Chapter 779 - Enemy in the dark
GDK 779: Enemy in the dark
Losing two divine guards had sent Han Shuo into high alert mode. He immediately commanded his divine guards to stay close and to always be within a hundred miles to the Company. Han Shuo’s demon generals could only reach the maximum of a hundred miles from him. As long as his divine guards were within a hundred miles, Han Shuo could use his demon generals to quickly assist them if they ran into any troubles.
The divine guards also turned cautious and alerted. Han Shuo used his demon generals to probe the terrain around him while searching for the two divine guards who had abruptly disappeared. However, Han Shuo couldn’t find a trace of them.
The Company kept on its course towards the Soaring Cloud Mountain Range but started traveling even slower. Under Bollands’ guidance, the divine guards had improved in their tracking and stalking skills. They too had been searching for the lost divine guards but they also found nothing.
Using the far-reaching visions of his demon generals, Han Shuo saw many merchant caravans passing by as well as members of small family clans who went into the mountain range to temper themselves. He observed them for a long time but discovered that there was nothing suspicious about them.
Han Shuo was at a loss. He kept on racking his head on what could possibly happen to his two divine guards that went missing. He wondered if an unknown force was trying to get him or if the two divine guards had provoked someone they shouldn’t.
Another five days had passed. The two missing divine guards still had not returned. This meant that they most likely had perished.
With that, Han Shuo started considering who among his enemies could possibly kill them. Han Shuo had been on the Elysium for a long time and had made a whole lot of enemies. Among them, the most likely should be Hofs that he had recently offended. However, with Hushveil City still in disorder, Hofs, who had yet to fully recover from his injuries, should be completely occupied on suppressing rebelling voices and his political enemies in the City. Even if he had found out that Han Shuo was behind the attack on Hushveil CIty, he wouldn’t have the time nor energy to travel all the way to the City of Shadows and mess with Han Shuo.
After Hofs, the godhunters would be another powerful enemy of Han Shuo’s. However, Han Shuo had not made himself conspicuous to the godhunters during the attack on the godhunter’s base. Even if the godhunters were to retaliate, they should be putting their crosshair on the House of Sainte first rather than Han Shuo.
After much pondering, Han Shuo could not think of any enemy who had the capacity or motive to attack him at present. As Han Shuo could not find any clues for the moment, he had no choice but to leave the matter unresolved. The Company continued traveling towards Soaring Cloud Mountain Range.
Lakrisen laughed heartily. He was very delighted. In a friendly voice, he replied, “We will soon be a family. Be at ease, for I will do everything I can to aid you!”
“That youngster has nearly a hundred divine guards around him. It would make killing him difficult. What do you think, Lord Lakrisen?” After a short pause, Felder added, “Based on my daughter’s words, the strange lifeform possessed by that youngster is extremely miraculous. It seemed as though they could cloak and be his eyes and ears. His performance in Hushveil City had matched the description of my daughter. This will not be easy!”
“It’s no bother. We came in a small number. I can lead you in avoiding the detection of those lifeforms. The divine guards will not be beside him all the time. We just have to wait for a suitable opportunity to present itself before ganging up on him. There is no way he can escape as he did in Hushveil City!” said Lakrisen confidently as though he had a full grasp of the future.
“Well, if Lord Lakrisen says so, I’m at ease!” said Felder noddingly. He seemed to have complete faith in Lakrisen.
No matter how much Han Shuo racked his brain, he wouldn’t have expected that it would be the House of Lavers that left the City of Shadows long ago that was trying to get him. He continued to slowly travel towards Soaring Cloud Mountain Range with his divine guards.
As Han Shuo wanted to further temper his divine guards along the journey, he had set off for the Mountain Range ahead of other Divine Guard Corps. Therefore, they had not met any other divine guards during their journey. They were getting closer and closer to the Mountain Range unknowingly.
On one day, Han Shuo and his divine guards arrived at the waterfall where Felder and the others had their meeting. The Fifth Corps divine guards were not all male. The female divine guards were excited to see a clean pool and asked for permission to bathe in the water.
Rose who had been following behind Han Shuo quietly all along also asked to stay there for a while. As Han Shuo wasn’t in a hurry with the journey, he agreed to their request. Naturally, the male divine guards, including Han Shuo, must keep away from the pond where the ladies will bath. They have therefore dispersed around.
For some reason, a feeling of distress suddenly rose in Han Shuo’s heart. Han Shuo had full confidence in his senses. On top of that, with two of his divine guards having inexplicably disappeared, Han Shuo immediately put on his guard.