Chapter 213: A bloodthirsty urge (1/2)

Chapter 213: A bloodthirsty urge

Han Shuo took a deep breath in and slowly repressed his aroused desire for blood. A slowly stirring urge to engage in slaughter was slowly calmed after a few deep breaths.

Under the gaze of Trunks and the others, Han Shuo’s original distant and bloodthirsty appearance started to slowly revert to normal after he took in a few deep breaths. The blood red light and that cruel aura all slowly disappeared until he returned to the form they were familiar with.

“What happened to you?” Emily finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Han Shuo return to normal. Her beautiful eyes looked anxiously at Han Shuo.

“My techniques were elevated to a new stage just now, and this new stage is incredibly difficult to control. I’m not that familiar with this new stage yet and lost my composure!” Han Shuo revealed a faint smile when his mindset returned to normal and explained to the others.

“I was so frightened. Your expression and aura earlier were really evil and scary. Even I felt terrified!” Trunks looked deeply at Han Shuo. His heart was pounding even now.

Of those present, only the little skeleton wasn’t reacting out of the ordinary. He started capering happily when he saw Han Shuo appear, and pointed at the corpses on the ground every now and then, seeming to be relaying his battle score to Han Shuo.

Chuckling lightly in gratification, Han Shuo could feel the little skeleton’s desire to show off, excitedly awaiting for Han Shuo’s compliments.

“Hey you brat, c’mere. Well done!” Beckoning his hand, Han Shuo stroked the little skeleton’s gleaming skull when the latter walked over docilely with his bone dagger. The little skeleton’s purple eye rolled around as his jaw bone clattered together, appearing quite at ease.

“Honored master, you’re truly prejudiced. You’ve never treated me this kindly!” Gilbert complained when he saw Han Shuo drown the little skeleton with love.

The little skeleton had been by Han Shuo’s side when the latter was still an errand slave. He’d started off throwing trash away for Han Shuo, and took care of a lot of random, irritating matters. When the little skeleton had grown stronger, it had protected Han Shuo a few times. This were deeds which Gilbert couldn’t measure up to.

Flicking a glance at Gilbert, Han Shuo was about to say something when he suddenly frowned and turned his eyes to the entrance.

Laureton of the Cairo mercenary band walked in through the doorway like a metal tower. Harris and a group of experts followed close behind him. Laureton’s body was built very robustly, and he was likely even a bit heavier than a battlesteed. His footsteps echoed dully on the ground as he walked.

“What’s going on, where are the Rainbow Sickle mercenaries?” A voice that rang like a bell sounded from Laureton’s mouth.

Pointing at the corpses littered over the ground, Han Shuo smiled faintly, “Aren’t these them?”

Laureton’s brow drew together as he looked at the ground, listing out names as though he were counting up his family’s treasures. “Angero, Tulije, Jelina…” Shock blossomed on his face as he spoke. When he finally lifted his head to look at Han Shuo, shock was all that was left on his face. “You guys killed all of them?”

“Possibly. Or maybe it was the curse of the evil god that helped us!” Han Shuo smiled mysteriously and shrugged his shoulders as he answered carelessly.

“These people are indeed of the Rainbow Sickle mercenary band, and some of them are their core members. To think you’ve managed to killed so many of them, this is a big help to us!” Harris was hard pressed to conceal his joy after he walked in, and his voice seemed more emotional than usual.

“What’s going on here?” Laureton was thoroughly confused by Han Shuo’s response and could not help but ask.”

“Laureton, you came too late! You only arrived after the fighting had finished. Looks like the efficiency of the Cairo mercenary band isn’t as good as we thought!” Trunks flicked a glance at Han Shuo and spoke before the latter could speak.

“Trunks, you also know that there are many areas in the valley that need to be protected. Our mercenary band can’t possibly station that many of our men here.” Laureton said and then snorted coldly with an irritated expression. “To ignore our existence like this, Florida has become way too cocky! The ones who launched a sneak attack on you didn’t even conceal their features. This is an obvious dismissal of us!”