Chapter 642: Track and kill (1/2)

GDK 642: Track and kill

The mysteriousness of the isolated island had caught Han Shuo’s attention but he was not there to investigate it. There were more pressing matters at hand.

Firstly, he had some errands to run. But more crucially, Han Shuo had yet to regain all his strength. He did not want to waste any of his time or energy.

Han Shuo was startled by the sight of some sort of projectile hurtling into the air. It was that mighty sea creature that his consciousness had come across, flying in rage when it saw Han Shuo, not showing any fear. It emerged from the island that it occupied and approached Han Shuo.

An existence of such strength was indeed considered to be mighty on Profound Continent. But in Han Shuo’s eyes, it wasn’t worthy of being taken seriously. Han Shuo had important matters to attend to and therefore did not want to deal with the creature. He walked right back into the Cemetery of Death.

Although the setting of the Cemetery of Death was now very different, everything was still the same inside. The enormous interplanar transportation matrix at the center would still have no trouble conducting short range transmissions.

By using the jumbo transportation matrix, Han Shuo returned to the underground chamber at his City Lord’s mansion at Brettel City. Shortly after, using transportation matrix facilities, Han Shuo teleported from Brettel City to the Southern Border. Subsequently, he departed from the Southern Border and flew towards the Empire of Orcs.

During that great battle at the Dark Forest, Han Shuo had left not just severe injuries on the Primordius Dragon, but also a tracer inside the Primordius Dragon’s badly mangled body using a special demonic technique. Through that, Han Shuo could determine the dragon’s exact location.

The Primordius Dragon, to have been seriously injured at this critical juncture, would surely recuperate from his injuries at the most secluded and the safest place he knew. Han Shuo reasoned that the Primordius Dragon would return to where his interplanar transportation matrix was. The interplanar transportation matrix was the key to everything. As long as Han Shuo could locate it and destroy it once and for all, then those from the Church of Light and Shrine of Ice would have trouble entering Profound Continent. In that case, the forces on Han Shuo’s side would face no resistance in the impending battle revolving around the last layer of the underground world.

It was with this thought in mind that Han Shuo did not pursue and kill the Primordius Dragon when he tried to escape. He also did not start following the Primordius Dragon immediately as he knew that the dragon would be most vigilant during that moment. Wounded, Han Shuo did not have full certainty that he would not be discovered by the dragon if Han Shuo were to stalk him.

Through the tracker implanted within the Primordius Dragon’s flesh, using a special technique of the demonic arts that was as stealthy as one’s own shadow, Han Shuo determined that the Primordius Dragon was at the barren land where the orcs lived. Han Shuo saved himself the trouble of traveling long distances by using the transportation matrix facilities in Lancelot Empire. He managed to arrive at the Southern Border with no effort and infiltrate the territories of the Empire of Orcs from there.

Being at the Nine Changes realm, Han Shuo could alter his physical body to any form he wished. After entering the land of orcs, Han Shuo assumed the form of an ordinary orc. He even took some rather minor roads when heading deep into the Empire of Orcs.

The lands of the Empire of Orcs was indeed barren. All along the way, all he saw was dry and cracked earth. The sparse plants had an unhealthy yellow tinge. It was rare to find any verdant greenery.

The ground was made of yellow soil which seemed unsuitable for growing crops. Coupled with the dry and hot weather where rain was rare, even the most resilient plant that managed to sprout would ultimately wither.

It was not surprising that the orcs would have such a voracious covet for the fertile lands of the Lancelot Empire, traveling great distances to initiate invasions at every opportunity. The soil that they lived on was just too infertile.

Han Shuo had merely glanced around as he ventured deep into the Empire of Orcs. He did not waste time in further examining the environment.

After half a day’s worth of time, Han Shuo passed right through the Empire of Orcs and came to an even more desolate, bleak plain with yellow soil. This region was only slightly better than a desert. There were no plants and the only fauna were some fierce magical beasts that roamed the plain in a large group. They seemed to be hunting for solo travelers.

The plain was expansive and Han Shuo spent quite some more time traversing it.

After crossing the plains, Han Shuo had unexpectedly come upon a mountain range which his senses detected to be brimming with vitality, magical beasts running amuck. The sky was drizzling when he arrived. The surface was muddy and hard to pass. Ash gray swamps could be found everywhere. It was a completely different scene from what he saw inside the Empire of Orcs.

The environment around this place was similar to the Dark Forest, ignoring its excessive precipitation. It was as though all the rainwater that was supposed to fall on the Empire of Orcs had fallen on this place instead. All along the way, he would find pools of water that ranged from deep to shallow. The magical beasts that inhabited the place were extremely strong. The cruel law of the jungle was closely observed.

Han Shuo truly didn’t know that after traversing the Empire of Orcs and a piece of vast field, he would find such a peculiar place. The Primordius Dragon was coincidentally staying in this region.

As soon as Han Shuo arrived, he slowed down his pace and concealed the aura of life on his body lest he aroused the Primordius Dragon’s attention. He cautiously walked towards where the Primordius Dragon was located.

Han Shuo again traveled for some time and evaded many powerful magical beasts en route. He slowly approached the spot that his consciousness sensed.