Chapter 774: Infamous (1/2)
GDK 774: Infamous
The news of Hofs losing his right arm spread to the entire Darkness Dominion in no time. Every family clan of every city would discuss the incident that took place in Hushveil City. Han Shuo and Rose had suddenly become the center of attention of the Darkness Dominion.
Although it’s been some time since Han Shuo and Rose thrown Hushveil City into chaos, as none of the populace of Hushveil City had met them before, Hushveil City had no clue about the identity of the murderers even till now. However, most people suspected that the murderers originated from the House of Sainte.
Wallace and Andre, who knew that their House of Sainte had no participation in the matter, were forced to answer and respond to the widespread rumors and accusations, distancing themselves from the Hushveil City incident. With that, the identity of the mysterious assassins became more mysterious.
After losing an arm, Hofs turned unusually low profile. He paid no heeds to things happening in Hushveil City but went into seclusion to focus on healing his injuries. Without Hofs being available to explain what actually happened, the rumors became more and more distorted from the truth. Unknowingly, the public’s depiction of Han Shuo and Rose became more and more malevolent and monstrous.
*** The City of Shadows, the Sainte Residence.
Wallace and Andre had just handled yet another wave of questions from City Lords of other cities in the Dominion. They wanted to learn from Wallace if those two attackers who had made an enormous mess in Hushveil City originated from the House of Sainte.
“Who could it be?” mumbled Wallace in a thoughtful face. He continued, “Although Hofs is the weakest of the Seven City Lords, he is nonetheless a late-stage highgod expert. But unexpectedly, he would lose an arm to an attacker in the territory of his Hushveil City. How unimaginable!”
“Why? Why Avery and Hassling? What grudges would the attackers have with the two?” asked Andre. He too was puzzled and confused.
“Well, in any case, we have everything to gain and nothing to lose in Avery and Hassling being dead. Haha, no wonder everyone would suspect that the attackers came from our family clan!” Wallace laughed and exclaimed, “Although I can easily defeat Hofs in a duel, I doubt I could easily escape from the encirclement of so many Hushveil City experts and even kill so many of their divine guards. That fella is truly miraculous!”
“Brother, could it be Bryan?” A strong suspicion rose from Andre’s heart. With his brows bunched, he said, “In the City of Shadows, other than our family clan, only Bryan held grudges with both Avery and Hassling. In addition, Bryan is an expert in concealing himself and his skills in escaping are extraordinary. On top of all that, Bryan has recently disappeared without any explanation. I doubt it is just a coincidence!”
“That’s impossible,” Wallace shook his head smilingly. He turned to look an Ande and explained, “Although that chap possessed decent strength, he is not that strong, is he? I know Hofs’ strength. There’s no way Bryan can cut off his arm. It’s impossible. Definitely impossible.”
“Don’t be so sure!” Andre put on a solemn face and refuted, “We do not know of Bryan’s actual strength for sure. We could detect Andrina, the daughter of the Goddess of Destiny, was concealing her actual strength from the start. But as to Bryan, if he had not struck Portlem back at the banquet hall, how would we have known that he actually possesses such great strength?”
Andre took a deep breath before asking Wallace in a deep voice, “Brother, if it’s actually Bryan who did it, what should we do?”
Wallace kept silent for a moment before he replied, “If it really is Bryan, that’d be even more wonderful!”
“But what about Hushveil City?” asked Andre.
“Hofs have been injured. Hushveil City has greatly diminished in strength. I have no fear of him!” Wallace coldly groaned and continued, “His Hushveil City had secretly sheltered Avery. I have yet to settle scores with him on that matter. He is in no position to pressure us on anything.” Then after a short pause, Wallace laughed and said, “If it really was Bryan, it wouldn’t be too big of an issue. The last time that I met the Overgod of Darkness, I have mentioned about Bryan. The Lord instructed that our family clan must give Bryan the best treatment hearing that the Goddess of Destiny has expressed Her goodwill to Bryan. Tell me, would that chap be in any sort of trouble?”
“The Goddess of Destiny is truly influential!” After thinking for a moment, Andre softly exclaimed in admiration, “This chap is really a lucky one!”
“He is.” Wallace said in a faint smile, “But we must be overthinking. That chap likely does not have that much strength yet… ”
***
The rumors had naturally also found their way to the ears of the House of Han. Sanguis, Bollands, Gilbert, and others knew that Han Shuo and Rose were the mysterious attackers without needing to think.
Before Han Shuo traveled to Hushveil City, he had met with the three and introduced them to Rose. He had also revealed that he was up to something big. The three offered to help Han Shuo in his mission but Han Shuo rejected them with the excuse that they might be a burden to him.
After listening to the details about the incident at Hushveil City, they became absolutely certain that the two daring perpetrators who committed outrageous crimes in Hushveil City must be Han Shuo and Rose. Sanguis, Bollands, and Gilbert were surprised by the realization. They could not be more admiring of Han Shuo’s strength.