Chapter 609: Potential Threats (1/2)

GDK 609: Potential Threats

After subduing Pegasus and Graeae, Han Shuo gave them a task: to loot all the valuable goods inside the Shrine of Ice.

Pegasus and Graeae had naturally adapted discerning eyes for valuable treasures over the years. After implanting seals in their brains, Han Shuo gained absolute authority over their lives or deaths and therefore had no worries that they would be disloyal.

The two were truly afraid of Han Shuo. They wore sour faces as they flew about the frozen mountains in search of valuable goods for Han Shuo.

If they hadn’t run into Han Shuo, they would have remained untouchable characters on Profound Continent – that was the biter. Perhaps this was the treatment they deserved for their errant intentions when Han Shuo explained he was heavily injured.

Ayermike Cotton, the expert who helped found Lancelot Empire, had truly taken Han Shuo as one of his own and worked for him sincerely after learning of his ambitions to unify the entire Profound Continent under Lancelot Empire. Han Shuo had always maintained proper respect towards Ayermike Cotton, totally unlike how he treated Pegasus and Graeae, yelling orders without giving thought to their feelings.

While the two hung their heads dispiritedly and bustled around for Han Shuo, Han Shuo and Ayermike Cotton chatted to day’s end like two old friends.

“You mentioned earlier that a god from the Shrine of Ice had manifested here. What kind of strength did he wield?” Ayermike Cotton was extremely curious about the comer from the Shrine of Ice. He had lived on Profound Continent for a long time and had long been aware of how formidable the Shrine of Ice was.

“He’s a midgod. Very powerful. If it wasn’t for the fact that he was unable to utilize his full strength and was hit by my sneak attack, I’m afraid I wouldn’t be here talking to you now,” Han Shuo explained, smiling slightly.

“Really didn’t expect that the comer would be a midgod. What a horror.” Ayermike Cotton was daunted. He, too, was familiar with the ranking between gods and what it meant to be a class lower.

“He had underestimated his enemy. Serves him right that he lost,” Han Shuo giggled.

“You have destroyed the foundation of the Shrine of Ice on Profound Continent. Surely they aren’t going to leave the matter at that. Have you thought of a fallback for if those people were to traverse across material planes and come here in person?” Ayermike Cotton wasn’t clueless. He had been around for centuries after all.

Han Shuo kept silent although the question had long irked him. Han Shuo had learned a lot from Bechymos, including the fact that it was possible for gods from high-level material planes to come to him via an interplanar transportation matrix. In the last battle, the only reason that Han Shuo could mount a sneak attack on that midgod envoy, injuring his soul and forcing him to retreat was that the envoy manifested by using Tiana as the medium. If the midgod envoy were to personally make the journey to this plane using an interplanar transportation matrix, Han Shuo knew that based on his current strength, he wouldn’t have the slightest chance of a victory.

“I haven’t found a solution yet. This problem is really giving me a big headache.” After some time, Han Shuo finally shook his head and sighed helplessly.

“Sigh, I suppose that’s a bridge you can only cross when you come to it. Let’s hope he doesn’t actually come here physically,” Ayermike Cotton was just as helpless. His strength was limited and he couldn’t think of a solution to solve Han Shuo’s problem. All he could do was comfort him verbally.

“Don’t worry, there is always a solution,” Han Shuo said while pretending to be relaxed. His mood, however, was getting heavier and heavier.

As far as Han Shuo was aware, there really was no one else on Profound Continent that could pose him any serious threat, that was, besides the Primordius Dragon serving its role as the planar guardian. In fact, he wasn’t even afraid of the Primordius Dragon. However, there were countless experts on other material planes. Should a midgod from another plane have descended on Profound Continent, Han Shuo wouldn’t likely have lived to breathe another whiff of the atmosphere. Han Shuo had offended spider goddess Rose the last time. And now, he had injured a midgod of the Shrine of Ice. There could very well be a day that they decide to straighten out their grudges. This pressure was really weighing down on Han Shuo.

“So what do we do next? Do we proceed with going to the Church of Light’s sacred mountain?” Ayermike Cotton, who knew Han Shuo’s plan, couldn’t help but ask.

After a moment of hesitation, Han Shuo shook his head, forced a smile and said, “Let’s postpone that for a while. I have suffered injuries from this expedition. Who knows what sort of secret weapon might await us on the sacred mountain. I really have no confidence in handling the situation if the same thing over here were to repeat over there. Hmm, let’s go home first. When I have recovered from my injuries, we will wipe out the Church of Light. I can make use of this period to properly think about how to deal with the potential crisis in the future.”