CHAPTER 106: A Terrifying Enemy

When they heard that this person was Trunks, the other five adventurers who had rushed over didn't dare to act rashly or blindly. They just looked at Han Shuo cautiously. Who could have predicted that what they feared would happen now that Han Shuo had actually made a move?

Trunks dodged the crossbolt and his face suddenly cooled. His sharp eyes immediately focused on Han Shuo's body as he nodded his head and said, "You've got guts!"

He made no move to take out the other poison fang as Trunks grabbed his broadsword in his right hand and walked towards Han Shuo at a steady pace, looking at him with an obviously unfriendly expression.

"Misunderstanding, this must be a misunderstanding! My friend must have been too nervous and fired that bolt!" Odysseus suddenly shouted loudly and explained to Trunks with a rueful smile.

At that moment, the paused crossbow was suddenly reloaded with another bolt, and while Odysseus was frantically explaining, Han Shuo took aim at the slowly approaching Trunks and fired another bolt.

It was as if a punch had been thrown directly at his face. Odysseus' expression was stunned as the explanation in his mouth turned to ash, stopping him in his tracks.

Trunks' slowly approaching footsteps wavered as he once again miraculously avoided the crossbow ambush. He still walked slowly towards Han Shuo, his eyes fixed on him without a hint of relaxation.

Taking a deep breath, Han Shuo put the crossbow down, as it was useless at close range. He then took out the Demonslayer Edge, ready to withstand Trunk's attack at any time.

"You will all pay for this!" Trunk's approaching body suddenly stopped as he said coldly.

"Uh, all of us... us?" Water Adept Mage Aphrodite's face turned frosty as she muttered.

"Looks like we're in trouble, then we don't need to be polite." Odysseus had avoided a head-on confrontation with Trunks during this time and sighed softly as he saw that they would have a hard time getting out of the situation.

When Captain Odysseus had spoken, the other five adventurers stopped hesitating and quickly took their positions, readied their weapons and prepared to deal with this thorny fellow who had suddenly emerged from the Dark Forest.

Just as Trunks was about to reach Han Shuo, the broadsword in his hand suddenly unsheathed and a milky white aura surrounded it. A beam of white light pierced the air and headed towards Han Shuo.

The bushes on the ground suddenly exploded, filling the air with powder wherever the white aura passed. The ground cracked open as well. There was a heart-stopping, terrifying power in the aura. Having fought with Phoebe, another swordmaster, Han Shuo could clearly feel that the destructive power of Trunks aura was even more overwhelming.

He activated the Glacial Mystical Spellfire, and the surge of magical yuan flowed completely into the Demonslayer Edge. After absorbing an abundance of magical yuan, the Demonslayer Edge glowed with a fiery red light. As the white combat aura bored into it, Han Shuo grabbed the Demonslayer Edge and abruptly slashed it downward.

An explosion sounded as the milky white combat aura and the red light emanating from the Demonslayer Edge collided. A round hole about a metre deep suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and charred smoke rose from the shreds of shrubbery inside.

Trunks stood where he was without moving, his sharp eyes still looking forward. Han Shuo, who was wielding the Demonslayer's Edge, suddenly backed up five or six steps and sat down with a thud. The right arm holding the Demonslayer Edge was a bloody mess and looked quite frightening.

"You're not really dead. You have some reason to be arrogant." Trunks looked at Han Shuo and opened his mouth with some confusion.

Han Shuo shook his right arm, shaking off the drops of blood that had seeped out. He moved his body numbly, Magic Yuan circulating through his entire body at a speed it never had before. He finally got to his feet after kicking off with both feet.

The last time he'd faced Lawrence, Han Shuo had tested himself and found that his strength was greater than that of a journeyman swordsman. He'd brought his full strength to bear against Trunks, who was rumoured to have already reached the realm of a swordsmaster. He'd put ten percent of his magical yuan into the Demonslayer Edge and taken a hit from Trunks.

The truth had proven that a swordsmaster's strength was indeed far beyond Han Shuo's expectations. Perhaps Trunks hadn't used his full strength in that blow, but he had already inflicted a significant injury on Han Shuo. If it weren't for his miraculous magical yuan and resilient body, an ordinary person's right arm would likely have exploded from that blow, never to recover for the rest of his life.

"Protect our companion." Odysseus shouted calmly as the group of six adventurers immediately surrounded Han Shuo.

The archer Nia and two mages had already fired their attacks before Trunks made another move, the latter still staring curiously at Han Shuo. The three warriors didn't move a step away from Han Shuo as they surrounded him on three sides, providing him with solid protection.

Trunks quickly dodged the attacks of Nia and the two mages. He didn't continue to fight when the manticore suddenly appeared for Trunks to mount.

"Friends, I'm going to get something to eat. You make your preparations, I'll play with you later." Contrary to everyone's expectations, Trunks did not continue to attack, but spoke coldly from the back of the Manticore. Then he patted it, and it obediently carried him away.

A man and a beast walked leisurely across the patch of lush shrubbery under the watchful eyes of Odysseus and the others. Those gathered breathed a sigh of relief when they discovered that the trunks had indeed disappeared. They sat down on the ground a little wearily, having had their nerves stretched for a while.

"What happened, why were you so impulsive?" Odysseus finally looked at Han Shuo strangely as he inquired.

Laughing ruefully, Han Shuo shook his head and said, "I'm really sorry, I'm a bit of a strange person. Sometimes even I can't control the things I do."

