Chapter 266
Chapter 266: Captives
As Janet and her bandit gang snuck up on the House of Menlo with the intention of adding insult to injury, she didn’t realize that she herself had become someone else’s prey.
Adam Menlo was injured, and the roc had transformed into a blonde, middle aged man with blade wounds all over his skin. Both were under protection of the family’s elites as they slowly retreated in the direction of their headquarters.
As they passed by a thick shrub surrounded by several towering trees, Janet’s people immediately jumped out screaming and shouting. The old man next to Janet release several wind supporting “Acceleration” spells, enabling their people to quickly close the distance between them and the House of Menlo and begin their ambush.
Han Shuo had thought that Janet was lurking around here for the chance to pillage and loot. Contrary to his expectations however, Janet had passed down the order to kill as soon as she saw the Menlo family. Evidently, she hadn’t wanted to rob them.
“Unlucky old fart Adam. Serves you right! You even dared to scheme against me. You’re really tired of living aren’t you!” Janet didn’t make a move, only shouting loudly in high spirits. Her delicate cheeks were painted with glee.
“The House of Menlo is done for if we kill these people. See if they still dare to make trouble for us then!” The bandits screamed and shouted, furiously waving their weapons and attacking fiercely. They were hot on the heels of the heavily wounded Menlo experts, who were now escaping bedraggedly in all directions.
The major forces seemed to have come to a tacit understanding before tonight as they hadn’t sent too many people on this trip to the valley. The House of Menlo had brought roughly two dozen experts total. After the berserk Laureton had killed some and more had fallen to Han Shuo’s resurrected corpses, they only had a dozen members left.
Now that they faced Janet’s bandit group, who was thrice their number, taking a loss was just a matter of time.
“Protect my father well. Our people are near! As long as we return to the headquarters, these damned bandits won’t be able to leave alive!” A skinny, seemingly weak mage with brown hair waved his staff and shouted loudly.
The earth elite zombie speedily travelled through the ground and followed Janet closely as per Han Shuo’s orders. He only needed but a command from his master to immediately coordinate with Han Shuo from underground.
The Menlo experts rode various different magical creatures and fled past the huge tree trunk where Han Shuo was hiding. Several bandits on Janet’s side waved their weapons, yelling noisily as they gave chase. Everyone was passing right by Han Shuo.
The heavily panting Janet gradually approached at the trajectory that Han Shuo had previously predicted. She wielded the huge studded club while loudly shouting and cursing vulgarities nonstop. She didn’t have the slightest bit of reservation and subtlety that a young girl should have.
Suddenly, the lurking Han Shuo jumped out like a ghost and instantly appeared in front of Janet like a dark shadow.
Janet had been swearing continuously when she suddenly saw a shadow slip out from the darkness. Startled, she raised the studded club and rushed forward. The club moved at a high speed, making a strange whistling sound. The momentum appeared quite astonishing.
Clang clang!
A metallic sound echoed as an enormous force transmitted through the studded club into Janet’s body. The force was like a terrifying volcano outbreak, blasting Janet backwards.
“It’s you!” Janet realized the newcomer was much stronger than her after a single blow. When Han Shuo’s figure was revealed, her face immediately paled in shock as she cried out.
When she saw that her ambusher was Han Shuo, she knew her strength wasn’t up to the task. She quickly retreated without a thought and yelled, “Men, capture him!”
As Janet was fiercely retreating, she was completely unaware of the earth elite zombie lying in wait. A pair of arms abruptly emerged from the ground and accurately seized her ankles, halting her escape.
Janet was scared out of her wits by this sudden turn of events. She shrilly screamed in fear, “Help! Something’s latched on me!”
“Too late!” A light shout rang out. Han Shuo was already face to face with Janet. She felt her entire body stiffen up as if it wasn’t her own anymore, and slowly lost strength in her limbs.
“Let her go, or you will bear the costs of our retaliation no matter the cost!” The crippled wind archmage Billy rapidly flew over as he glared furiously at Han Shuo, shouting loudly.
“I need to ask her about some matters. I will not take her life, so rest assured!” Han Shuo said, carrying the fainted Janet as he responded to the quickly incoming Billy.
“You promise not to hurt her?” On the other side, Billy was afraid that Han Shuo would make a vicious move. He held back the raging bandits around him from rushing forward as he stared urgently at Han Shuo.
“Of course, I’m not taking her life. Otherwise she’d already be dead!” Han Shuo nodded and replied, then he brought Janet and flew away, leaving some words, “At most three days. She will definitely return safely, rest assured!”
Having finished speaking, Han Shuo ordered the earth elite zombie to retreat. Together, the man and zombie left by sky and ground. They quickly drifted in the direction of Trunks and his group.