Ellis' sudden death caused the concealed Han Shuo to be completely exposed. When the Demonslayer Edge made an arc and returned to Han Shuo's hand, Han Shuo also leapt down from the tree.
At this moment, the thunder journeyman mage of the Battlefire mercenary band had an arrow lodged in his left ribs at some point. It looked like he'd been shot by the archer from "Shadow Ghost" on the distant rooftop.
The other senior swordsman was also spitting up fresh blood. His body also seemed to have been slashed by wind blades as drops of fresh blood dripped to the ground from his body.
"Get out of here!" Han Shuo landed and sized up the situation. He understood that even though Ellis had been ambushed and killed, his side was still at a disadvantage. He immediately made the decision to retreat.
From the arrival of the group of killers until the wave of attacks just now, everything had actually happened in the time it took for sparks to fly off a flint. The killers from "Shadow Ghost" still had plenty of time to slowly kill his group before the city guards had finished changing shifts. Especially when the original demons that Han Shuo had set up in the distance detected that the people who had set up the trap earlier were also rushing over. He naturally understood that his side would have even less of a chance of victory when they arrived.
Phoebe and Candice's beautiful eyes had already sparkled when they heard Han Shuo's decision to retreat. They seemed to have started considering the route of retreat.
Before the two girls could decide, Han Shuo's thoughts raced as he suddenly thought of a place. A mischievous smile appeared on his face and he suddenly opened his mouth, "Follow me!"
Han Shuo's body abruptly dashed towards the wall of a collapsed house. The Demonslayer Edge flew out of his hand like a venomous dragon drill, and a large hole suddenly opened up with a violent explosion. Han Shuo caught the Demonslayer Edge after coming over and had already dashed out of the hole.
Phoebe and Candice were right next to Han Shuo and were the closest to the hole in the back. After Han Shuo's body moved, the two beauties didn't waste any time. They also flew over, and in the blink of an eye, they broke through the big hole and escaped.
When the remaining two mercenaries from Warfire saw that Candice and Phoebe had left, they looked at each other and also began to flee in two different directions.
"Don't worry about the others. Go after those two women!" Only at this moment did the black-robed archmage suddenly speak. His voice was extremely sharp and unpleasant to the ears.
Therefore, all the assassins gave up on the two wounded and quickly darted into the hole under the archmage's orders, chasing after Han Shuo's trio.
Han Shuo, who had cultivated demonic arts, was extremely fast as he flew. The two beauties, Phoebe and Candice, who were also warriors, didn't lag behind either. They didn't care about anything else and only focused on chasing after Han Shuo.
One of the original demons had long since snuck onto Han Shuo's path. With an extra pair of eyes, Han Shuo weaved through the alleys and courtyards, choosing remote places to escape to. With the existence of the original demon, Han Shuo could see everything clearly and wouldn't get lost at all.
Slowly, Han Shuo's group of three actually used the terrain to shake off their pursuers. A fork in the road suddenly appeared in front of them. One path led in an even more winding direction, while the other path was much more spacious. There weren't many places to hide in the middle.
Phoebe and Candice followed a few steps behind Han Shuo and were extremely shocked at Han Shuo's familiarity with the terrain. They watched with wide eyes as Han Shuo actually used his familiarity with the terrain to pull away from the assassins behind them.
When the fork in the road appeared in front of them, the two naturally thought that Han Shuo would charge into the more winding path and take the opportunity to shake off their pursuers. They didn't think that Han Shuo would suddenly stop and casually take out a black mask to cover his face. He even tossed two to Phoebe and Candice, hurriedly instructing, "Put it on!"
Candice was hesitating when Phoebe had already put on the mask without another word, completely covering her beautiful face. Seeing that the pursuers had already appeared at the corner of the street, Phoebe's little mouth behind the mask suddenly urged Candice, "Hurry up!"
Candice didn't hesitate any longer when Phoebe spoke up and hastily put on the mask. She then took out a set of black night clothes from her space ring and seemed to be planning on putting them on as well.
