Great Demon King

GDK 697: Chap, you indeed have the skills!

Carmelita grabbed hold of Han Shuo and pulled him right out of the Third Corps. As soon as he stepped outside, Han Shuo saw an enormous airship hovering in the sky with a dozen or so figures standing on top. They were wearing the divine guard armor of the Sainte Family and all of them possessed midgod strength.

Without giving any explanation, Carmelita proceeded to drag Han Shuo into the airship and as soon as they boarded, instructed her extremely deferential divine guards, “Refill the energy crystals and set off!”

The airship is the most commonly used transportation vehicle on Elysium. Produced using advanced alchemy technology, this type of large flying machine used energy crystals as its energy source. The airship that Han Shuo found himself in was around a hundred meters long. It was lined with seats that had comfortable cushions.

“My Lady, who is this young man?” a plump, one-eyed woman with no eyebrows asked as she sized up Han Shuo peculiarly.

“Erebus isn’t at the Third Corps, he went hunting for Brovst. I’m sure he brought along those two fellas who are good at tracking,” Carmelita said somewhat angrily before she looked at Han Shuo with slanted eyes and said, “This is Bryan. He’s from a low-level material plane. I have heard from Donna that not only is this person very observant, his insights and abilities in making judgments are remarkable. Donna isn’t one to talk drivel. Her words and assessments have a remarkably high level of reliability. Since I couldn’t borrow experts from Erebus, this guy will have to do,”

“This… this…” The plump, one-eyed woman was stunned. She stammered as though wanting to persuade Carmelita to give up on Han Shuo.

“This what? Even if he can’t make a difference, you really think that we can’t find those who snuck into our City of Shadows by ourselves?” Carmelita was annoyed and shot a glare at that plump woman.

Carmelita was very powerful in the House of Sainte. Although the plump woman wasn’t happy with the decision, she dared not to voice her objection. She merely sighed and looked at Han Shuo up and down with gazes of suspicion.

“I need your help to find some people. You rest for a bit, I will inform you when we arrive. You can be at ease, I’m a friend of Donna’s. You will be just fine,” Carmelita said to Han Shuo before she walked to the front of the airship and sat down on a seat meant for her alone.

Han Shuo had a measure of the difficulty of the challenge after learning about who they were after. Cultivators of the energy of life shared an extraordinary connection with nature. Once they entered the mountain range filled with ancient trees and a large number of plants, they would be a most difficult group of people to locate. It was no wonder that Carmelita would think of borrowing talents from Erebus.

Those who cultivated in the energy of life were not only good at concealing their aura using the natural environment, they also avoided destroying the natural environment. Therefore, they wouldn’t leave many trails behind when traveling about in the mountain range. On top of that, as this mountain range was covered with miasmic gas, it wouldn’t be an easy task to locate them, not even for Han Shuo.

Han Shuo had released a dozen or so demon generals through Cauldron Spirit in advance lest that Carmelita would discover them. At this very moment, these demon generals were surveying in every direction, carefully inspecting for any abnormal scene and clues.

Suddenly, one of his demon generals discovered traces of magical beasts having battled fifteen kilometers to the right of Han Shuo. There were a few broken trees there reconnected using some kind of energy, clearly an act of man, not nature. It begged the question, who would be willing to waste time on these natural plants? Well, other than cultivators of the edict of life, who could it have been?

“Come with me,” Han Shuo gently cried out as he took the lead in that direction. But after traveling merely thirty meters, Han Shuo halted in his footsteps. He turned around to look at the divine guards wearing confused faces and Carmelita who was obviously puzzled. He said smilingly, “Why? Don’t believe me?”

“Ermm… Did you really discover something? How is that possible? Even those two under Erebus couldn’t discover the trails of those who cultivate in the energy of life inside a mountain range so easily. How did you do that?” Carmelita’s triangular eyes glistened brightly as she softly questioned with skepticism.

“My Lady, this kid must be making a show. He is only a lowgod. How could he discover their trails so quickly?” the plump woman was distrustful towards Han Shuo and she was straightforward in expressing her thoughts.

“If tracking people has something to do with strength, then Miss Carmelita wouldn’t have brought me here. Don’t be so narrow-minded,” Han Shuo smirked.

“Jackass, how dare you talk to me like that! I can make you vanish from this world forever with just the snap of my finger! Believe me, I can and I will!” The plump woman was enraged.

“Silence, Karina!” Carmelita berated her in displeasure before creasing her sparse brows and asked Han Shuo suspiciously, “You really found their trails?”

“It’s only fifteen kilometers out. It won’t take long to travel there. Just come with me and see it for yourself,” Han Shuo shrugged and answered. Without further explaining himself, he took the lead.

When Han Shuo was about to disappear from their line of sight, Carmelita ordered, “Move, let’s keep pace with him. I don’t think this guy has the guts to deceive me! But if he really dares waste my time, even if he is Donna’s friend, I’m going to make him pay!”

After hearing her instructions, the crowd quickly caught up to Han Shuo and followed behind him. Karina stared at Han Shuo’s back with scorn.

Soon enough, the party arrived at the region behind Han Shuo. Han Shuo was already crouching on the ground pretending to observe something. When Carmelita walked to his side, he stood up with a calm face, pointed at the ancient trees that had been reconnected, and said, “Other than those who cultivate in the energy of life, I don’t think anyone would be so kind towards these big trees. What do you think?”

Carmelita gave just one glance at those big trees before she cried out in surprise, “There are indeed signs of the energy of life on these trees. You are correct, that bunch must have been here!”

With the facts laid out right before their eyes, Karina, the plump woman who originally thought of giving Han Shuo hell, covered her mouth and gasped. The look in her eyes as she stared at Han Shuo had completely changed. Karina hesitated for a moment before she said rather awkwardly, “My apologies, that was petty of me. It appears that you really could be helpful!”

This woman was frank and outspoken. Although she doesn’t give face, she dared openly admit her mistakes when she learned that she was wrong. A character like her was difficult to come by. In addition, after carefully observing for a moment, Han Shuo discovered that Kalina was sincere in her apology. He nodded and assured her, “It’s alright, I did not take it to heart.”

Those House of Sainte divine guards in Carmelita’s party also gasped in wonder. They had a newfound respect for Han Shuo.

“Chap, you really do have the skills. Haha, I knew I could trust Donna’s word! Very good. If we can locate that bunch and get rid of them, I will make sure you get rewarded. Everyone in the City of Shadows knows that I’m most liberal with money!” Carmelita was in a cheerful mood and praised Han Shuo highly.

“Alright, we will all follow your lead until we find those people. How do we proceed next?” Carmelita asked.

Han Shuo was stunned. He was bitterly laughing in his heart because this was the only clue he had found yet through his demon generals and he had absolutely no idea where those people were. Contrary to expectations, Han Shuo had no idea how to respond to Carmelita’s absolute confidence in him.