CHAPTER 405: Unable To Escape

Not only was the little skeleton intelligent, it was also a bit sinister and ruthless. This really made Han Shuo feel conflicted.

However, what Han Shuo could be sure of was that the little skeleton would be able to survive better in the netherworld. In this realm of slaughter and invasion, the little skeleton was strong enough to make him feel secure.

With the head of the House of Menlo dead, the will Florida had barely been able to maintain collapsed. Not daring to stay in the air any longer, Florida shouted desperately for his men to retreat and flew towards Laureton.

"Hehe, you still think of escaping!" Han Shuo's cold laugh suddenly appeared. With a command, Dark Dragon Gilbert, Hydra Lania, and Little Skeleton suddenly gathered at Han Shuo's side and fought their way towards Florida.

There were still about twenty experts from the Rainbow Sickle mercenary group surrounding Florida. Once Florida met Laureton, it would be extremely difficult to kill him. This time, Han Shuo was determined to kill Florida so as not to leave endless trouble for Trunks.

Earlier, when Han Shuo had gone towards Florida alone with a murderous intent, the experts surrounding Florida had disregarded everything to attack Han Shuo. Even though Han Shuo had killed a number of experts along the way, he still couldn't finish off Florida the way he wanted to.

However, with the addition of two super-ranked magical creatures and the little skeleton, the experts surrounding Florida were unable to threaten them. All Han Shuo had to do was keep an eye on Florida. The rest was taken care of by the little skeleton and the others.

Fire rain, ice cones, wind blades, lightning and other spells were ruthlessly aimed at Han Shuo and the others. As a result of this shower of magic, the dusky sky suddenly became colourful, as if a group of beautiful fireworks had burst into glorious splendour.

Han Shuo's demonic yuan energy circulated, a thin cicada wing like protective layer surrounding his body. On the outer surface, a large bone shield formed with bone spikes protruding wildly. Most spells were blocked by the bone shield. Gilbert and Lania took the opportunity to unleash poison attacks and torrential rain.

Carrying the opaque layer of protection, Han Shuo flashed through the crowd. After a few continuous shifts, he had already arrived in front of Florida.

A dense burst of bone spears suddenly shot out explosively from Han Shuo. The group of people defending against Gilbert and Lania's attacks became even more nervous. At this time, the Demonslayer's Edge in Han Shuo's hands silently disappeared again, gradually closing in from a hidden angle.

The little skeleton riding the bone demon had unexpectedly appeared behind Florida's group. It raised its three-metre-long bone lance in an impressive manner and thrust it at Florida and the others who had just reacted. The rich death qi carried a coldness and desolation that did not exist in this world.

"Be-behind!" Florida's group of people reacted relatively quickly. As soon as they felt the fierce wind from behind, they realised the danger behind them.

When the little skeleton killed Adam Menlo earlier, because Han Shuo did not attack Florida's group fiercely as he watched attentively in surprise, they also had the time to see the whole process. The little skeleton who was able to kill Adam Menlo riding the golden-winged roc was definitely as dangerous to Florida as Han Shuo himself. That was why he shouted as soon as he saw the little skeleton attacking from behind.

Given the current situation, it was clear that the number of people helping Florida wasn't enough. With Gilbert and Lania attacking from the sides, the overbearing Han Shuo attacking from the front, and suddenly an otherworldly powerhouse appeared behind them.

If they concentrated on one side, they wouldn't be able to resist the other. Facing the waves of simultaneous attacks, Florida suddenly felt an intense uneasiness in his heart. He looked at Han Shuo, who was sneering as he killed his way over, and suddenly realised that Han Shuo's weapon had disappeared. Florida was instantly terrified when he came to this realisation.

Unfortunately, his realisation came too late. The group of experts who had divided their efforts to deal with the three creatures were momentarily too busy to attend to Florida. When they heard a piercing scream, they realised that things had taken a turn for the worse.

Florida, who was trying his hardest to support his defences with lightning and lightning spells, was still unable to stop the Demonslayer's Edge. His lightning and light magic barrier shattered into tiny, glass-like shards. The Demonslayer's Edge burst through Florida's barrier and pierced his neck, leaving a bloody hole.

The hatred in Florida's eyes began to fade. Without the support of spiritual energy, Florida's body collapsed. A leader of the four major powers in the Valley of Sunshine had finally died at Han Shuo's hand.

When the experts from the Rainbow Sickle mercenary group who had surrounded Florida saw Han Shuo seize the opportunity to kill Florida, a feeling of despair and helplessness arose in their hearts. At that moment, the attacks of Little Skeleton, Gilbert and the others fell like torrential rain, immediately taking ten more lives.

After Florida died, the first wave of experts were left without a leader. The remaining tens of experts desperately began to retreat, but they continued to be killed by Han Shuo's group. Before they could reach Laureton, another twenty or so had died.

Of the three hundred experts and many flying magical creatures who had participated in the battle, only nineteen humans and eleven magical beasts had returned to Laureton alive. Adam Menlo and Florida of the Rainbow Sickle mercenaries would both disappear forever from the power struggle in the Valley of Sunshine.

"Hahaha. Laureton, it's been a while!" Chasing after the enemy mercenaries, Han Shuo stood arrogantly in the sky as he mockingly greeted Laureton.

On either side of Han Shuo were the two super-ranked magical creatures and the small skeleton. Several hundred gargoyles stood like guards, quietly flapping their wings behind Han Shuo. After calculating their height, Han Shuo wasn't afraid of arrows being shot from below.

Laureton lifted his head to stare at the sky. When he saw Han Shuo sneering at him, all sorts of feelings suddenly appeared in his heart. The bodies of Florida and Adam Menlo were laid out by Laureton's side. With the other two leaders of the three powers dead, Laureton should be happy. But as he looked at Han Shuo, Laureton only felt more and more nervous.

