Chapter 410: Sudden changes within Ossen City (1/2)

GDK 410 – Sudden changes within Ossen City

Han Shuo knew that Charles definitely wouldn’t let him off. However, Han Shuo didn’t expect that Charles’s retaliation would come so quickly and that violently.

That same night, Han Shuo who was studying the method of connecting to the netherworld suddenly felt through his consciousness several formidable auras that were gradually heading for his mansion from afar.

Han Shuo was suddenly roused from his contemplation, immediately sending out twelve mystic demons, spreading out in twelve directions with the mansion as the center, like a spider web.

A five hundred strong knight troop, including two hundred Temple knights from the Church of Light headed for Han Shuo’s mansion from four directions. The Church of Light’s light grand magus Kosse, a few other unfamiliar experts from the Church of Light as well as formidable deathsworn under Ashburn were separately leading troops as they encircled the mansion.

There was no moonlight that night. In the pitch-black curtain of night, they did not conceal themselves, simply heading openly toward Han Shuo’s mansion. Han Shuo was able to see the killing intent within the eyes of these knights.

Han Shuo was alarmed, hurriedly exiting his hidden room. The scene he saw through the twelve mystic demons simply exceeded Han Shuo’s imagination. No matter how large the influence Ashburn and Charles had, how would they dare to be so unbridled in the capital of Lancelot Empire, Ossen City?

The area Han Shuo was living in was surrounded by wealthy and respectable people and were all influential characters within the Empire. Even though it was a moonless night, such a large movement would definitely be unable to be concealed. Furthermore, Ossen City was the Dark Mantle’s headquarters. Ashburn was after all not King Uhtred. On what basis is he so unbridled?

A series of misgivings rushed into Han Shuo’s mind. He only felt that Ashburn must be insane. Such a crazy movement definitely shouldn’t be something that old fox dares to do. Unfortunately, with the appearance of Kosse and the presence of other members of his dukedom already proved that this operation is indeed incited by Ashburn.

While Han Shuo was still at a loss, a nearby mansion suddenly ignited in flames which reached the sky. A mystic demon just happened to see the situation in that direction and observed a group of knights charge in and kill everyone they see. In the blink of an eye, blood dyed the ground red and not even one servant was let off.

Han Shuo vaguely recalled that the mansion should be Count Talric’s. Talric was inclined toward Lawrence. Han Shuo even saw him in the morning and found out through Lawrence’s introduction that his mansion wasn’t far from his own. He didn’t expect that Talric’s mansion would already be in its current state.

A thought flashed in Han Shuo’s mind, in sudden realization. Since Ashburn dared to act so brazenly and disregard King Uhtred’s authority, there are only two possibilities. Either Ashburn knew that the situation was far from good and preemptively revolted.

The other possibility was that King Uhtred had already died. In that case, Ashburn would no longer be restricted by anyone. Hence he would dare to freely act, eradicating the people who were detrimental to him at the fastest speed and swiftly take Ossen City under his control.

However, if Ashburn wanted to revolt, he should have acted from the day King Uhtred made known that he would support Lawrence and definitely wouldn’t look on unfeelingly as Uhtred delegated power bit by bit toward Lawrence. It seems that the first possibility was much smaller and that King Uhtred’s sudden demise was instead the most plausible.

With this suspicion, he only kept two mystic demons within his mansion, spreading the other ten mystic demons further away. Among them, one mystic demon directly headed in the direction of the royal palace.

Through the mystic demons, Han Shuo discovered even more troops being mobilized in the pitch-black night. There were other regions who were similarly engaged in cruel slaughter. These included nobles who supported Lawrence as well as powers under the Second and Third Prince.

All of a sudden, huge clouds of smoke rose from the entire inner Ossen City. Ashburn and Eldest Prince Charles had without a doubt already launched their operation of massacring the influences that opposed them to officially start on this moonless night. Any powers that opposed Ashburn and Charles were fated to meet with death or injuries tonight.