"No need to wear black clothes, let's go!" Han Shuo suddenly spoke and looked at the pursuers behind him. His body, which had paused for a few seconds, moved once again and actually missed another quiet and winding path, running towards another wide and unobstructed road instead.
Even Phoebe was startled, not understanding what Han Shuo meant by doing this. However, this wasn't the time to ask. Based on her trust in Han Shuo, Phoebe lightly pulled on Candice and decisively ran after Han Shuo.
"Don't rush at full speed, we need to let the people behind us see our tracks!" Han Shuo lowered his body a bit and was almost shoulder to shoulder with Phoebe and Candice as he spoke in a low voice to the two girls.
"What the hell are you doing? If we hadn't stopped and had taken the path just now, I think we would've escaped already. Why did you go to the trouble of covering your face with a mask? They know that our clothes are useless and will only make us look like idiots! "Candice complained.
"Heh heh, I didn't cover my face with a mask to hide it from them, I just didn't want the other group to see our faces. When I came yesterday, I discovered another group of sneaky people in a house in front of us. These people are also very strong and their secretive ways of doing things are definitely not good. If the people from 'Shadow Ghost' meet them, I think something will definitely happen. Perhaps we can also take care of the danger of 'Shadow Ghost' in one go. "Han Shuo used a sinister voice to explain simply.
"You're so despicable!" Candice was stunned and immediately spoke up.
"Brian, we can't bring danger to innocent people. Are you sure they're not good people?" Phoebe was startled and asked Han Shuo.
"Don't worry, I'm sure they're not good people. I even saw them sneaking into our Babylon Academy to steal things yesterday. How could they be good people with that kind of way of doing things!" Han Shuo assured Phoebe and then suddenly said in a low voice, "Pay attention, it's the courtyard in front of us. I'll attack from long range in a moment and then we'll immediately flash to the back of that courtyard. We must not expose our tracks no matter what."
Suddenly increasing their speed, Han Shuo, Phoebe, and Candice quickly rushed towards a courtyard in front of them. When they reached the front door, Han Shuo suddenly took out his crossbow and fired an arrow without aiming. He also took out a steel needle and threw it into the courtyard.
After doing all this, Han Shuo pulled Phoebe and Candice to a hiding place that the original demons had long since chosen - a square, lidless stone box that was piled with trash behind the house.
"Ooo … it stinks!" Candice immediately covered her nose and exclaimed softly as soon as she entered. Phoebe also covered her nose, her eyes filled with disgust and discomfort.
The place was very narrow and there were even a few trash bags piled up. Han Shuo crouched in the middle with Phoebe and Candice crouching on either side of Han Shuo. The three bodies were pressed together, and Candice and Phoebe could smell the stench. Han Shuo naturally couldn't avoid it either and could only use the mask on his face to block his nose.
Han Shuo didn't say anything and used his hand to make a shushing gesture at the two, indicating that they should speak less and pay attention to the surroundings.
"There's an enemy!" A low cry sounded from within the courtyard and then light footsteps sounded from within, seeming to be searching for traces of the newcomers.
At this moment, Han Shuo, Phoebe, and Candice crouched there and saw the archmage hovering in the air in the distance, hurrying over with a few assassins from "Shadow Ghost".
"They've gone in, it's this courtyard!" A swordsman immediately began reporting to the archmage when he arrived.
The black robed archmage nodded and waved the magic staff covered by his left sleeve. A strong magical ripple once again appeared. The "earthquake" spell that had appeared in Phoebe's house once again appeared in this courtyard. House after house collapsed with the release of the archmage's "earthquake" spell.
Chaotic curses suddenly sounded from inside. Duke, Erick, and a few other people in the courtyard didn't say a word as their fighting aura surged and their magic shot out, raining down on the black robed archmage.
