Chapter 992: Come On In (1/2)

As one of the three Keepers of the Light of the God of Light, Gyál was really powerful and a rather active character among the other guardians. Apart from Yarus from the Dominion of Darkness and a few other lead guardians from the Dominions of Death and Destruction, the others were rather careful around Gyál.

The Dominions of Light, Life, and Water had always been at odds with those of Destruction, Darkness, and Death. Minor skirmishes were rather common between them and they were absolute nemeses during the battle of the gods. Given their history of rivalry, they could never fully be on each other's side. This time, they had only convened because of the uniting threat of the Godhunter Alliance.

Gyál and Yarus had almost gotten into a fight, but it was said that they managed to calm down. After that, their two factions stayed apart without offending each other, merely carefully observing one another.

Given the tension between the two sides, the armies from six dominions led by Gyál and Yarus might break out into a fight on the spot once the matter in the Fringe was dealt with. They had already occupied their own respective territories while McKinley stood there by himself, occasionally suffering the indignity of being mocked by Gyál.

”Hexopolis of the Fringe?” Gyál suddenly laughed as he saw those words Han Shuo put up at the entrance. ”They had a name change, huh? Even though they're going to be razed to the ground soon? They're really a bunch of interesting fools.”

He turned to McKinley from afar and said, ”McKinley, do you think that the Godhunter Alliance could have wiped out that friend of yours already? I heard you have a good relationship with that brat called Bryan. Didn't you give extra care to the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy branch in Ethereal City? Given that you cultivate space energy, you'll definitely have something to do with it if he ends up surviving, right?”

”No comment!” McKinley humphed without even paying Gyál and heed.

”Oh, McKinley, Ethereal City is right next to the Fringe. I don't know how you can be so clueless about everything and yet became a city lord,” Gyál mocked.

”Bryan won't be killed that easily. If he's really in the Fringe, would you dare fight him alone?” Yarus called out with a laugh.

Gyál suddenly stopped and shook his head. ”Yarus, it seems that you didn't just stagnate these past few years, but in fact have deteriorated. To think that a nameless brat like that could take care of the three city lords of the Dominion of Darkness... I must've overestimated your lot.”

Yarus smiled without looking the least bit offended. ”Oh, really? How about we leave Bryan to you later? We’ll take care of the rest.”

Gyál didn't take Han Shuo seriously at all. ”Just him alone? Hah! I wouldn't even have to personally deal with him. I'll only play with him once he proves himself.”

”Haha, then I'd like to see how the playing goes when he really shows up. Alright, let's go. We're already standing at their doorstep now.”

”Yarus, is Bryan really that powerful?” Talbot, the lord of the City of Wraiths asked in a whisper.

Back then, Han Shuo had killed Portlem in his city and proclaimed that he didn't fear any retaliation, causing Talbot to hesitate to act against him. This time around, he took the chance to come to the Fringe personally with this expedition with payback in mind.

Yarus said in a serious tone, ”As Bryan hasn't been active in the Dominion of Light, it's no surprise that Gyál doesn't understand his might. However, he's been to the Dominions of Death and Darkness many times before. I believe that back then, he shouldn't be weaker than you one bit. Yet, it didn't matter. If he were weak, I would've been able to wipe him out with Darkwater and Darkstone back then.”

”Are you confident in defeating him now?” Talbot said, even quieter than before.

Yarus shook his head in resignation. ”No! I'm not confident even if everyone here fights him with me. I can't figure out that fellow at all. However, Gyál and the rest aren't aware of Bryan's power at all. If he's still in the Fringe, we'll let Gyál take the brunt of his might. Once he gets injured from this, we'll immediately retreat from the Fringe and attack Gyál.” Yarus had used darkness energy to form a barrier around them before this conversation started, so the rest weren't aware of what they were planning.