Chapter 400: Fallen tiger in grassland (1/2)
Chapter 400: Fallen tiger in grassland1
“What happened?” Han Shuo was somewhat in disbelief. Trunks currently had the strength of a great swordmaster and perhaps in the entire Valley of Sunshine, only the thrice berserk berserker Laureton could overpower him in battle. However, even Laureton didn’t have the power to kill Trunks by himself.
Trunks was a cautious man who was also very familiar with the terrain near the Valley of Sunshine. He shouldn’t have met with any trouble, but now that he had suddenly went missing truly surprised Han Shuo.
“After he returned from Janet’s place, there had been no trace of him for four days in a row. Even when there were no missions, he had never been away for that long. And even if he didn’t return, he should have left a message, but there has been no news this time around. We sent people to ask Janet and learned that Trunks had indeed left from her place. He’d brought a dozen brothers along, there is no trace of them, either.” Dark dragon Gilbert explained to Han Shuo with a glum face.
Knitting his brows, Han Shuo pondered for a while before asking, “Has Trunks had disputes with any powers recently?”
“Ten days ago, we ambushed the Butcher bandit group together with Janet under Trunks’ lead. Trunks and Janet even killed Butcher Gustav. His bandit group can be considered to be wiped out from the Valley of Sunshine. Apart from this, we didn’t have any other disputes with other forces.” It was Grant who’d spoken. As Trunk’s old friend, he was very worried for Trunks’ safety. As the Valley of Sunshine was in an area situated at the center of three countries, over the years, it had become a special area where the most abundant goods from the three countries could be gathered. Han Shuo had provided Trunks the capital to create the Soul Destroyer mercenary band with the original intention precisely to take over the Valley of Sunshine. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have given Trunks a Rebirth Pill for Trunks’ reformation.
These days, the Soul Destroyer mercenary group had gradually grown in scale, becoming one of the powers within the Valley of Sunshine. Trunks suddenly having a mishap had already impacted the development of the Soul Destroyer mercenary group, which wasn’t an outcome Han Shuo was willing to see. As he listened to Gilbert and Grant narrate what’d happened, Han Shuo had been completely silent.
“Honored master, do you think something has happened to Trunks?” Gilbert couldn’t help but ask upon seeing Han Shuo staying silent.
“Nonsense!” Han Shuo unhappily berated. He thought for a bit before saying, “We temporarily don’t know Trunks’ situation, so everyone shouldn’t act rashly. Don’t take on any mission for now, let’s wait for Trunks’ matter to be settled first.”
“Master, we have been searching for Trunks for days but there’s no news of him. Do we keep looking?” Gilbert scratched his head in distress as he asked Han Shuo.
“You guys assemble everyone, I think we have run into big trouble this time. Currently in the Valley of Sunshine, the number of powers that dare to touch the Soul Destroyer mercenary band can be counted on the fingers. Since something bad has happened to Trunks, I think the Soul Destroyer is next on the list.” Taking a deep breath, Han Shuo told the dark dragon and Grant.
“Right, why don’t I see Odysseus’ group?” Han Shuo couldn’t help but ask in surprise when he discovered that Odysseus’ unique little group wasn’t here.
“They are on a mission and temporarily haven’t returned to the Valley of Sunshine. They should still be in the Orc Empire at the moment.” Gilbert quickly answered.
“Alright, Gilbert, follow me outside, the rest remain in the valley. It’s best to call the brothers outside to return. Watch over this place carefully.” Han Shuo threw Gilbert a glance before directly walking out.
Lania the hydra was in human form as Gilbert casually held her in his embrace. She couldn’t help but speak out upon hearing Han Shuo’s words, “Master, I can also be of help!”
The hydra race was also one of lascivious nature, no different from the underground world’s dark dragon race. In the previous trip to the depths of the Dark Forest, this hydra had once tried to surreptitiously kill Han Shuo and Gilbert, which had unexpectedly convenienced Gilbert. The hydra and Gilbert’s deadly combat had instead evolved into a sex war and the dark dragon had used the demonic method Han Shuo had taught him to subdue her.
The current strength of the hydra Lania was obviously beneath that of Gilbert. As someone who indulged in sexual desire, after she was conquered by Gilbert, she had unwittingly become the submissive one in the relationship. Gilbert was Han Shuo’s magic pet, so the hydra naturally addressed Han Shuo as master.
Furrowing his brows, Han Shuo thought for a while. He then glanced at the hydra and said, “You stay here for now. It’d be bad if there’s no expert to oversee this place.”
“Mhm, you remain here.” Gilbert stared at the hydra and chided, “What master says goes. From now on, you aren’t allowed to have any objection.”