Chapter 103: The Fruit of Dagmar (2/2)

At this moment, the harpy, who’d been afraid to commit herself to a full descent, finally seemed to think that the timing was finally right. She’d maintained a distance of seven or eight meters from the ground when she suddenly shot like lightning down towards Han Shuo, a pair of iron claws locked onto Han Shuo’s head, seeming to want to rip Han Shuo’s bones apart.

A cold smile blossoming from the corners of his mouth, Han Shu’s body swayed even more and stiffened right before the harpy’s iron claws landed on his head. He quickly fell straight backwards so that the claws, that had been reaching for Han Shuo’s head, landed on empty air.

Just as the harpy called out strangely and was going to try to make another move, the Demonslayer Edge, interspersed with red light, suddenly slashed through the air and brought with it a fierce, flaming surge of strength that flooded into the harpy’s body.

A desolate, low call sounded as the harpy flapped her wings, wobbling in a hurried attempt to leave the ground. The crossbow was already grasped in Han Shuo’s hand at this moment and shot out ruthlessly after locking onto the harpy’s thin neck.

Red light flaring out from her body, the harpy cried out in continuous pain. She was absolutely unable to stabilize her body at this time and naturally didn’t notice an even more lethal attack nearing. The crossbow bolt strongly pierced her neck and sent her body flying backwards. Her neck maintained the position of looking back up at the sky as she suddenly fell onto the ground.

“Oh, my gosh, he shot down the harpy!” Swordsman Andrew arrived swiftly after closing the distance and suddenly discovered that the harpy’s body had fallen to the ground. He exclaimed in surprise and found it hard to believe the sight.

The other adventurers, who had planned on reciting incantations or shooting down the harpy, also stilled the movements of their hands and looked at the harpy fluttering weakly in the distance, their faces also filled with astonishment.

Under Han Shuo’s thoughts, the Demonslayer Edge had used the magical flames of the “Mystical Glacial Spellfire” after plunging into the harpy’s body to incinerate her internal organs. No smoke appeared, but the harpy’s body quickly turned into a charred mess and the thick scent traveled even further.

Standing up and patting off the dust on his body, Han Shuo walked over to the thoroughly fried harpy, held his breath, and took out the Demonslayer Edge. Excavating the core of a level three magical creature from her body, he then chopped off her two iron claws and stored them within his space ring.

A level three magical creature wasn’t actually that easy to deal with, otherwise the six adventurers wouldn’t have had such a headache. The harpy has always relied on the overwhelming stench within her body and her position from high up in the air to be successful in every endeavor.

It was a pity that her two advantages were completely ineffective against Han Shuo, and she finally became a target for Han Shuo to take advantage of. Add to that the unparalleled sharpness of the Demonslayer Edge and the fact that it could strike at will in accordance with Han Shuo’s wishes, that was what caused her to die so quickly and terribly.

“Hi friend, you’re quite strong indeed. It looks like our concerns were indeed extraneous.” Odysseus had finally made it to Han Shuo from the distance and faced the latter merrily.

Although these people hadn’t been of any help, Han Shuo had gained an understanding of their conversation and methods through the originals demons. He felt that these people were quite decent, and now that their captain Odysseus spoke thus, Han Shuo nodded with a faint smile, “I was only lucky, my real strength isn’t even close to your level.”

“Heh heh, you’re too humble.” Odysseus obviously didn’t believe Han Shuo’s words as he responded politely.

“Captain, since he’s not in danger, I think we should continue deeper into the southern parts of the Dark Forest to continue searching for the “Fruit of Dagmar”.” Gordon walked over from the distance and rushed towards Odysseus.

“Ai, I wonder if the ‘Fruit of Dagmar’ that we’re searching for really exists. A fruit that looks like a human brain, I’ve never heard of something like this!” Adept mage Aphrodite sighed.

Han Shuo had been about to take his leave when he heard Aphrodite’s words and didn’t leave immediately. He rather looked at Aphrodite in confusion and asked, “What kind of item is this ‘Fruit of Dagmar’? Why is it shaped like a human’s brain? This is really a bit incredible, can you tell me about it?”

“I’ve heard everything about the ‘Fruit of Dagmar’ from our captain Odysseus. He knows more about it.” Aphrodite smiled in a friendly fashion at Han Shuo and pointed at Odysseus.

Odysseus smiled faintly, “Are you also interested in the ‘Fruit of Dagmar’? Heh heh, the legends say that Dagmar was a demon who enjoyed eating human brains. It’s possible for a very strange fruit to be produced in the place where he’s buried. The fruit is the size of a fist and has dark brown veins running over it. It looks very similar to a human brain.”

“It’s said that the ‘Fruit of Dagmar’ has magical properties. Ordinary people will become confused and turn insane if they eat it, but it’s said that if the ‘Fruit of Dagmar’ is crushed by a pharmacist, it can be made into very precious medicine. I’ve recently received a request from someone and have decided to try my luck within the Dark Forest to see if I could find the ‘Fruit of Dagmar.”

Han Shuo was suddenly bizarrely gleeful after he heard Odysseus’ words. In Chu Cang Lan’s memories, there was a fruit called “Divine Brain Fruit”. It had the effect of forcefully expanding the human brain. It could turn an ordinary person into a madman, but if a demon practitioner in the “molded spirit” stage like Han Shuo partook of this “Divine Brain Fruit”, then he could leverage the effects to greatly increase his level of training.

Han Shuo hadn’t contemplated in this direction to begin with because he’d thought that it was impossible for the “Divine Brain Fruit” to exist within this world, but Odysseus’ description of the “Fruit of Dagmar” were the exact same shape of the “Divine Brain Fruit.”

He was unable to resist the temptation of gaining a fruit that could greatly improve his current level of training. Han Shuo thought no more of it as he asked directly after Odysseus finished explaining, “If you don’t mind, I’d like to go search for this ‘Fruit of Dagmar’ with you?”

Odysseus and the six adventurers suddenly looked at each other after Han Shuo spoke. They all felt extremely surprised as they wouldn’t have thought Han Shuo would have such a proposal.