Chapter 319
Chapter 319: The art of shapeshifting
“Who was that just now?” Han Shuo didn’t forget to ask Emily about the identity of the middle-aged man as they hastily fled.
Emily arrowed out of the small river, her dripping wet body enveloped in a deep black mist. She revealed only her flawless face as she quickly caught up to the group behind Cecilia. Cecilia was walking quickly in the front, Emily and Han Shuo were side by side in the back, and low rank Dark Mantle members brought up the rear.
Emily turned to glance at Han Shuo and explained, “That was Kassel, a great druid who betrayed the Druidic Order and a terrifying powerhouse in his own right. Even though he’s betrayed the Druidic Order and can no longer utilize the force of nature, he can still skillfully use the shapeshifting art of the great druids. That transformation back then was him turning into an earth bear that can utilize the art of gravity. Taking him head on like that, your strength is becoming more and more impressive.”
Upon hearing that his counterpart was a great druid, Han Shuo suddenly remembered great druid Caspian. He subconsciously compared them and felt that Caspian was much weaker in strength.
“Caspian is also a great druid. Why isn’t he as powerful as Kassel?” Han Shuo frowned and inquired, inwardly doubtful.
Emily casually arranged her messy hair. She glanced at Cecilia in the front before continuing to explain, “The great druids can train in the various magical arts of the Druidic Order. The majority of them master the method to manipulate plants. According to the legends, this is the ability that the Goddess of Nature has bestowed upon them.”
“However, the art of shapeshifting isn’t as easily mastered. Only a few great druids with extraordinary talent can successfully grasp it. It looks like Caspian hasn’t fully mastered it yet. Otherwise, he couldn’t have been so easily captured last time in Valen City.”
Han Shuo had to muse on Emily’s words for a moment before he could understand them. He thought it to be quite an irony that Caspian, who’d always served the Goddess of Nature, couldn’t learn the art of shapeshifting, while the traitor of the Druidic Order could learn it.
“Right, what mission brought you guys to the Dark Forest this time?” Han Shuo leisurely followed Emily along the way into the lush forest. He continued to ask her about their purpose.
“Little sis Cecilia, how about taking a detour? Consider giving me some face!” Seeing the two locked in an argument, Emily hastily tugged on Cecilia’s clothes and asked in a pleading tone.
Cecilia had just witnessed Han Shuo fight fearlessly against the transformed big earth bear, so she knew full well that his power was absolutely unfathomable. The knights chasing after them could arrive any moment now. It was pointless to be locked in an impasse with Han Shuo now.
Cecilia was caught between a rock and a hard place. Upon hearing Emily’s pleas, she swept a cold glance glance at Han Shuo, “I will demand an explanation from that old fox Candide about this. We go, let’s take a detour!”
After her words finished, Cecilia turned around and led the way. Emily threw a glance at Han Shuo before hurriedly chasing after the angry Cecilia. The Dark Mantle members participating in Cecilia’s mission also glared at Han Shuo in an ill manner as they left one by one.
“Datara, Datara!” After Cecilia’s group had left, the forest trolls suddenly surrounded Han Shuo when they saw him.
Han Shuo was taken aback until he heard the sounds of footsteps fast approaching. He hurriedly led the forest trolls away from this place.
The traitor of the Druidic Order, great druid Kassel, burst onto the scene with roughly sixty Redbud Knights shortly after Han Shuo had left. Even though he’d betrayed the Druidic Order, his experience in forests yet remained.
Looking at the two paths of footprints in front while sniffing the scents in the air, Kassel pointed at the direction where Cecilia’s group had left, “Chase after them for me, they have indeed run in this direction. Humph! No one can evade the pursuit of me, Kassel, in the forest.”