A sneer slowly fell, and an extremely tall figure gradually appeared under the illumination of the torch. It was a handsome young man with an evil smile on his face. The young man was more than 1.9 meters tall, and he stood there like a sharp sword that had been unsheathed, giving people a strong sense of impact.
Dressed in a well-fitting green warrior suit, his refined and strong physique showed off his sharpness. The corner of his mouth curled up into a faint smile with a hint of playfulness. He was like a goshawk soaring in the sky, planning to tease the fleeing wild rabbits on the ground, appearing confident and calm.
After the youth's figure appeared, the frightened bandits hurriedly looked around, as if they thought that the youth had more reinforcements behind him, so they were somewhat nervous and apprehensive.
"There's no need to look, it's just me!" Han Shuo explained with a light smile. He didn't look at the bandit leader, who had clearly let out a sigh of relief. Instead, he focused his gaze on Dorcas, who was standing ramrod straight in the middle of the crowd, and asked, "Do you think that these bandits who only know how to enjoy themselves and do nothing can help you take revenge?"
Dorcas' expression was indifferent. After a moment of silence, he looked at Han Shuo and said, "This has nothing to do with you. You're here for the fifty thousand gold coins, right?"
Han Shuo smiled and shook his head. His eyes were fixed on Dorcas, and he casually said, "No, although fifty thousand gold coins is a large sum of money in the eyes of these bandits, it's nothing to me. I've been following you all this time, not for the fifty thousand gold coins, but for you, Dorcas! "
Dorcas' expression changed greatly, and he glared hatefully at Han Shuo, as if he wanted to firmly imprint Han Shuo's appearance in his heart. He then laughed bitterly, "I didn't think that after so long, those two families would still have the thought of killing me. I just didn't think that I'd be so valuable already, ha!"
"Cut the crap. You're just one person, and you dare block our way? You're courting death!" The bandit leader Laxie, who had been impatient to go to the Full Spring Garden to enjoy, finally couldn't hold back his impatience after confirming that Han Shuo was indeed alone.
As Laxie shouted, the other bandit leaders also agreed. It seemed that they could no longer endure the lust in their hearts. Under the orders of the bandit leaders, the equally anxious bandit minions quickly surrounded Han Shuo with weapons that were not worth a single gold coin in their hands.
From start to finish, Han Shuo had a faint smile on his face. He was completely unmoved by the actions of these bandits who were eager for the girls' smooth skin. He continued to look at Dorcas and shake his head. Only when Dorcas had a puzzled expression did he open his mouth to explain, "To others, you're not only worthless, but a hot potato. But to me, you're worth far more than fifty thousand gold coins. I'll talk to you about this later. After I've dealt with these bandits, we'll slowly discuss the issue of your value. "
"Arrogant fellow, you're courting death." Laxie looked angrily at Han Shuo and waved his hand, yelling, "Kill him, he's definitely that evil necromancer. You guys are so close to him, don't give him the chance to chant his magic."
"Aha, he's the new city lord of Brettel City. Look at the space ring on his hand, he must be a big fat sheep. Brothers, let's rob the space ring for me. I can already imagine the wealth inside!" Bandit leader Tuca yelled in excitement. He raised the wide double-edged battle-axe in his hands and stared greedily at the space ring on Han Shuo's finger.
Thump … thump thump …
Just as the bandit minions were licking their lips and preparing to tear Han Shuo to pieces, heavy footsteps suddenly sounded.
"What's that sound?" Laxie's messy eyebrows furrowed into two irregular triangles. He looked all around him before asking loudly.
The bandit minions who were about to make a move stopped in shock when they heard Laxie's shout. They looked around in confusion, not knowing what was going on.
Thump … thump thump … thump thump thump …
The heavy footsteps were getting closer and closer. A few sparse branches and leaves on the side swayed lightly, reminding these lowly bandits that the ground was trembling. But the moonless night was pitch-black, and even with torches, the distance they could illuminate was limited. Therefore, the bandits who were looking around could only hear footsteps getting louder and louder, but could not see what was gradually approaching.
"It's the sound of the iron hooves of the fire-breathing warbeasts under the evil knight. Everyone, don't look around, you're all done for!" Han Shuo, who was surrounded by bandits, suddenly explained with a smile.
"Damn it, he's already summoned his undead creatures! Kill him immediately. As long as he's dead, the undead creatures won't be much of a threat without his command. "The light adept mage hired by the bandits turned pale with fright and hastily yelled.
When the panicked bandit leaders heard the light adept mage's shout, they all yelled out orders, "You idiots, hurry up and kill him!"
