Chapter 214
Chapter 214: The four great powers
Apart from the strongest Cairo mercenary band in the Valley of Sunshine, there were two other slightly weaker factions of the House of Menlo and the Katar orc tribe.
The House of Menlo had originally been a minor noble family in a small kingdom. They had their own private army and had attempted a coup, but had failed when their plans were revealed.
They’d fought with the royal army of the small kingdom and fled, discarding their armor along the way. They’d finally arrived in the Valley of Sunshine with vastly decreased strength.
They only possessed three hundred soldiers then, but the House of Menlo had made off with quite a sum of riches from the small kingdom during the chaos of civil war. They used this fortune when they arrived in the valley to attract a thousand experts of various professions, and their strength was now second only to the Rainbow Sickles.
The House of Menlo was now the richest power within the valley, and the head of the house Sawyer Menlo always dreamed about becoming the most powerful within the valley, recruiting more soldiers and going back to their home, obtaining the authority over that kingdom.
The Katar orc tribe was a small tribe that had originally lived in frosty desolation. They’d overcome countless hardships to immigrate to the Valley of Sunshine and take up residence within one of its mountain ranges. There were only five, six hundred orcs within this tribe, but all of them were highly capable warriors that were tough to take on.
The orcs of the Katar tribe mainly functioned to protect the merchants and put their earnings towards taking care of their family and elderly.
This faction wasn’t weak, but the chief of the tribe was also constantly thinking about controlling the valley in order to gain more benefits and gold.
The Cairo mercenary band, the Rainbow sickle mercenary bound, the House of Menlo, and the Katar orc tribe were the four strongest forces in the Valley of Sunshine at the moment.
“Edwin and Belinda were the first to break off from the pursuit, and then it was Gabriel and the female archer Maxine who left. Edwin and Belinda should in the mountain valley below now. If they’re here to kill Florida, that will be a huge help for us!” Han Shuo said slowly as he looked down into the mountain valley below.
“Then what should we do?” Starting at some unknown time, Emily had already grown accustomed to Han Shuo deciding everything when he was present.
Lifting his head to look at the sky, Han Shuo said, “Only half of this long night has passed. We still have plenty of time, let’s wait for a while!”
Time passed quickly as roughly half an hour later, violent magic pulses suddenly emanated form one of the most magnificent red tile buildings. A metal golem in the shape of the three eyed demon god abruptly appeared out of thin air beneath the cool moonlight.
The golem began body slamming the magnificent building as soon as it appeared. Its thick metal tail swept across the scene and sent red tiles flying everywhere, shaking all the buildings as well.
At the same time, strong magic pulses accompanied the rumbling sounds of the earth shaking and mountains moving. Three hands of death appeared out of thin air and floated into the magnificent building through the windows, destroying its insides with abandon.
“Edwin and the others have made their move, we can’t sit idly by!” Han Shuo chuckled coldly as the air of bloodlust gathered around him again. The evil and ruthless expression from earlier once again floated onto his cheeks.
“What should we do, honored master?” Gilbert was once again excited as he rumbled in his deep dragon voice.
“Bear them on your back and fly over the mountain valley. Destroy al the buildings in this valley to the best of your abilities, and spray out poisonous flame. If you run into any attacks that may injure you, fly away immediately and don’t wait for me. No one will be able to stop me if I want to leave!” Han Shuo laughed loudly with a grimace and a coldly stern expression. He rushed down like a diving hawk, a blood red light emerging from his body as his eyes were turned a deep blood red.
“Will he be alright?” Phoebe had already discovered Han Shuo’s peculiarities before he’d flown down, and couldn’t help but voice her concerns to Emily.
“Do as he says!” Emily responded and kicked Gilbert in the sides. “Dark dragon, move out!”
A thin figure followed behind Han Shuo in this moment, floating downwards through the air.
The little skeleton capered wildly as he flew like a kite with a broken string. When he reached halfway, the seven bone spurs on his back shook consecutively and his body regained balanced. He followed closely behind Han Shuo with a strange trail and dived down towards the mountain valley.