It had to be said that Trunks truly knew the terrain here extremely well. Riding his Manticore, he was like another magical beast himself. His extraordinary strength, the Manticore's help, and his familiarity with and use of the terrain all made him a top-notch expert.
Without Han Shuo's Yuan Demon spying on him, everyone would have been helpless against this attack by Trunks and would certainly have suffered heavy casualties in the pitch-black night. After all, in a one-on-one fight against Trunks, not one of the seven adventurers here, Han Shuo included, could withstand more than a few exchanges.
But now, with the Yuan Demon monitoring him throughout, everything had changed. Trunks, who should have been the hunter, might very well become someone else's prey for the first time.
"He's here!" Han Shuo suddenly said from inside the tent he shared with Odyssey.
Odyssey showed little curiosity about Han Shuo's miraculous perception. After hearing him, he merely tightened his grip on his longsword and looked at Han Shuo. "How should we handle this?"
"Don't rush. Trunks is observing the area. We'll act once he actually makes his move." Han Shuo sat cross-legged with his eyes closed as he explained this to Odyssey.
Among the surrounding trees, Trunks moved as nimbly as a monkey, using supple branches to swing and leap between the great trees without making a sound. No one could spot him in the darkness, either.
The Manticore was some distance from Han Shuo and the others' tents, slowly circling them. A creature exceptionally skilled at pouncing on prey, he was just as patient a hunter as Trunks.
Gradually, Trunks drew closer, entering a large tree above the tents where Han Shuo and the others were staying. He coldly surveyed the tents below, seemingly considering how to proceed.
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