The bandit minions who had surrounded Han Shuo immediately sped up their movements when they heard their leaders give the order to kill. They brandished the cheap weapons in their hands and charged towards Han Shuo, planning to kill Han Shuo before the undead creatures arrived.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh …
Slender jet-black bone spears shot out from the bandits' torches with Han Shuo at the center like rays of deadly black light. The speed of the bone spears was extremely fast. At first glance, the continuous bone spears looked as if they were connected together, making Han Shuo look like a demonic black peacock with its tail spread open.
"Ah … Ah ah …"
The bandits that were charging over let out continuous wails that sounded like concentrated firecrackers. The slender jet-black bone spears easily pierced through their armor, which was only worth a few silver coins, under Han Shuo's "spread". They either pierced deep into the gaps between their bones or directly penetrated their internal organs, causing blood to fly out.
The power of the bone spears that pierced through the bandits' bodies didn't diminish in the slightest, and often had the strength to shoot another bandit behind them to death. This kind of violent impact was truly terrifying.
In the blink of an eye, the thirty or so bandits that had charged up were all shot to death by the bone spears. The blood on the ground was a bewitching red under the illumination of the torches that had fallen to the ground. The thick smell of blood instantly spread to the bandit leaders' noses.
"No, not good!" As Raxi watched Han Shuo, who was in the middle of a pool of blood and corpses, slowly float up, his feet not touching the ground, the flames of lust in Raxi's body were slowly extinguished by a bone-chilling cold. A raging flame called fear burned everything in his mind.
Thump thump …
The muffled sound of footsteps pounded on every bandit's heart like the beating of a drum. The "things" that had only been heard but not been seen all this time appeared one after another behind them. These "things" had pupil-less eye sockets that spewed scorching flames. Under the illumination of the burning eye sockets, enormous black shadows gradually appeared in the darkness.
Tuca's lips suddenly became a bit dry, and even his voice wasn't smooth. He stammered, "Everyone, it's … it's the evil knights. Let's run!"
The hands of the two light mages that had been hired with a large sum of money trembled slightly when they saw the evil knights appear. The purification effect of light magic at their level of strength was limited against these high-level undead creatures. Moreover, there were more than ten evil knights that had appeared. With the help of the faint hazy light, the sharp-eyed mages could even see that there were even more densely packed shadows behind the ten evil knights.
These bandits had all heard of the rumor that Han Shuo's group had killed Troda's bandits at the foot of Mount Tali. However, in their understanding, this was all due to the numerous soldiers of Brettel City, as well as the mountain people that Fulkin had brought down from Mount Tali.
How could they have imagined that a grand magus necromancer with the mental strength of a grand magus and a skeletal staff that could double the number of undead creatures he could summon? Just how many undead creatures would Han Shuo be able to summon?
"Sorry, we don't want the commission!" The light adept mage turned his head to look at Dorcas, then said to the other light journeyman mage, "Give them the gold coins!"
More than a thousand gold coins were poured out of the two light mages' money pouches. The adept mage bowed slightly towards Han Shuo in the distance and said reverently, "This matter has nothing to do with us. Please let us go."
"You two despicable mages, you actually dare to run away? I'll kill you first!" The leader of Dorcas roared angrily, charging towards the two retreating light mages.
"I don't know why, but I hate light mages more and more. In addition, I'm very disgusted by your sudden defection. I think it's best if you stay." Han Shuo looked coldly at the two mages who knew how to play it safe and sound and spoke faintly.
Due to the dense barrage of bone spears, none of the bandits dared to approach Han Shuo. They all stayed as far away from Han Shuo as possible. However, there was still a large number of undead creatures closing in on them. No matter how they looked at it, they were doomed.
Whoosh!
A bandit close to an evil knight was picked up by one of the evil knight's bone spears. The massacre began as the bandit fell to the ground. Ten evil knights and nearly a thousand undead creatures slowly drowned the bandits in an endless sea of death.
In the night that was as dark as ink, the torches were extinguished one by one as the bandits were killed. The darkness of the night affected the bandits' vision, but the undead creatures were like fish in water in the darkness. They silently slaughtered the obstacles in front of them, not knowing the meaning of mercy at all.
Dorcas, who also had a look of terror on his face amidst the wretched howls, became an anomaly in the crowd with his torch in hand. The evil knight zombies walked past him one after another, but it was as if they didn't know that there was a delicious human body next to them. They only cared about slaughtering the living people around him.
Dorcas, who still had his spine ramrod straight, discovered that none of the undead creatures around him attacked him. The terror in his heart gradually receded. Due to the bandits' previous treachery, Dorcas, who had been their aide, felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction as he watched the bandits being slaughtered.
