Chapter 637 - Here he comes!
GDK 637: Here he comes!
The lengthy ceremony was finally over. Every church member on the floor who had been crouching on the ground raised their heads and gathered their gazes on Han Shuo at the center.
Although the crowd couldn’t hear the dialogue between Han Shuo and the highgod, the unnatural atmosphere inside the shrine gave them the sense that something must have happened during the ceremony.
The Pope, too, cast his gaze towards Han Shuo. There was an overtone of inquiry showing in his eyes. Han Shuo knew what the Pope wanted to ask and nodded his head to affirm that he indeed had communicated with an evil god – they were above words here.
He had a rough understanding of the will of some evil gods of the Calamity Church. As, in the end, he was merely a basegod, too puny to be regarded by actual gods, Han Shuo saw no point in revealing any more details of the matter to him.
The next realm after basegod was lowgod. Although the divide between mortals and gods was just the difference of one realm, the chasm was very, very difficult to cross. Even the mightiest of basegods would be dead without a doubt when pit against the weakest of lowgods. To the gods, basegods weren’t characters worthy enough for them to talk to directly. Without divine energy, a divine soul, or a Domain of Divinity, basegods were as puny as ants to the actual gods. They may have been the strongest among the ants, but ants nonetheless.
Han Shuo did not explain to the fat man, nor did the fat man ask about it. As the Pope of the Calamity Church, he could discern exactly what questions he should and shouldn’t ask as well as what information he should and shouldn’t know. That was the reason he was able to fill the position he was in.
As the ceremony had concluded, at the command of several cardinals, the Calamity Church members dispersed orderly.
These people who had participated in the ceremony made out that, from the peculiar atmosphere in the shrine as well as Han Shuo’s behavior, the evil gods they worshipped had communicated with Han Shuo alone. This made them revere Han Shuo even more than they already did.
Those who used to have close relationships with Kironlo, after attending the ceremony where Han Shuo communicated with their gods, managed to open their eyes to the true state of matters and they very straightforwardly burned the bridges with Kironlo. They were afraid that any ties with Kironlo might affect their relationship with Han Shuo.
Han Shuo’s avatar of destruction, the most leisurely of the three, got up and went outside.
After exiting the Cemetery of Death, Han Shuo saw the faces of Emily, Phoebe and Fanny. Emily and Fanny wore normal expressions while Phoebe, whose last encounter with Han Shuo ended in a big quarrel, looked somewhat uncomfortable.
“Bryan! I knew you’d be here!” Emily said with a sweet grin on her face. She then grabbed Phoebe’s lily-white hands, walked towards Han Shuo, and said, “Whatever happened before, just let it pass. Phoebe has gotten over it now. You should shake off that temper of yours too!
It appeared that during the time Han Shuo was away, Phoebe finally yielded to Emily and Fanny’s persuasion. Perhaps they thought that the reason behind Han Shuo’s disappearance was that he was still blaming her for being selfish and overly possessive.
Phoebe looked at Han Shuo, abashed and embarrassed, yet red with anger. She could hardly look him in the face as teardrops formed below her eyes. She bit her lip and said in a hateful tone, “How could you be away for such a long time and not even think of consoling me!”
Guilt was the last thing Han Shuo expected to feel that day, but that was just what he felt when she said those words. As Han Shuo thought about it, it dawned on him that it was he who was in the wrong. He had only lost his temper when Phoebe reacted with a bad attitude. But now when he saw Phoebe on the verge of tearing up, a completely different person from her usual icy arrogance and undeserving self, Han Shuo’s heart ached.
After the trip to the Calamity Church, Han Shuo came to recognize the dangerous situation that he was in and felt as though he could lose his feeble life at any moment. His mind wasn’t as relaxed as before. Now, after hearing Phoebe’s words, his heart had sunken so far that he feared it would never see the sun again. He forced a smile, gently wiped away the tear on the corner of Phoebe’s eye, and said, “I’m sorry for being so over the top that day. How about we put it behind us?”
“Huhu… “ contrary to expectations, Phoebe couldn’t hold back her tears when Han Shuo treated her so tenderly. She cried louder and louder as though wanting to vent all the grievances accumulated during the many days prior through her tears all at once.
Emily and Fanny had indeed built a genuinely close relationship with Phoebe as of late. When they saw that torrents of tears coursing down her face, they rushed over to console her. They were a little flustered.
With that, Han Shuo too was a little flustered. He tried his best to calm Phoebe.
After a long, long while, Phoebe got tired of weeping into his chest and finally stopped crying. Han Shuo heaved a gentle sigh of relief. It was at this moment that he recalled the possible threat he faced and he said in a deep voice, “You all must return without delay. Do not come back unless I tell you to. This place just too dangerous right now!”
“What’s wrong? Fanny was startled. But soon after, she smiled and said, “Bryan, you are not welcoming us to your secret hideout, are you? Ha, the Profound Continent may be big, but who could possibly harm you? It sounds like you don’t want us here! Hmph!”
Obviously, Fanny thought that Han Shuo was joking with her. She absolutely did not believe that anyone on Profound Continent could lay a finger on him. Emily and Phoebe had the same thought, thinking that Han Shuo didn’t want them to disturb him. They all put on the same disgruntled appearance.
The three ladies had blind faith in Han Shuo all along and were ignorant of the situation. Han Shuo didn’t know if he should laugh or feel proud of it. However, the situation wouldn’t allow for any slacking. Han Shuo put on a stern face and said solemnly, “This is not a joke. Profound Continent is huge and there indeed are people who can pose me a threat!”
“Who? We aren’t buying your lies!” Fanny said, giggling and not taking him seriously at all.
Han Shuo wanted to sigh, he wanted to roll his eyes; alas he stopped himself short. Just before he could reply, his eyes widened and his lips stiffened. He sighed and said in a low voice, “Here he comes!”
An ancient dragon aura came gushing without one bit of concealment. Han Shuo could tell that the Primordius Dragon had sunken into a fury. He was charging straight at the barrier of the Cemetery of Death with terrifying momentum. Han Shuo glanced at the three ladies who were at a loss and realized that the Primordius Dragon must have found his way there through the three unsuspecting dames.