CHAPTER 494: Mission Accomplished

The sudden changes in Zofi had caught the attention of everyone in the lounge. When that upper-class lady from the auction house suddenly started chasing after the 'Viride Leaf', the party was even more shocked.

From the moment 'Viride Leaf' flew out of the exploded space ring on Zofi's left hand, everyone in the lounge was silenced by the pitiful shriek that Zofi kept uttering. Braque was dazed for only a moment before he gave an order to Thuram beside him. In a deep, low voice he said: "Go get him!"

Thuram, without saying a word, immediately ran after the 'Viride Leaf' as it shot away. He was close behind the upper class lady.

On one of the rooftops outside the mansion, Han Shuo was rather dazed for some time. He stared blankly at the 'Viride Leaf' as it flew towards him. Everyone in the manor had their sights set in that direction. Without thinking, Han Shuo realised that Sophie and he were certainly exposed.

"What's going on?" Han Shuo asked the wood elite zombie. The abnormality of the Viride Leaf was obviously caused by the Wood Elite Zombie alone. Han Shuo had not expected Wood Elite Zombie to have such a remarkable ability.

"It, it flies over by itself!" the wood elite zombie replied somewhat uncertainly, as if he was very innocent.

Han Shuo was startled. But shortly after, he remembered the legends of the Five Elemental Treasures. In the interpretation of the Five Elemental Treasures left behind by Chu Cang Lan, it mentioned that there was an incredible sense power between the Treasures of the Five Elements and the elite zombies of the Five Elements. Formed by the accumulation of energy in extreme places over millions and millions of years, the Five Elemental Treasures not only contained miraculous energies, but also had the ability to choose their own masters.

As soon as this Wood Attribute Treasure, a treasure produced by the extreme wood place, sensed the homologous aura emanating from the Wood Elite Zombie, it took the Wood Elite Zombie as its most suitable master. Therefore, it actively broke free from the binding of Zofi's Space Ring and flew towards Wood Elite Zombie, the master it had chosen.

"Now I see! Then receive it quickly!" Han Shuo said quietly after realising what was really happening.

At that moment, the upper-class lady and Thuram were very close to catching up with the Viride Leaf Wood Attribute Treasure. In addition, the experts stationed inside the mansion had noticed Han Shuo and Sophie's hideout, and some of them were closing in on them. The foremost expert had an unruffled face. He was none other than Sophie's father, Sacred Knight Sulo.

Sophie watched as her father, Sulo, came closer and closer. The fear in her heart was clearly reflected on her face. She urged, "Hurry! My father is almost here!"

Under Han Shuo's command, Wood Elite Zombie was also quite nervous. Since the 'Viride Leaf' hadn't recognised him as its master yet, Wood Elite Zombie couldn't manipulate the 'Viride Leaf' when they were separated by such a large distance. The trio could only watch helplessly as the upper-class lady and Thuram gradually approached the Viride Leaf.

However, when the Viride Leaf flew near a large tree, a most bizarre transformation took place! The 'Viride Leaf' swooped and, amazingly, disappeared into the large tree. When the upper-class lady and Thuram finally stood in front of the tree, there was no trace of the 'Viride Leaf'.

Thuram was startled and had no idea what was going on. Instinctively, he drew the longsword he was carrying. It looked as if he was going to destroy the tree in order to dig out the 'Viride Leaf'.

"Stop!" At that moment, the upper-class lady reached out and stopped Thuram in his tracks. Under Thuram's astonished and confused gaze, the upper-class lady quickly pulled out a staff that looked like several intertwined tree roots, and began to recite an incantation.

As the upper class lady chanted, the large tree in front of her began to rustle and shake as if it were animated. The branches wiggled like the tentacles of an octopus, an exotic energy instantly filling the great tree and causing it to move.

Suddenly a cry of surprise rang out from the crowd, "She's a Druid!"

It was only now that they discovered the true identity of the noble lady. Typically, Druids of the Druidic Order rarely left the forests. Obviously, it was rare to see an upper class lady dressed in a gorgeous evening gown attending a gathering of the privileged class to possess the mysterious energy of nature. So it was only when she demonstrated her abilities that the crowd learned of her true identity.

The crowd stared with more wonder in their eyes than ever before. As she finished her incantation, the tree shook violently, but it gradually stopped shaking and soon returned to normal.

The upper class lady let out a soft sigh. Shaking her head, she said in a very discouraged manner, "It looks like the Druidic Order won't be able to get the Hand of the Goddess back!

While the upper-class lady sighed helplessly, the elite wood zombie was shaking from head to toe with excitement. After the 'Viride Leaf' disappeared into the large tree, it inexplicably appeared in the palm of Wood Elite Zombie's hand. He clasped the wood attribute treasure 'Viride Leaf' with both hands, as if it were something incredibly precious.

