Chapter 154
Chapter 154: Why bother so much?
Within the span of a few short months, of Bob Ascher’s two sons one had mysteriously gone missing and the other was killed oin the streets. This was simply too great of a shock to him, particularly because Clark had been the son that he’d valued more and placed the most hope in. To have him be killed by others in Valen City made him go utterly crazy.
This night in Valen City was destined to be a chaotic time. All of the Gryphon Legion had been summoned and were conducting a carpet style search for all suspicious personnels. Because of their chief’s explosive rage, all the ordinary soldiers within the Legion all held equally poor tempers. Any unfamiliar faces or merchants would be beaten viciously if they gave the slightest hint of not cooperating.
Metal hooves galloped over the streets as citizens, sleeping soundly in the middle of the night, were rudely awakened. Even the symbol of the Gryphon Legion, a troop of gryphons, soared through the night skies of Valen City on patrol. Everyone was as if they were confronting a great enemy, and all thought that the Kasi Empire had invaded in the night.
The gryphons in the sky were black dots as their strange cries reverberated through people’s eardrums. They flew from the west side of the city to the south. Then flew from the south to the north. They would land and search with the soldiers on the ground whenever they saw something out of the ordinary.
“So these are gryphons. They’re truly big alright.” Han Shuo stood behind a large tree near Bob Ascher’s slave trading house and murmured to himself as he inspected the gryphons.
“That’s right, the gryphons are a very fierce flying species. A single gryphon by itself can rip apart ordinary magical creatures. The king values old Bob so much and doesn’t dare make a move even though he knows that he wants to rebel in large part because of this Gryphon Legion.” Emily huffed lightly and shivered a bit as she spoke.
The water that had accumulated on the streets had already frozen into thick sheets of ice in this harsh winter night. Icicles from the edge of the roofs, glinting with cold as the severe cold wind came howling over. As a mage, it made sense that Emily would find herself cold.
Sucking a breath in, Han Shuo’s right hand clasped Emily’s smooth, small hand as he circulated his magical yuan. Han Shuo’s right hand was like a small furnace as he brought warmth to Emily.
“You’re a necromancer and also have an uncommon martial arts technique, but why can you also use fire magic, and deploy it so adeptly? It’s like you can adjust the temperature according to your wishes. How are you doing it?” Emily’s charming eyes sparkled as she fixed them on Han Shuo, pouting as she admonished him.
A creak suddenly sounded as the originally solid stone wall suddenly split apart as a guard dashed out from inside, covered in blood and wearing a frightened expression. A bone spear appeared out of thin air after he took only a few steps, running the guard through from behind. Two zombie warriors then walked out and dragged the guard’s body inside.
Han Shuo and Emily received a good eyeful of the scene that had just taken place. Han Shuo was taken aback, and then spoke, “Perhaps the necromancer I saw earlier today is inside that cave.”
“There’s a high possibility for that, but the owner of the slave trading house is Bob Ascher, and the necromancer is one of Clark’s killers, so what would he be doing here?” Emily was still a bit perplexed as she conversed lowly with Han Shuo.
“The most dangerous place is also the safest. There’s an enemy behind every bush and tree now. The trading house is Bob Ascher’s place of business and actually sent out the most number of soldiers. Who would’ve thought the necromancer would appear here? The fact that a soldier was killed just now is enough to prove that this necromancer isn’t a guest either. This means it’s highly likely that he has the desire to hide here.” Han Shuo contemplated and then spoke slowly.
“Mm, you make a lot of sense. Shall we go see what’s going on?” Emily complimented and then asked Han Shuo’s opinions.
“Of course, I’m rather curious about this necromancer as well. I would likely only be able to run the other way if I faced against him alone, but with you by my side, we have nothing to fear.” Han Shuo said and then paused, paying attention to the disturbances inside. He spoke again after a while, “Alright, the zombie warrior’s footsteps have gone into the distance. We can go inside and take a look.”