It was a terrible feeling to have seven corpses in front of them but not even a shadow of the enemy could be found.
"Andrina, if we don't kill him this time, who knows how many more of us will die!" Gallas gnashed his teeth in hatred. Four of the seven people were his subordinates, and they had been killed so silently. Naturally, he was extremely furious.
"Something's not right. Andrina brought a bunch of burdens with her. Why would she dare to attack us under such circumstances?" the gloomy-looking old woman said with a puzzled face. She was starting to suspect that something was wrong.
"Taylin, I also feel that something's not right. How could they escape from right under our noses every time? With so many burdens, even Andrina wouldn't be able to conceal all traces of them. Why is it that every time we are about to catch up to them, we would suddenly lose track of them? " Brovst was also rather uncertain about the situation. After hesitating for a moment, he bunched his brows and said, "Could it be that the information provided by that fella is inaccurate?"
After a moment of silence, the old woman called Tai Lin took a deep breath and suggested, "Let's explore more carefully. This time, we'll form groups of three and stay close to each other, lest someone takes advantage of the situation and kills us."
"Alright!" Gallas and Brovst nodded in agreement.
… …
The godhunters split into groups of three and didn't dare to stay too far away from each other. They slowed down their search speed and continued to search in all directions.
With that, it would be impossible for Han Shuo to kill them without leaving a trace. Once he was discovered and surrounded, he would be in an extremely disadvantageous position. In order to prevent that from happening, Han Shuo did not attack recklessly. Instead, he once again carefully concealed himself and used his demon generals to observe their every move.
After the godhunters regrouped, in order to look out for each other, the distance between the two groups was shortened. This naturally slowed down the search speed by a lot. After spending half a day searching, they had only covered a few dozen miles.
Naturally, they still didn't find anything!
Coldly watching their every move, Han Shuo kept thinking about how to make his move. After pondering for a long time, Han Shuo's mouth curved into a sinister smile.
With a thought, the hidden demons turned into solid bodies, turning into the appearances of Andrina, Phoebe, and the others. They scattered in the periphery and quickly fled in all directions.
"There's someone here!" "There's someone here!" "Andrina is here!"
"…"
Suddenly, anxious cries of alarm came from the various regions of the mountain range that had been silent for a long time. Brovst, Gallas, and Taylin hastily rushed towards the region where Andrina's doppelganger was. Along the way, Brovst, Gallas, and Taylin hastily instructed, "They're going to split up and break out of the encirclement. Capture those who haven't even become lowgods alive and use them to threaten Andrina!"
In the eyes of these godhunters, Andrina was the only one who posed a threat to them. The others, including Han Shuo, were insignificant characters who could be easily captured.
Han Shuo made use of their misunderstanding to come up with a specific strategy. All the true experts, including the three godhunter leaders, went after Andrina. The weaker godhunters split up and chased after the so-called 'burden' while sneering.
However, what they didn't expect was that the 'burden' in their minds would suddenly bare its fangs and bite them to death.
In the middle of the chase, they would suddenly discover that the target they had been chasing had suddenly disappeared without a trace. More often than not, before they could react, they would be assaulted by a sudden attack. In just a few seconds, their divine souls would be absorbed by Han Shuo's Cauldron of Myriad Demon.
Due to the distance between them and how anxious they were, Han Shuo suddenly had the time to devour their divine energy. Three mid-stage midgods of death and one early-stage midgod of destruction had their divine energy completely devoured by Han Shuo during this period of time.
"We've caught up to her!" Brovst shouted. Gallas and Taylin hastily followed.
Suddenly, a wisp of smoke drifted past and engulfed Andrina's figure. Brovst, Gallas, and Taylin excitedly surrounded the wisp of smoke and gestured for their subordinates to approach.
"Andrina, let's see where you're going to run to now! You were lucky enough to escape the last time. I reckon that you haven't recovered from your injuries yet, have you? Hehe, you should have known that you would end up like this for going against us godhunters! " Said Gallas with a sinister smile. He nodded at Brovst and Taylin and the three approached the wisp of smoke step by step.