"Yes, we have not seen each other for some time. I should have expected you to have arrived long ago. Besides you, Trunks simply didn't have any other cards!" Laureton sighed before taking a deep breath. Then he looked at Han Shuo and said, "As things stand, I don't have anything else to say. That's right. It was indeed me who kidnapped Trunks, but I don't regret it!"

With the current situation in the Valley of Sunshine, if Laureton didn't act to deal with Trunks, the Soul Destroyer mercenary band would sooner or later replace the Cairo mercenary group's position in the Valley of Sunshine. Of course, he had to think of his subordinates, so what he did was understandable.

"Actually, there is nothing much to say. From today on, the Cairo Mercenary Band will be my mortal enemy. Laureton, try your best." Han Shuo smiled as he looked at Laureton. He took one last look at the corpses of Florida and Adam Menlo, and then headed back towards the Soul Destroyer mercenaries.

The first wave of attacks from these forces had come at a devastating cost. Not only had they lost their most capable elites, but even Florida and Adam Menlo had been killed. In such a situation, the group that had formed out of charity would be powerless against the Soul Destroyer mercenary band.

Humans have always been selfish. With Florida and Adam Menlo dead, Han Shuo was almost certain that the Rainbow Sickle Mercenary Band and the Menlo House would immediately fall into chaos, especially Florida's Rainbow Sickle Mercenary Band, which would definitely fall into a period of civil strife or break apart.

In that case, the band's threat to the Soul Destroyer mercenaries would be greatly reduced. All Han Shuo had to do was watch them disintegrate. Therefore, he left carefree.

Things did indeed turn out as Han Shuo had predicted. After Han Shuo left, the people of the Rainbow Sickle Mercenary Band and the House of Menlo immediately fell into strife.

In particular, the Rainbow Sickle mercenaries had immediately split into several smaller groups. Only a small portion sought revenge. The rest were in favour of leaving the place as soon as possible. The House of Menlo was slightly better off, as Adam Menlo was their elder. Since most of the power within the House of Menlo was in the hands of relatives, most of them shouted sadly that they would take revenge on Adam Menlo before deciding on other matters.

The sudden shouting disturbed Laureton's thoughts. Looking at the Rainbow Sickle mercenaries, who were already ready to leave, and the frightened leaders of the smaller powers, Laureton suddenly felt helpless.

So many flying magical creatures had been killed. Relying on flying magical creatures to kill the Soul Destroyer's band of mercenaries was utterly impossible. With the existence of the space rings, trying to starve the Soul Destroyer mercenary band to death with a siege was also impossible. The only option was to attack them head-on. However, this method would cost a great deal of money, which they simply couldn't afford.

At that moment, Laureton had no faith in victory. As he watched the mercenaries of the Rainbow Sickle and the House of Menlo argue endlessly, he suddenly felt somewhat helpless.

"Chief, should we take this opportunity to eliminate the two groups?" While Laureton was feeling annoyed, Harris suddenly approached and lowered his voice as he made a vicious suggestion.

Laureton glanced at Harris before looking in the direction Han Shuo had left and smiled bitterly before saying, "This guy definitely wants us to do this. If we were to fight with the other two parties, it would be in accordance with his wishes. Once all three groups had exhausted their power and energy, the master of Valley of Sunshine would truly be the Soul Destroyer mercenary group.

Harris was stunned for a moment. He thought about Laureton's words for a while before nodding and saying, "The Chief is even more far-sighted. In any case, with the deaths of Florida and Adam Menlo, we have two fewer enemies. The current Rainbow Sickle mercenary band and the House of Menlo are no longer enemies to fear."

"That is also true. However, if we cannot eliminate the Soul Destroyer mercenary group now, their reputation will increase greatly. In the future, other than our Cairo mercenary band, there will be no forces that can shake their position. I don't know if this is good or bad! Laureton replied painfully.

While Laureton and Harris were quietly discussing the matter, several of the leaders of the smaller mercenary groups had come over. One of them looked gloomily at Laureton and said, "Chief Laureton, now that the situation has become like this, I think we no longer have a chance to destroy the Soul Destroyer mercenary band.

If the Cairo mercenary band wants us to lead the attack and essentially throw our lives away, I apologise. We are not willing to exchange the price of our brothers' lives for the benefits you give us. Given the current situation, I think we should just disperse!"

"I agree. This place is too difficult to attack. Without the help of flying magical creatures, we simply have no chance of winning," a leader of another small band of mercenaries shouted.

It seemed that it wasn't just one or two of them who had such thoughts. All of them who had crossed over together were probably already planning to leave.

A bunch of short-sighted people! Laureton cursed them inwardly. After a moment of silence, he said, "Consider this carefully. If we are unable to eliminate the Soul Destroyer mercenary group now, everyone involved in this attack will suffer a disaster. Our Cairo mercenary group has enough power, and they're not afraid of Trunks' revenge. As for you, it might become a troublesome matter."

"Chief Laureton does not need to remind us of that. Of course, we've thought about it." This person replied.

"Then do as you wish. In any case, I've already reminded you. When the time comes for Trunks to seek you all out for revenge, don't come looking for me!" Laureton snorted coldly and disdainfully as he continued to speak to them. These people looked at each other and said goodbye to each other before leading their members to leave. Most of the Rainbow Sickle mercenaries had lost faith in Laureton after Florida's death and had already left without even telling him.

Of the six thousand people who had come to attack the Soul Destroyer mercenaries, only about three thousand were still here. If they wanted to attack the Soul Destroyer mercenaries' base without flying magical creatures, it wouldn't just be a matter of casualties. Instead, the question would be whether they would be able to eliminate the Soul Destroyer mercenary group after suffering heavy casualties!

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