Chapter 284
Chapter 284: A big gamble
Though Yoland had been about to attack Emily, his heart suddenly spasmed when he heard Han Shuo reveal his most closely guarded secret. Just as he intended to turn around and run back into the room to destroy the blueprint, several bolts whizzed at him with whooshing sounds. Emily waved the magic staff in her hand and a sharp Grim Reaper’s Blade sliced across Yoland’s body with a deathly glint.
“Stop him! Don’t let him take the blueprint!” Yoland’s voice was shrill. He hastily raised his broadsword to block the Grim Reaper’s Blade.
The assassins of the Angel Empire were originally about to break through the encirclement, but abandoned the idea upon hearing Yoland’s shout. They swiftly turned back, one by one, and rushed straight at Han Shuo.
Unfortunately, their power was a far cry from Han Shuo’s. The difference in speed was like heaven and earth. Han Shuo utilized the Art of the Demonic Ninth Heavens and flew into the room like lightning. The assassins only caught up with him after he’d pulled the blueprint from a hollow corner on the wall.
“Die!” Han Shuo coldly shouted before landing with the Demonslayer Edge. He walked towards the furiously sprinting assassins of the Angel Empire.
When Han Shuo released the Mystical Glacial Spellfire, the Demonslayer Edge exploded with brilliant purple-red light. The light sparked like a rainbow on the tip of the blade, and rapidly formed one willowy flame after another. The beautiful light from the flashing purple red flames danced on the blade of the Demonslayer Edge. They gathered into twisting threads of fire that entangled each other, creating two magic nets of flame—one purple, one red.
The madly charging Angel Empire assassins only had one obsession in their heart, to destroy Han Shuo. Faced with the two blazing hot and icy cold magical nets, they all released their strongest level of fighting aura, trying to tear the nets apart.
However, Han Shuo had firmly grasped a whole new level of the Mystical Glacial Spellfire at his current strength. The two nets of magic twisted and swayed about in the air as if two fishing nets thrown into the sea. The lights from the swords simply landed on empty holes and wasn’t able to penetrate the beautiful flames.
“Not good! Fall back!” The distant Yoland, who’d desperately dodged the Grim Reaper’s Blade, also rushed towards Han Shuo. Upon seeing his subordinates’ swords unable to rip apart the magic nets, he immediately understood that these nets of unknown material couldn’t be torn by just the sword. That was why he couldn’t help but shout a reminder to his subordinates.
“No need to consider anymore. I believe that Bryan will definitely win. Our crisis may even be completely over with this gamble. Let’s take out all of our active funds and fight it out with Cameron and his group!” Phoebe stood in the middle of the living room, voicing her resolution in a competent and astute manner.
“Little Phoebe, this needs reconsideration. I know of the relationship between you and Bryan. His strength is good, but Leah Cain has been famous for too long and is also very powerful. Everyone agrees that he has a better winning chance. This bet is no trivial matter. If we lose, I’m afraid that our Boozt Merchant Guild will also go down with it!” Boozt Guild veteran elder Andrew leaned on his walking stick and spoke, somewhat worried.
Andrew was an original elder of the Boozt Merchant Guild. Before Phoebe had taken over, he had wholeheartedly cared for her, so she was very much concerned about his viewpoints. However, Phoebe had gained majority control of the guild after becoming the owner. During this period, the Guild had actually made great progress under her hand. Andrew was satisfied, understanding that Phoebe wasn’t one to work based on her emotions. He might not have been so worried if it wasn’t for Leah Cain’s widespread fame.
“Rest assured grandpa Andrew, Bryan’s strength is much more formidable than you can imagine. Moreover, Cameron has forced us to this state already. The merchant alliance he has lead is intensely suppressing us, and it’s difficult for us to do anything now. Even without this gamble, they will still pressure us bit by bit until we’re exhausted. If we can win this time, we can reverse the situation. Those merchant guilds cooperating with Cameron won’t give him face if he faces a heavy loss. Only when we hold a huge amount of gold coins, can we truly control the situation.” Phoebe calmly explained her analysis to Andrew.
“Aii, since you’ve said so, let’s do it like that. I hope Bryan won’t disappoint us, otherwise our Boozt Merchant Guild can be considered finished!” Andrew thought for a while before finally nodding in agreement to Phoebe’s proposal. This showed the immense crisis the guild was facing. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have chosen such a gamble to save the situation.