"Andrina, don't blame us for being ruthless. You are just too much of a hindrance!" Taylin let out a soft laugh. The element of death within a radius of ten miles frantically converged towards them.
A gentle breeze blew past and dispersed the wisp of smoke that the three highgods had surrounded. Andrina was nowhere to be seen.
"This, this is?" Taylin stared blankly and her face was filled with astonishment.
"Impossible! How could she vanish into thin air?! "Gallas suddenly shrieked.
Brovst didn't say a word, but he too had an ugly expression on his face. The three had painstakingly pursued Andrina for so long. They had surrounded her and were about to deal a fatal blow to her when they suddenly discovered that she had vanished without a trace. It was an extremely depressing feeling.
The three looked at each other and their faces turned gloomy.
"Oh no, someone else has been killed!"
"That's fine too. Ah, he was killed by someone who devoured his divine energy. How could this be?"
"Here too. It's clearly the work of us godhunters. Is there a traitor among us?"
"… …"
Sharp cries of alarm sounded from all directions.
Soon enough, eight more corpses were placed before the three highgods. Four of the corpses had clearly been devoured of their divine energy. This was clearly the work of the godhunters.
Brovst and the other two looked at the four corpses, their faces turning uglier than the last. Fear filled the eyes of the godhunters around them. They subconsciously kept a distance from the people around them as though they thought that the murderer was among them.
"Everyone, gather here!" Taylin gestured.
Although the terrified godhunters felt a little uncomfortable and guarded against him, they still gathered from all directions and stood still.
"The three of us will examine each and every one of them. There is no way that the murderer could have digested the divine energy in their bodies in such a short period of time," said Taylin in a deep voice.
Brovst and Gallas immediately nodded and went to examine their subordinates to see if there was any chaotic and impure divine energy in their bodies.
Of course there was none.
"It's not our people!" Brovst shouted. He then suddenly said, "Don't you guys feel that the situation is a little strange?"
"Why do I suddenly feel that we are the prey?" At this point, even Gallas felt that something was wrong. After a short pause, he continued, "No matter how powerful Andrina is, it is impossible for her to suddenly vanish from our sight. It is very likely that what we are chasing is an illusion!"
"Someone is after us!" Taylin said in a deep voice, "And it is very likely to be a high-level godhunter. Perhaps someone is trying to replace us. This is a conspiracy!"
The crowd's faces jolted upon hearing those words. Brovst and Gallas exchanged glances with each other. Brovst said in a deep voice, "We are certain that the murderer is not Andrina. Andrina has a deep hatred for people like us. There is no way that she or those around her would be a godhunter!"
"The enemy has clearly set up their traps in this mountain range. They have been leading us by the nose and have been preparing to deal with us. Brovst, will the Godswamp Pharmacy be in trouble? "
"The Godswamp Pharmacy has been working with us for many years. Logically speaking, they shouldn't be trying to harm us. But it is hard to say. After this matter is over, we will have to carefully investigate it, "Brovst explained to Gallas after thinking for a moment.
"Don't think about pursuing Andrina anymore. Let's all gather together and leave this mountain range at once. Otherwise, if we allow the enemy to set up their traps, none of us will be able to leave this place alive. Since they dared to attack us, they definitely aren't any weaker than us! "Taylin decided.
Those midgod godhunters had long been afraid. Facing an invisible enemy was the most frightening. They were afraid that they would become the next godhunter. They hastily nodded after hearing Taylin's words.
"Alright, let's gather together and leave this mountain range. Be careful. I don't think the enemy will give up so easily. If we want to leave this place alive, we have to stick together! "Brovst said in a deep voice.
Therefore, the group of powerful godhunters started retreating cautiously. They were no longer as confident as when they first arrived.
