Chapter 837: Wanna work for me? (1/2)

GDK 837: Wanna work for me?

The old woman was all skin and bones. Her skin color seemed to be a mix of zinc and iron rust. The wrinkles on her face were as deep as ravines. When she laughs, the wrinkles were squeezed together, making a tremendous visual impact on anyone who sees it.

So ugly! Anyone who saw her will automatically think so as goosebumps flood their skin.

A very distinct aura of death could be sensed from the old woman who was gently flying toward Han Shuo and his party. She was in mid-stage highgod realm. It was rare for one to possess such strength in the Omphalos. She had seven escorts following behind her. Three of them possessed early-stage highgod strength. They all had sinister and ugly appearances.

Most people will definitely not openly speak what they thought of her looks because of her formidable strength. No one would risk enraging such a powerful entity.

However, as with most things in the universe, there would always be a few exceptions. Before that old woman arrived, Han Huo shouted as though he was horrified, “Holy fuck! What monster!”

“Yuck, I’ve never seen anything as hideous as that! I need to wash my eyes!” cried Han Mu as he put on a disgusted face and put up both hands to block himself from seeing that old ugly woman.

The two were not complete jerks. They had mocked her because they sensed hostility from that old and ugly woman.

“Bertha! It’s you!” Rose’s face jolted as a murderous light shone from her eyes.

The extremely ugly old woman chuckled in a strange manner. Upon arriving before the party, she greeted Rose in a sinister smile before immediately turning to Han Huo and Han Mu and said, “You two youngsters aren’t afraid of death, aren’t you? You may be safe here, but you better not take a single step outside of the Omphalos because I will make certain of your death!”

“Ugly witch, it’s not our fault that you are born ugly. But I must say that I admire your courage and self-confidence - I’ve never seen anyone as ugly as you walk in the public without a mask, or even step outside!” replied Han Huo who was not intimidated by Bertha’s threatening words. He then pretended as though he smelled something and remarked, “Yuck, what’s that disgusting, stinking smell? Oh! It’s from your rotting face!”

Han Huo then pretended as though he was going to puke.

Bertha knew that she was hideous in appearance, but no one would tell that straight to her. That was the very first time that anyone had deliberately mocked her in her face. Bertha was enraged and she stared at Han Huo like a viper. It seemed as though she was ready to kill.

“Bertha, don’t you start a fight here!” a warning suddenly sounded from a distance. A group of Omphalos guards was gazing at Han Shuo and Bertha’s party with cold eyes.

Bertha, with all her willpower, suppressed the rage in her heart. She looked coldly at Rose and threatened, “I’ve been looking for you for a long time. I thought that you would keep hiding from me until your death. I did not expect that you have the courage to return to this Land. Hehe, good, very good. The moment that you and your people step outside the Omphalos is the moment that you will all die!”

Then, with a twitching, malevolent grin, Bertha looked at Han Huo and Han Mu and said, “And, the two of you, when that time comes, I will make you two suffer a lifetime for that moment of delight.”

Bertha then gestured at her escorts and instructed, “Move!” Before they left, they would look intensely at Han Shuo and his party for a moment as though to remember their faces.

“Who is she? What’s the story with the two of you?” Han Shuo asked Rose after Bertha left.

Rose kept gazing at Bertha as she left. It was until her figure had completely vanished that she explained, “Back then when I was living in the Fringe, we used to be on good terms. But one day, his son tried to drug me and I killed him after discovering his plot. Ever since then, Bertha had been trying to kill me and never stopped making me troubles until I left the Fringe.”

“What? With her looks, how is it possible that any guy could do her?!” remarked Han Mu as though he was very surprised.

“She only looked like this because of a severe injury. Before Bertha was disfigured, she was actually quite attractive looking,” answered Rose after taking a glance at Han Mu.

“There’s no need to be concerned about her. If we run into her outside the city, it is she who will be dead!” Han Shuo did not take Bertha as a threat at all. A mere mid-stage highgod expert was far from enough to do them any harm.

“We can fight off Bertha, but it won’t be that easy to fight off his man - Buzz,” Rose sighed softly and explained, “Buzz possesses late-stage highgod strength. He cultivates in the energy of destruction. He is famous in the Fringe for his ferocity. He commands a large group of deadly and powerful experts. Bertha, who knew our numbers, will surely notify Buzz. It won’t be long before Buzz will reach the Omphalos. Buzz has quite a reputation in the Fringe. Most people in the Fringe would not make enemies with him. Once we leave the Omphalos, we will be tracked and hunted by Buzz and Bertha.”

Rose seemed dejected. She looked at Han Shuo and said, “I’m so sorry. I have caused you big trouble.”

Han Shuo shook his head with a smile and replied, “Although the Fringe is filled with countless fierce and powerful experts, I’m not afraid of any of them. The only experts who could threaten me are the Five Sovereigns! No matter how powerful Buzz is, he is just a highgod. So don’t you worry. If they do show up, I will show them the consequences of messing with us!”