Chapter 764: Eliminating Competition (1/2)
GDK 764: Eliminating Competition
Night fell. The streets of Hushveil City were filled with divine guards. They wore gloomy faces and looked grave. They would look in every direction with their eyes wide open.
Many small family clans and gymnasiums were visited by the divine guards and were asked about ‘white-haired beauty’. Most of those minor family clans and average gods cultivating in gymnasiums knew nothing about the murders in Hushveil City that happened just the night before. However, from the presence of a large number of divine guards all over the streets, they inferred that something major must have happened in Hushveil City.
Hushveil City was in an unprecedented state of emergency. The most bustling streets were searched by the divine guards. Slowly, they moved the search area to poorer and rather remote regions. It was clear that they were not going to leave a stone in Hushveil City unturned.
But at this point in time, Han Shuo and Rose had silently left the remote gymnasium. They went back to the lively and bustling street where Godswamp Pharmacy was located.
As soon as they left the remote region, Han Shuo immediately released his demon generals to probe all around him. Han Shuo was much more reliant on the visions of his demon generals compared to the last night as the number of patrolling divine guards had dramatically increased. They were greatly restricted and slow in movement and had to be extra careful in avoiding the endless streams of divine guards.
Rose appeared rather uneasy while they were heading towards Godswamp Pharmacy. As a mid-stage highgod expert, Rose’s hearing power was extraordinary. She heard ‘white-haired beauty’ being uttered from the divine guards located not far from her. It infuriated and terrified her at the same time.
There were multiple times that Rose wanted to persuade Han Shuo to give up on going to Godswamp Pharmacy. She was greatly intimidated by the number of divine guards she met along the way. The further they head, the more divine guards and security checkpoints they found. Charging into the area was basically courting death.
However, before Rose could persuade Han Shuo to give up, when she saw the staunch, confident expression on his face, for whatever reason, Rose would feel as though the mission was not particularly dangerous. It was as though with Han Shuo beside her, everything will be just fine.
Gradually, Rose even felt a vague feeling of excitement and looked forward to the danger they will soon face.
The closer they get to Godswamp Pharmacy, the more divine guards there were on the streets. As Godswamp Pharmacy was the most important crime scene, it was most heavily guarded. The Chief of Sixth Corps, as well as numerous divine guards, were patrolling around the area rigorously. The former was like a beast that had gone berserk. He would shout and swear as he worked.
After having probed the Godswamp Pharmacy for at least two times, Han Shuo knew the campus like his very own backyard. He was able to locate objects suitable to hide as soon as he got close to the area. Both him and Rose were extraordinary in strength. As long as there were objects that could block their figures, divine guards whose strengths were below theirs won’t be able to detect their presence.
Rose would release faint dark mists to assist Han Shuo in camouflaging with the darkness while they traveled between concealment spots. After making tremendous efforts, the two finally arrived in the vicinity of Godswamp Pharmacy.
Unlike yesterday, the hiding spot they found was some distance away from Godswamp Pharmacy. As there were too many divine guards patrolling around Godswamp Pharmacy and there weren’t many objects that could conceal them located in between, the two couldn't get any closer without being discovered. They had, therefore, hid further away.
After killing Avery and his party, several dozen demon generals were added to Cauldron Spirit’s collection. The highest grade of demon general required a relatively long time to refine and therefore Avery’s highgod soul was not yet available for use. Han Shuo placed the weaker demon generals far and around Godswamp Pharmacy while using the two spirit demons to infiltrate the campus.
Han Shuo was even more cautious this time around because he knew that Hassling was likely inside Godswamp Pharmacy. Hassling was extraordinary in strength. If the two demon generals made using the highgod souls of Eugene and Jirofi got near Hassling, it was likely that they would be detected. Han Shuo did not want anything to go wrong with the mission.
The two demon generals carefully avoided the Chief of Six Corps and made it past the divine guards looking all around vigilantly. They entered the campus to search for their target.
The surveying mission went even better than the last. Soon after the demon generals stepped into Godswamp Pharmacy, they saw Hassling who was at the top of a building. His brows were bunched as though deep in thought.
Given that such a significant incident happened in Hushveil City and Godswamp Pharmacy was the main location of the crime scene, Hassling, as the owner of Godswamp Pharmacy and having secretly sheltered Avery, must share part of the blame, one way or the other. To show to the City Lord of Hushveil City that he was loyal to the City and would fully cooperate, Hassling removed all the boundaries and seals inside Godswamp Pharmacy. He even stayed at the most visible spot in Godswamp Pharmacy as though to show that he had nothing to hide.
As there were divine guards at every corner of Hushveil City and not being aware that Han Shuo was targeting him, Hassling was not concerned about his safety at all. Although he looked worried and bothered on the outside, in his heart, however, he could not be happier. Everything that he had been doing for all these years was to damage and harm the House of Sainte. How could Hassling not be happy to learn that the City Lord of Hushveil City will likely declare war on his archenemy?
The demon generals discovered Hassling standing at the highest spot in Godswamp Pharmacy. His hair was like that of an old man’s but his face was like that of a child’s. These features of him were very obvious and distinctive. Han Shuo was immediately sure that it was Hassling. He said to Rose who was beside him, “Found him!”
“Where is he?” Rose was a little stunned. She did not expect that Han Shuo would have located his target so quickly.
Han Shuo pointed at the tallest structure in Godswamp Pharmacy and smilingly said, “There, at the top of the building. We are too far from there so you can’t see him. Now we should think about how to get to that building without being detected. Then we can butcher Hassling,”
“There’s such a large space from here to Godswamp Pharmacy without anything that could conceal us. It is practically impossible to avoid all the divine guards. I think we should wait and see,” said Rose after looking all around and considering their options. She was sure that there was no way to get to the building without being detected.
How I wish Little Earth is here, thought Han Shuo as he gazed at the building in the distance. He started missing the times when the five elite zombies were around him.
Given the situation, they will be detected by the divine guards if they travel through the air or land. It was only by traveling underground that they could get to the area without alerting anyone. But as Earth Elite Zombie and his brothers were away from Han Shuo to raise their strengths, Han Shuo could only wish they were there.
“I don’t want to sit and wait. We don’t have time for that,” replied Han Shuo calmly as he stared fixedly at Hassling with his demon generals.
“Then tell me, how can we get there without being detected?” Rose was a little admiring of Han Shuo’s persistence but thought that the mission was impossible.
Han Shuo stayed silent as he racked his brain. Strange lights would flash from his eyes as he considered his options.
After a long while, the corners of Han Shuo’s lips curled to make a confident smile. He asked, “Everyone is looking for you. If you appeared nearby, how would they react?”
Rose’s face turned sad and she lowered her head in sorrow. She looked at the ground as she replied, “You mean to have me draw them away? If I suddenly show myself in this situation, without you around, I don’t think I can escape from the pursuit of the entire Hushveil City. Master, are you planning to sacrifice me?”
Ever since the day Han Shuo subdued Rose, she had never called Han Shuo as ‘Master’ without being asked. But this time, perhaps to garner pity, or maybe out of sorrow, Rose actually called him ‘Master’.
Han Shuo immediate knew that Rose had misunderstood him. For some reason, Han Shuo felt slightly disconcerted in his heart when he saw the downcast look on Rose’s face. He shook his head, flung the strange feeling aside, and replied, “I have never thought of sending my people to death!”
The disheartened look lifted from Rose’s face. She raised her head pleasantly surprised and asked, “Then what is your plan?”
Han Shuo started gazing at Rose with glistening eyes. He instructed, “Remove your headscarf.”