… …
Han Shuo, the instigator of all this, observed the situation through his demon generals. He couldn't help but laugh. He did not expect these godhunters to be so paranoid and cowardly. As soon as they saw that the situation wasn't looking good, they would immediately think of the worst. They were like birds that were startled by the mere twang of a bowstring. All they wanted to do was to leave this place as soon as possible.
Han Shuo had no idea how terrified the godhunters were. As the public enemy of the entire continent, these people were used to being hunted down by others. All kinds of dangers were always hovering around them. There were people in every Divine Dominions who were constantly hunting them down in an attempt to eradicate them.
In this kind of environment, they were indeed overly cautious. Often, even the slightest abnormality would cause them to think the worst. Especially this time, when one of their own was devoured by their own kind, it was an even more terrifying thing for them. As hunters, when they discovered that someone dared to attack them and that they couldn't find any traces of the enemy, their fear grew and grew until they finally broke down!
"These so-called godhunters are nothing but a bunch of cowards!" Han Shuo reevaluated them.
Those godhunters were very adept at evading pursuers. They had set up all kinds of barriers and boundaries along the way. Wherever they passed, they would conceal their auras and leave behind boundaries to confuse their pursuers.
Along the way, these people would leave behind boundaries on trees, on the ground, and on rivers to confuse and obstruct their pursuers. They would only leave behind two people to carefully hide in the dark to make sure that no one was following them.
They were indeed used to being hunted down and had a unique technique for evading pursuers. After all, godhunters were the public enemy of the entire continent. If their hideout was discovered, wouldn't they be doomed?
Unfortunately for them, their opponent was Han Shuo. His demon generals were invisible and the area they could cover was vast. Every single boundary they set up could be seen by Han Shuo. Naturally, they could easily evade their pursuers.
If they could discover the hideout of the godhunters and wipe them out in one go, it would be a great contribution. With that, Han Shuo could become a member of a family clan in the City of Shadows and have his own territory and family crest. For the sake of his future, Han Shuo felt that he should secretly follow them.
For five days in a row, Han Shuo followed the group of godhunters out of the mountain range.
A plain appeared in front of them. There were no trees on the plain that the demon generals could climb. If they were to chase after the three highgods on the plain, they would be easily discovered by the three highgods.
In that mountain range, the demon generals would first avoid the three highgods. They would first entrench themselves in the branches and leaves of the trees and remain motionless. In any case, wherever the three highgods were, the demon generals would stay far away from them and would not move. This was a method that Han Shuo had recently come up with. Even if the opponent was a highgod, as long as the demon generals stayed far away from them, they wouldn't be discovered.
However, once the demon generals started flying, even though they were incorporeal, they would create ripples in the air. Although midgods might not be able to detect the minute ripples, highgods would be able to keenly sense them and discover the existence of the demon generals.
Once they arrived at the plain, it would be extremely difficult for the demon generals to entrench themselves in a concealed spot and remain motionless. There was simply nowhere to hide. With that being the case, Han Shuo could only use one demon general to tail them from afar while he himself was still a long distance away from the demon general.
However, even with that, the three highgods discovered something amiss due to the demon generals constantly flying around.
"There seems to be something following us!" Brovst softly cried out. The other two also nodded. It seemed that they too had discovered the anomaly.
"You guys go ahead. I'll stay and watch!" Brovst said to the two after thinking for a moment.
At such a moment, Gallas and Stellin naturally wouldn't have any objections. They would love nothing more than for someone to stay and guard the rear. The two reminded Brovst to be careful and led the godhunters forward. However, Brovst stayed behind by himself.
Soon, the demon general saw a blurry silhouette in the distance. Similarly, the demon general quickly stopped and didn't dare to go any further.
Han Shuo, who was behind the demon general, also remained motionless. He was competing with Brovst in patience.
After an hour, Brovst saw that there was nothing out of the ordinary and started to leave. This time, Han Shuo became even more cautious. He waited until Brovst was some distance away and the demon general could only vaguely see a shadow before he followed.
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