"Good kill, good kill. These dregs should have been eliminated a long time ago." Dorcas muttered to himself as he watched the bloody massacre with an indifferent expression.
Under Han Shuo's unceremonious refusal, the two light mages were the first to receive the bandits' fierce attacks. The two light mages, who had originally been able to pose a slight threat to the undead creatures, were quickly drowned out by the bandits' furious attacks. The bandits, who had drowned the two light mages with their sea of people, were then drowned by the undead creatures that surrounded them. As time passed in the pitch-black night, the mournful screams that had been incessant gradually died down.
After a while, the only thing left in front of Han Shuo was an indifferent Dorcas with a torch in his hand. Apart from him, there was a ground full of corpses and a few ghouls chewing on them.
"The scene is a bit too bloody, I hope you don't mind." Han Shuo smiled as he floated towards Dorcas. The smiling Han Shuo didn't seem friendly at all amidst the corpses on the ground. Instead, there was a kind of frightening eeriness to him. The ghouls chewing on the corpses on the ground took the initiative to leave Dorcas when Han Shuo approached. It seemed to emphasize that all of this bloody scene originated from this young man with an evil smile.
Dorcas took a deep breath, forcefully resisting the urge to vomit. He focused all of his attention on Han Shuo, attempting to be indifferent to the tragic scene around him through this method. "What do you want?"
"Hehe, I know a few things about you, and also understand the boundless resentment in your heart. I want to give you a chance, a chance to take revenge. "Han Shuo smiled as he made an extremely enticing proposal.
A chance! This wasn't something that anyone could give him as a charity!
Before Han Shuo had displayed the ruthlessness of slaughtering all of the bandits, Dorcas wouldn't have thought that the city lord of Brettel City, who couldn't even fend for himself, would give him much of a chance.
But now, Dorcas had reason to believe that as long as Han Shuo was willing, a vengeance that was as difficult as ascending to the heavens for him wouldn't be difficult at all in front of this demon-like cruel man.
Therefore, Dorcas only hesitated for a moment before nodding. "As long as you can take revenge for me, I'll do anything you want me to."
Shaking his head, Han Shuo smiled as he slowly said, "It's not me who will take revenge for you, it's you who will take revenge for yourself!"
While Dorcas was frowning, Han Shuo explained with a light smile, "I will give you the chance to take revenge for yourself. As long as you submit to me, with your talent and ability, those two families will be yours sooner or later. Heh heh, isn't it better to torture them to death yourself than to let someone else kill them? "
The girl who had been in love with Dorcas had now become the enemy's plaything in bed. Because of the relationship between the girl and Dorcas, her fiancé had always treated her cruelly. The pitiful girl washed her face with tears all day long, but was powerless to do anything about it.
Although the girl's family was dissatisfied, they had no right to interfere since their daughter was already married off. Not to mention that the other family's status was a bit higher. Therefore, her father had instead placed all of his resentment on Dorcas and spared no effort in hunting him down. With Dorcas' strength, it could only be said that he was lucky to be able to escape from such a pursuit.
The Dark Mantle's intelligence network knew of this information, but in this world where nobles dominated the continent, even if a commoner like Dorcas had astonishing military talent, it wasn't enough to change this unspoken rule that had existed for thousands of years.
The Dark Mantle would only kill nobles who had rebelled against the Empire. However, it wasn't a big deal for a noble to occasionally bully a few commoners. If the commoner didn't have any backing, then it was even more of a small matter. The Dark Mantle had countless things to do, so they naturally wouldn't waste their energy on this kind of thing. Being able to make a few sketches in the intelligence report was already giving face to Dorcas' military talent. Otherwise, there probably wouldn't even be a record.
"I am a fugitive, how can I kill my enemies with my own strength?!" Dorcas was obviously tempted by Han Shuo's suggestion. However, being able to show off his abilities in the Imperial Academy meant that he was no fool. After a moment of silence, he looked at Han Shuo and asked.
"In Brettel City, whether or not you are a fugitive is up to me, the city lord! I know your identity and hatred. Since I dared to accept you, I'm not afraid of your status as a fugitive. " Han Shuo smiled faintly and pointed in the direction of the seven grand duchies. He said enticingly, "Apart from the thick hatred in your eyes, I can also see an unconcealable wild ambition. To the seven grand duchies, Brettel City is a hunting ground. However, to me, the seven grand duchies are also a hunting ground. Are you willing to become a hunter like me?"
Dorcas looked deeply at Han Shuo. After a while, he didn't care about the pool of blood on the ground and kowtowed towards Han Shuo. He said in a low voice, "My Lord Count, I am not a hunter, but I will be your hunting dog!"
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