing to ask Emily about her intentions this time.
Cecilia, who was leading the way, suddenly flung her beautiful long hair. Sparkling water droplets rolled down her smooth hair like pearls. Cecilia's bright eyes glanced back at Emily and she snorted lightly, "Even without your help, we can still leave from there. I'm in charge of this mission, and sister Emily has to listen to me. You're not part of this mission, so there's no need for you to know."
Emily was about to respond when she heard Cecilia's words. She couldn't help but smile wryly apologetically at Han Shuo, "Since Madame Cecilia has spoken, there's nothing more I can say."
"Sister Emily!" Cecilia glared at Emily reproachfully before saying, "We need to be clear about public and private matters."
"Got it, got it!" Emily yelled and smiled faintly at Han Shuo, "Alright, don't ask anymore. We'll be fine. If you have matters to attend to, go do what you need to do. Don't worry about us."
Cecilia had obviously used magic scrolls to create the space door. However, with a magic scroll that could create a space door, it meant that even without Han Shuo's appearance, Cecilia would still be able to easily leave with Emily and the others. This meant that Cecilia hadn't been saved by Han Shuo.
Although Han Shuo was still a bit worried after hearing Emily's words, since Cecilia obviously didn't want him to help, Han Shuo couldn't say much.
Just as he was about to say a few words to Emily and leave the group, Han Shuo suddenly realized that he had unknowingly followed Cecilia and the others to the Forest Troll's area. A dozen or so green-skinned troll warriors had already seen Cecilia in front of them. Without saying a word, they threw the sharp axes in their hands at Cecilia.
"Annoying Forest Troll, why are your weapons getting better and better recently!" Cecilia drew an arc in front of her chest, activating a magic formation on her chest. A sparkling and beautiful blue ice shield emerged from the magic formation on her chest and flowed into the air. As soon as it came into contact with the air, it quickly cooled into an ice shield.
The sharp axes thrown by the forest troll warriors smashed onto the blue ice shield with clanging sounds, but they only left a small mark on the ice shield. They had no way of penetrating the blue ice shield's defenses.
"This is the Forest Troll's territory. Let's hide here for a while. As long as the Redbud Knights arrive, those greedy Forest Troll will attack them without a care in the world. Although the Redbud Knights are one of the top ten knight orders on the Continent, their strength will be greatly reduced in the forest. This Forest Troll tribe isn't small, we can definitely cause some trouble for them. Even if the Redbud Knights completely annihilate them, we'll still be rid of a scourge for the Dark Forest. "
Cecilia's cool voice calmly narrated as she ran towards the Forest Troll throwing the sharp axes. She turned her head back to look at the Dark Mantle members with their faces covered in masks. She ordered, "Eliminate the Forest Troll sentries in front. Once the Redbud Knights arrive, the enraged Forest Troll will attack them with all their might. Not only will we be able to escape, we might even be able to pick up some benefits."
As soon as Cecilia's words fell, several members of the Dark Mantle nimbly rushed out. These people had the strength of senior swordsmen at the very least. The forest trolls on sentry duty definitely wouldn't be able to withstand them.
At this moment, Han Shuo suddenly blocked their path with a gloomy face. He shouted in a low voice, "Take a detour. You can't touch those Forest Troll."
The Forest Troll tribe could be said to be Han Shuo's power. These Forest Troll, who served Little Skull like a demon named Dadara, obeyed Han Shuo's every command. To Han Shuo, this power was completely within his control. There were still many uses for it in the future. He absolutely couldn't let Cecilia use the Redbud Knights to exterminate the tribe.
Any one of the top ten knight orders on the continent was a truly high combat power that had gone through hundreds of battles. To be able to enter the ranks of one of the top ten knight orders meant that they had experienced the trials of war. The Redbud Knights were one of the top ten knight orders. As long as a hundred of them came, the five hundred Forest Troll warriors wouldn't be able to walk out of the village alive.
Han Shuo had heard that any one of the top ten knight orders was extremely frightening. That was why he absolutely couldn't let Cecilia do this. Otherwise, the only path that awaited the Forest Troll was extermination. This was something Han Shuo couldn't accept.
"They're just some greedy Forest Troll. Why are you protecting them? Are you crazy?" Cecilia's crescent brows furrowed as she coldly shouted at Han Shuo with displeasure.
"Hurry up and take a detour. I can feel the Redbud Knights approaching. These Forest Troll are useful to me. No one is allowed to touch them. Otherwise, don't blame me for offending my superiors! "Han Shuo stared coldly at Cecilia with a face that showed no room for negotiation.
"You are hindering our mission. As a member of the Dark Mantle, do you know that I have the right to punish you?!" Cecilia was also angered by Han Shuo. She glared at Han Shuo and shouted.
"Take a detour! Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite! "Han Shuo wasn't afraid at all as he coldly snorted.
"Little sister Cecilia, let's take a detour. Consider it giving me face!" Seeing that the two of them were at a stalemate, Emily hurriedly tugged at the corner of Cecilia's clothes and begged her.
Cecilia had just seen that Han Shuo wasn't the slightest bit afraid of the Great Earth Bear Cassel. She understood that Han Shuo's strength was absolutely unfathomable. While the pursuers could catch up at any time, it wouldn't do her any good to fall out with Han Shuo.
Cecilia, who was stuck between a rock and a hard place, swept an icy glance at Han Shuo after Emily's pleading, "I will demand an explanation from that old fox Candide. Let's go, we'll take a detour!"
Cecilia was the first to turn around and leave as soon as she finished speaking. Emily gave Han Shuo a meaningful glance and hastily chased after the furious Cecilia. The Dark Mantle members who had followed Cecilia on the mission glared at Han Shuo with unkind expressions and left one by one.
"Dadara, Dadara!" After Cecilia's group left, the surrounding Forest Troll saw Han Shuo and suddenly surrounded Han Shuo, shouting loudly.
The sound of footsteps quickly approached. The startled Han Shuo gestured with his hands and feet to forcefully drag the Forest Troll away from the area.
Not long after Han Shuo left, the traitor of the Druidic Order, Cassel, rushed over with fifty to sixty Redbud Knights. Although Cassel had betrayed the Druidic Order, he still had his experience in the forest.
Looking at the footprints in two different directions and sniffing the air, Cassel pointed in the direction Cecilia's group had left in, saying, "Follow me, they left from here. Hmph, in this forest, no one can escape my pursuit. "
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