"Father, I have it! I have it!" the elite wood zombie repeated excitedly.

"Identify yourselves!" Sacred Knight Sulo shouted from afar in a most intimidating tone before he had even reached here.

"Quickly, go!" As Sophie rushed towards Han Shuo, she turned around in preparation to flee.

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Now that he had the 'Viride Leaf', there was no need for Han Shuo to stay there. Regardless of the fact that the Wood Elite Zombie was still in an extremely agitated state, Han Shuo chanted a necromancy spell and sent the Wood Elite Zombie back to the netherworld.

Just as Han Shuo was about to take to the air and leave, he found that Sulo had crossed the great distances between them. Sulo wanted to scream at Han Shuo and Sophie to freeze, but when he suddenly saw Sophie's white Pegasus, not a sound came out of his wide open mouth. Sulo opened his eyes wide and stared at Han Shuo and Sophie as he forcibly swallowed the loud scream that was about to come out of his mouth.

"Fifi, what the hell are you doing? Who is this person?" Sulo's originally explosive scream turned into a weak curse. Immediately after that, before either Sophie or Han Shuo could answer, Sulo shouted again softly, "No matter what, leave here first. I will give you a piece of my mind later!"

"I'm sorry, Dad!" Sophie replied with a forced smile. Seeing that the others from the manor would soon catch up, she pulled Han Shuo and said, "Let's go!"

"Sorry!" Han Shuo found the time to bow to Sulo before quickly leaving with Sophie.

When he returned to the small hotel, Han Shuo was completely untroubled, not the least bit worried about the affair at Braque's mansion. Having obtained the 'Viride Leaf' without spending 300,000 gold coins, Han Shuo had no reason not to be happy. He didn't care about all those people from the manor, not even Sulo. Therefore, even though Sulo saw him and Sophie together, Han Shuo was not worried at all.

On the other hand, Sophie was anxious and restless as soon as she returned. She was constantly worrying and complaining. Han Shuo comforted Sophie in every possible way for quite some time, and only then did she return to her room and sleep, although still somewhat distraught.

There were still two days of the auction to go. According to the information the Dark Mantle had received, there was indeed a great deal of priceless merchandise up for bid, especially on the last day. It was said that certain extremely rare materials would be auctioned off. However, even the people from the Dark Mantle couldn't decipher what those materials were. However, Han Shuo was still looking forward to the third and final day of the auction.

Seeing that it was still early, Han Shuo took out the Soul Depository Ring that held the soul of the Dark Dragon Gilbert and chatted with him for a while. The main reason he did this was to keep Gilbert's soul active to prevent too much lifeless aura from polluting him. Otherwise, in the future, after his physical body was reforged, it would be difficult for him to regain the vitality he originally had.

After that, Gilbert continued his cultivation while Han Shuo once again studied some abstruse necromancy magic books diligently, not letting up for a moment. It was Han Shuo's belief that the reason he could not grasp the Boundary of Aging all this time was because he still lacked an understanding of the essence of necromancy magic. He was convinced that once he accumulated insights to a certain level, he would surely be able to make giant leaps in necromancy magic.

It was almost dawn, Han Shuo was still studying meticulously, poring over abstruse necromancy books. Suddenly, he felt a kind of palpitating sensation. Han Shuo furrowed his brow and immediately expanded his consciousness. In an instant, he sensed a boundless killing intent emanating from the distant Tarrag Canyon.

Han Shuo was shocked and immediately realised that the Six-Horned Tribal King of the Soul Race had reestablished a connection with him. It seemed that after such a long time, the Six-Horned Tribe King must have recovered from the injuries he had sustained during the battle with the Saintess of the Church of Light.

After the initial surprise, Han Shuo felt elated. Since he was able to hide his consciousness, Han Shuo had no need to fear the threat of this six-horned tribal king. Han Shuo was certain that if the old monster Stratholme and Tiana had not yet merged their souls with their Origin Crystals, then the Six-Horned Tribe King could surely sense their presence as well.

All the while, Han Shuo had been brimming with regret for failing to lure the Six-Horned Tribe King to the Ice Shrine the last time. Now that the creature had made a comeback, contrary to what one might expect, Han Shuo was getting excited.

So not only did Han Shuo wait to hide his consciousness, but he also used the wonderful power of his consciousness to send a provocative transmission to the Six-Horned Tribal King over in Tarrag Canyon of the Brut Merchant Alliance thousands of miles away. The transmission included Han Shuo's feelings of contempt and disdain for him.

Sure enough, as soon as Han Shuo transmitted that provocative vibe, he could feel the Six-Horned Tribal King's anger. What made Han Shuo even happier was that he discovered that the Six-Horned Tribe King was on the move, heading straight for where he was!

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