Duke was also hovering in the air. He was actually an archmage as well. Hundreds of wind blades formed into a tornado as he completed his wind magic incantation, sweeping towards the black robed archmage and the others. The tornado formed from the wind blades was incredibly powerful and sent sand and rocks flying everywhere it passed. Several small trees in its path fell into it and were immediately broken into splinters.
"Damn it, why is there an archmage here? Grover didn't tell us!" A sharp cry of surprise came from the black robed archmage's mouth. He deployed a wall of earth in front of him and quickly retreated.
The swordsman from Grover's group and the archer from "Shadow Ghost" were caught off guard and were both pulled in by the violent tornado. Following a series of shrill cries, the flesh and blood of the two splattered everywhere. Then, they were covered in a bloody mist, and not long after, they lost all signs of life.
"After them!" Duke coldly snorted and led Erick and a few others out of the ruined courtyard. They chased after the 'Shadow Ghost' that had already started to escape. Along the way, magic continued to collide, and the sound of explosions rang out continuously.
"Eh, where did these people come from? They're so strong!" Candice murmured with a face full of surprise after they'd left.
"This courtyard has become ruins again and there's no one inside. We don't need to stay here anymore." Phoebe hastily jumped out from within and distanced herself from the stone box that contained the trash.
After Candice and Han Shuo walked out, Han Shuo said with a light smile, "The city guards should've finished changing in at this time. I wonder if these two groups of people will alarm the city guards."
"You're sinister alright. What should we do next?" Candice had unknowingly taken Han Shuo to be her pillar of support at this moment. Seeing that the danger had been averted and that Han Shuo had brought enormous trouble to "Shadow Ghost" and Grover's men, she couldn't help but continue asking Han Shuo questions.
"Miss Phoebe, I think I might be able to find out where Grover's mistress is?" Han Shuo suddenly spoke up at this moment.
Wild joy appeared on her face as Phoebe stared at Han Shuo with a face full of excitement and asked urgently, "Where is she?"
"Come with me. It looks like we won't be able to rest tonight." Han Shuo shrugged his shoulders helplessly and identified the direction. He led the way through the wide road and walked towards a dark and narrow alley.
Grover had appeared from the very beginning. After Ellis and "Shadow Ghost"'s men had charged into Phoebe's house, Grover had stayed in a house in the distance and waited for news. One of the three original demons had remained at Grover's place to keep an eye on him.
Grover only left on his own when Phoebe's house had collapsed. He didn't return to the Boozt Merchant Guild, but instead boarded a carriage that had been arranged beforehand and said to the coachman, "Go to where Carol lives, be careful!"
Han Shuo had heard Phoebe say last time that Grover's mistress was called Carol, so he'd informed Phoebe and Candice.
If the three original demons were too far away from Han Shuo, it would be very difficult to control. When Grover had left, Duke had just made contact with the people from "Shadow Ghost". As Grover's carriage sped along, Han Shuo found it more and more difficult to control the original demons. Phoebe and Candice immediately approached Grover with all their might as soon as they agreed.
When the sky had just begun to brighten, Han Shuo brought Phoebe and Candice to the streets in the west of the city. Compared to the north and south of the city, this place appeared dirty and messy. There was trash everywhere on the road, and a few beggars wore thin clothing in such cold weather. They curled up in the surrounding trash piles, seeming to want to use the trash bags to obtain a trace of warmth.
"Who would've thought that with Grover's identity, he would come to these slums. He hid his mistress here, no wonder we couldn't find her. Grover isn't an easy person to deal with alright!" Phoebe furrowed her brow as she looked around and said to Han Shuo in a low voice.
"Alright, this should be the place. Come with me, I don't think Grover can escape this time!" Han Shuo had already seen Grover enter a dirty, dilapidated house through the original demons. He said a few words to Phoebe and Candice, then immediately circled around the trash in front of them and burrowed into an alley filled with flies.
Although they were extremely disgusted with this place, Phoebe and Candice still braced themselves and burrowed in with Han Shuo. Their four hands continuously flapped in an attempt to chase away the flies around them.
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