Chapter 876 - Crisis at the House of Han
GDK 876: Crisis at the House of Han
While Han Shuo was achieving his great ambitions in the Fringe, the House of Han ran into a major crisis in the City of Shadows.
Ever since Han Shuo left the City of Shadows, the members of the House of Han had retreated to Fort Lasberg. They had been quietly expanding their influence and business in the Fort, not meddling with any business related to the City of Shadows.
Wallace, the City Lord of the City of Shadows, had tacitly approved the members of the House of Han leaving the city center. He had not notified the House of Han to participate in all big and small affairs related to the City. He had excluded the House of Han from taking any part in running the City.
As the Fringe was just too far away from the City of Shadows, it was very difficult for news to reach the City of Shadows from the Fringe. This was worsened by the unique migration pattern.
The criminals and outlaws from all Twelve Dominions would usually head to the Fringe out of desperation. They would bring the latest tidings from every corner of Elysium with them to the Fringe.
However, very few of those ferocious gods who had stepped into the Fringe would ever get the chance to return to their respective Dominions. This created a phenomenon where there were countless experts migrating into the Fringe while few migrated out. Therefore, it was also slow for news in the Fringe to make it to the rest of the Elysium.
The most recent news about Han Shuo that Phoebe, Emily, and the others learned was he had left Ethereal City for the Fringe. They had no idea what happened in the Fringe or how he was doing.
Even City Lord Wallace had no clue about how well Han Shuo was doing in the Fringe. Han Shuo had ceased all contact and seemed to have disappeared forever. Nobody knew when or if he’d ever return to the City of Shadows.
Having seen the countless miraculous deeds Han Shuo accomplished while he was in the city, for the future of the House of Sainte in the City of Shadows, Wallace had started to quell the strength of the House of Han. But as Wallace knew that the House of Han was close friends with Andre, Carmelita, Aobashi, Erebus, and others, he did not do anything too excessive.
Before Han Shuo departed from the City of Shadows, he had built layers upon layers of defensive formations as well as the Eight Desolation and Torment Formation in Fort Lasberg. The members of the House of Han had been training inside the Formation and their overall strength was starkly improving.
The House of Han had built a decent information network in the Dominions of Death, Darkness, and Destruction. Using the network, they became aware of Larikson visiting Hofs in Hushveil City. From the unusual activities Larikson and Hofs showed, the House of Han came to the conclusion that the two were going to attack Fort Lasberg.
Although the House of Han had been rapidly strengthening, they were still no match against the forces commanded by Hofs and Larikson. Hofs was the City Lord of Hushveil City while Larikson was the brother of the House of Broadhurst’s patriarch. If the two of them joined forces to attack Fort Lasberg, the House of Han would inevitably be defeated.
Phoebe, Emily, Ayermike, Stratholme, Sanguis, Bollands, Gilbert, and all other core members of the House of Han gathered in the meeting room of the Han Residence. They were discussing how to defend themselves against Hofs and Larikson’s invasion.
“We have received intel that Larikson, a late-stage highgod himself, brought three highgods with him to Hushveil City. Hofs, the City Lord of Hushveil City, will surely bring a large number of his City’s divine guards to the invasion. We are outnumbered and outgunned,” briefed Emily worryingly to those in the meeting room.
The party felt helpless against the two tremendous forces. It was impossible for the House of Han to resist the might of a city in just a few years.
“Unfortunately for us, Master is not with us, or else those two fellas would certainly regret ever having been born!” remarked Gilbert. To him, Han Shuo had always been an invincible force. Although both Larikson and Hofs were formidable in their own rights, they had suffered defeats to Han Shuo and they obviously were no match for him.
“Hmph, if Master is in Fort Lasberg, I doubt that the two would even have the courage to attack us!” remarked Sanguis coldly. He was angered and his pupils immediately turned blood-red as a visible mist of blood emanated from his body. From the aura he emanated, it was obvious that his strength had yet again soared during those few years.
“But Bryan is not around and we must rely on ourselves,” Stratholme bunched his brows tightly and said, “We must not leave Fort for we have defenses set up. We would be even more powerless against our enemies outside the Fort.” Stratholme took a short pause and calmly continued, “Send a message to Erebus, Aobashi, Carmelita, and Andre and inform them of our situation. if they can get to Fort Lasberg in time, our chances could substantially increase.”
“Alright, I’ll get it done!” said Phoebe before immediately dispatching messengers. Fort Lasberg was suddenly busy. Multiple shadows dashed out the Fort as fast as they could for the survival of the House of Han.