According to Han Shuo's previous personality, he absolutely would not have chosen to make enemies with such a strong character, but for some reason, Han Shuo could accept being threatened by others less and less now. Even if the threats were backed by a strong destructive power, Han Shuo would still throw caution to the wind and defy them.

To be honest, when Odysseus had offered Trunks' name, Han Shuo had immediately hesitated inwardly when he understood the power that name represented. He had even considered putting down the crossbow in his hand and letting him take the twin-headed dragon away. He was not willing to make such a strong enemy.

But in the end, he'd made a move, and a very decisive one at that. He hadn't even considered the consequences in the form of a devastating revenge. Even Han Shuo found his personality changes a bit puzzling, and could only attribute them to the effects of the magical yuan.

"Perhaps we were too weak. To be honest, your methods were quite admirable, but I think we're in for big trouble in the future." Odysseus said as he nodded, looking at Han Shuo with a fervent light as sincere admiration appeared in his eyes.

"The fact that you could exchange blows with him and not die already explains that you're quite powerful. Are your injuries any better?" The elven archer Nia walked over to Han Shuo's side and seemed to be inquiring after him with some semblance of concern.

Taking gauze from his space ring and simply bandaging the wounds on his right arm, Han Shuo drew his weapon and finally spoke to the others, "I'm sorry for causing everyone so much trouble and am very grateful for all your actions just now. Trunks won't give up easily, I think we should discuss how to deal with him after we remove the remaining items from the twin-headed dragon."

Although the appearance of a new enemy made everyone feel a bit depressed, they'd still kept the twin-headed dragon in the end. Now that Han Shuo had mentioned the trophies from it, everyone's morale lifted slightly and they happily took out daggers and walked towards the twin-headed dragon to remove its remaining poison fangs and magical core.

The poison fangs of the twin-headed dragon were an important ingredient that could be used to refine some poison powders. If an alchemist transmuted them, they could even be used to make magical arrows that would explode with poison mid-flight, It could inflict fatal injuries on enemies at close range. As a level two magical creature, the core of the twin-headed dragon was also very valuable and could be sold for at least a thousand gold coins.

At Han Shuo's insistence, the magical core was given to Odysseus as a sort of compensation for the help Odysseus and the others had just provided. Han Shuo placed the poisonous fangs of the twin-headed dragons in his space ring, planning to make good use of them in the future if the opportunity arose.

With these tasks completed, the sky began to brighten. The group packed their bags and headed south, deeper into the Dark Forest.

The group discussed as they walked, trying to find a way to fight Trunks.

"Trunks has been considered a terrifying being ever since he appeared in the Dark Forest. The beasts and humans that appear in the deeper parts of the Dark Forest are very strong. Adventurers who have won a few battle trophies there have often found themselves in a fight to the death. Even the pets that accompany you here are likely to betray you at crucial moments. There is chaotic carnage, and those who can get used to this environment need a cold heart as well as extraordinary strength".

"Trunks is among the elite of such people. In addition, he is very familiar with the environment within, and is quite adept at using the environment within the Dark Forest to brutally attack his enemies. Since we've run afoul of him this time, I think we'll definitely be attacked later in the Dark Forest. Therefore, we must be on our guard and avoid sudden ambushes from him. Odysseus described the chaotic conditions of the deeper reaches of the Dark Forest and the frightening parts of Trunks to ensure that everyone would be cautious.

"Rest assured, he won't have a chance to ambush us!" Han Shuo smiled confidently after Odysseus had finished.

Everyone's expressions were astonished at these words. However, they didn't immediately suspect Han Shuo's words because they had seen his wonders before. Gordon looked at Han Shuo with great interest and asked, "Why?"

Smiling mysteriously and meaningfully, Han Shuo glanced at the assembled, "The twin-headed dragon was five hundred metres away from us, but I still detected its movements. It's impossible for Trunks to ambush us. Rest assured, there's absolutely no chance that Trunks can ambush us due to his great familiarity with the Dark Forest."

With the existence of the three original demons, Han Shuo would be able to clearly detect any man or beast that approached. As familiar as Trunks was with the environment, he wouldn't be able to successfully ambush them as long as the original demons were there. Han Shuo wasn't boasting emptyly when he spoke of this.

"I think he decided to leave earlier because he wasn't absolutely sure that he could capture all of us, and decided to slowly deal with us with the methods he knew the most. If he can't ambush us, then with the combined power of our seven people, Trunks might not have the upper hand, even with his manticore. We really don't need to be afraid of them." Odysseus spoke happily when he saw Han Shuo speaking so firmly.

"I promise!" Han Shuo said affirmatively.

For the next two days, the group continued south into the Dark Forest. As Odysseus and the others watched in amazement, when Han Shuo removed the bandage, his open wound had already completely healed, showing no signs of injury.

"This is amazing, it's all healed already!" Gordon's mouth was open in shock as he stared at Han Shuo's right arm in disbelief, watching it for a while and trying to figure out the secret behind Han Shuo's insanely fast recovery.

The other five adventurers also looked at Han Shuo with eyes as if they were looking at a monster. They didn't seem to believe that Han Shuo would fully recover in two short days. They were incredibly astonished when such a mysterious matter was presented to them.

After being repeatedly forged from the magical yuan, the durability and miraculousness of his body was something they couldn't even begin to comprehend. Han Shuo didn't open his mouth to explain as he found an excuse of a medicinal powder to gloss over things.

As night fell and everyone went back to their tents, Han Shuo suddenly said, "Trunks wants to make a move. I think he's going to attack us tonight. We need to make some simple preparations, and then you should attack on my order. I'll let Trunks know how ridiculous his ambush is this time!