Chapter 847: He’s mine (1/2)
GDK 847: He’s mine
While Han Shuo was rebuilding Romon’s body, Han Hao and Han Tu managed to locate Kage.
They were around five hundred miles south from the Empyrean Peak. Kage and his gang had just robbed a merchant caravan and they were counting their spoils. They would howl with laughter from time to time.
Han Hao and Han Tu were underground and right under Kage. Through the tiny vibrations that travel into the ground, Han Tu could determine the precise locations of people on the surface. He could even guesstimate their number and strength.
“Brother, other than Kage, there are four highgods and sixteen midgods. They are closely gathered. Are we going to attack them soon?” asked Han Tu.
Han Hao’s Purple Demon Eye glistened on his calm face. He shook his head and replied, “No, we must not recklessly attack. We will only strike when there is an opening.”
Han Tu said nothing and continued to observe the situation on the ground.
After tracking and surveilling them for three days, Han Tu suddenly said, “There seems to be another party approaching. They have great strength and they come in a big number. I’m not sure if they are with Kage.”
“Where are they?” asked Han Hao.
“Fifty miles south from Kage and rapidly closing in,” replied Han Tu confidently after he closed his eyes and sensed for a moment.
Han Hao released a demon general and had it fly out through a separate tunnel made by Han Tu. It avoided Kage and his party before flying in the direction Han Tu indicated.
The demon generals refined by Han Hao was not as miraculous as that of the Cauldron of Myriad Demon. Therefore, Han Hao had avoided using demon generals to track Kage lest he inadvertently alerts Kage.
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Around fifty miles from Kage, a group of experts who had concealed their auras was stealthily approaching Kage.
“Lord Polo, Kage is a follower of Salas’. Wouldn’t attacking Kage mean offending Salas?” asked Kodiak who was traveling beside Polo. He was hesitant about following his chief’s order.
Polo put on a cold, sinister smile and replied, “Salas may be powerful, but our Godhunter Alliance is even more so! The forces of our Alliance spans all Twelve Dominions. Our Supreme Leader wouldn’t be weaker than Salas. We need not worry too much about him.”
After taking a short pause, Polo smirked and continued, “Besides, no one will find out that it was us. When the time comes, we just have to decorate the scene a little and plant a few scapegoats. Salas is not omniscient. He will never suspect us.”
“You are right, my Lord!” Kodiak knew that there was nothing he could say that would change Polo’s mind once he had decided on something.
“After killing Kage, take his head and hand it to Han Hao. Tell him to consider it as a welcoming gift from me,” Polo wore a grave face as he remarked, “I really did not expect that he would actually possess such tremendous power. Even though so many forces were ganging up on them, they managed to slaughter four, five hundred people in an instant. Han Hao is a force to be reckoned with!”
“But from what I’ve heard, it wasn’t Han Hao who killed them,” replied Kodiak.
What happened outside the Omphalos that deadly evening had spread to the entire Land of Chaos like wildfire. Polo, being one of the powerhouses in the Fringe, learned of the incident in no time. He had had several meetings with Han Hao and knew that Han Hao was incredibly powerful. However, never in his wildest imagination that Han Hao would possess such tremendous power.
Polo could tell that Han Hao will be moving his forces into the Fringe sooner or later. They were both godhunters in the Godhunter Alliance and they were on good terms but Polo thought that further strengthening their friendship would greatly benefit him. He saw assassinating Kage as an opportunity to accomplish that.
“It doesn’t matter who actually killed them. What mattered is that Han Hao must have a close relationship with that being!” Polo laughed mischievously and continued, “Knowing that is enough. That Kage has been fucking unbridled and stole a ton of our businesses. I’ve wanted to end him for a long time.”
During recent times, Kage and his men had frequently trespassed upon the territories under Kodiak’s sphere of influence. It had infuriated Polo but they couldn’t touch Kage because he had Salas backing him.
Kodiak stared blankly for a moment. It suddenly hit him that perhaps this was the real reason that Polo decided to assassinate Kage. Kodiak knew the temperament of his chief well. Although Polo was incredibly patient and scheming, sometimes, he would do something relatively irrational out of rage.
It appeared that Polo had thought about killing Kage longer than one or two days. Han Hao was just the last gentle push needed for Polo to act on this plan of his.
***Back in the underground tunnel.
Han Hao’s eyes had been rolling all around under his eyelids. He suddenly opened his eyes and softly remarked, “So it is him!”