* * * At the Fifth Corps of the City of Shadows.
A panic-stricken divine guard hastily rushed to the room where Avery handled administrative affairs. He immediately kowtowed and said, "My … My Lord … something has happened!"
Avery did not even raise his head. He softly grunted and continued to read through the documents in his hand. He asked in an indifferent voice, "What is it?"
"Young Master Cage and Miss Eve, they …" the divine guard stuttered as though he didn't dare to finish his sentence.
Avery bunched his brows and put down the document in his hand. He softly groaned and said, "Did those two stir up some trouble again? Who did they offend? Could it be the House of Sainte again? "Avery asked self-righteously. He was greatly angered.
"No … no," the divine guard shook his head.
Avery heaved a sigh of relief and softly exhaled. He then mumbled to himself, "That's good. As long as it's not the House of Sainte, it's not a big deal. Andre had a serious discussion with me the last time. If those two bastards offended the House of Sainte again, things will get a little tricky. "
"No … no, young master and miss did not offend anyone. They … they were … were …" the divine guard found it extremely difficult to muster up the courage to say those two words aloud to Avery.
"What about them? Did the local family clans beat them up? Hmph, Fort Hassell belongs to our House of Lavers. How could there be someone so audacious as to do that?! "Avery coldly groaned.
"No … Young Master and Young Lady were … killed in Fort Hassell!" the divine guard gnashed his teeth and finally told Han Shuo the truth of how the two were killed.
Avery was stunned. His eyes were blank and blank as though he couldn't digest the grievous news for a moment.
… …
After a long while, Avery grabbed the divine guard's neck and threw him into the air. He howled, "What did you say? Say it again!"
"Cough cough … Spare me, my Lord … Spare me, my Lord. According to news from Fort Sainte, Young Master Cage and Miss Eve were killed while plucking Sea Fruits near the Neptune's Tear. Spare me, my Lord!" the divine guard pleaded loudly. He found it hard to breathe.
"No …" Avery roared at the sky. His voice reverberated throughout the entire Fifth Corps.
A silhouette suddenly flew out from the Fifth Corps and dashed towards the outskirts of the City of Shadows. He did not even bother to register when he passed through the city gates. He vanished in the blink of an eye.
Two days later, on the island where Cage and Eve stayed in the Sea God's Tear.
There were two corpses in front of Avery. He stared blankly at Cage and Eve's corpses. Cage's entire head was shattered, and only his body could be identified. As for Eve, her head was cut off and her neck was sewn back together with silk thread …
Avery only had a son and a daughter. His wife had passed away a long time ago. Avery doted on Cage and Eve very much, so he would tolerate any mistakes they made. Although he would teach them a harsh lesson every time, if they were bullied, he would always find a way to make them pay.
To Avery, his son and daughter were the most important things to him. And today, their lifeless corpses were placed in front of him. The pain was so excruciating that he felt like he was suffocating.
"Haven't you discovered any clues?" Avery asked calmly as he looked at the two corpses.
"Forgive us, my Lord … forgive us, my Lord …" A group of divine guards lined up in a row and knelt before Avery, begging for mercy.
"Then there is no value in your lives anymore!" Avery's voice was as calm as ever. Upon hearing those words, the faces of those divine guards turned ashen. Some of them immediately took to the air in an attempt to escape from Avery's murderous hands.
A series of phantoms flew out from Avery's body. Those phantoms each locked onto one of the divine guards. A wave of blood-curdling screams filled the air around Avery, followed by a rain of blood and corpses.
Not a single one of the divine guards who accompanied Cage and Eve to Fort Hassell could escape from Avery's wrath. Not a single one of them even had an intact corpse!
"Who could it be? Who could it be?" Avery mumbled to himself amidst the corpses on the ground, ignoring the pungent smell of blood.
Could it be that youngster? He only has lowgod strength. Even if it was a sneak attack, he shouldn't have been a match for Cage and Eve, especially Cage who was even more cautious. There was no way he would be killed by a lowgod. So who could it be? Have I offended anyone recently?
…
Avery mumbled to himself. After a while, his brows bunched and his face suddenly turned sinister. He clenched his teeth and shouted, "Carmelita has been searching for that youngster. Since Andre knows that it's me, does that mean that she knows as well? That ugly monster is the craziest. She has a close relationship with that youngster. Eve even humiliated her. Could it be her? … It should be … it should be her … "
"Number Three!" Avery softly called out.
Under the scorching sun, Avery's shadow responded, "Yes, sir!"
"Investigate Carmelita's recent movements and keep a close eye on her. If she does anything out of the ordinary, report to me immediately!" Avery instructed.
"Yes, sir!" Shortly after, a dark shadow escaped from Avery's shadow under the scorching sun. Like an illusory illusion, it disappeared into the beautiful scenery of lush sea flowers in the distance.
…
Northwest of Fort Hassell, in the 'Greenfire Swamp', Han Shuo was hiding in the lush foliage of a large tree.
The Greenfire Swamp was an enormous swamp that covered an area of thousands of miles. Faint green flames would burn in the swamp all year round, hence the name 'Greenfire'.
From Han Shuo's observation, it was because natural gas existed in the swamp. The green flames were natural gas that could be used up. However, the natural gas here was obviously different from what Han Shuo knew. It was more flammable and could last longer. That was why the green flames in the swamp never dissipated all year round.
In the Greenfire Swamp, there were many magical beasts with low intelligence but astonishing strength. There were also some alien races with high intelligence, such as the eagle-bodied winged beings and the Triops that Han Shuo had seen in the Abyss realm. They often appeared in the Greenfire Swamp.
Other than the swamp and the green flames that could be seen everywhere, there were also some mountains and rivers. Those mountains and rivers had been burnt red by the green flames all year round. Some of the mountains and rivers produced many beautiful energy crystals. Those crystals had special functions and attracted many gods to come and mine them.
Not only were there energy ores, but there were also many medicinal ingredients and even poisonous plants that pharmacists needed.
Therefore, the Greenfire Swamp was not a peaceful place. The energy crystals and medicinal ingredients in the swamp had attracted many gods from the surrounding forts and small towns to mine them. Naturally, some people with ulterior motives would also sneak into the Greenfire Swamp. They weren't there to mine ores or collect medicinal ingredients, but to devour people. They were godhunters!
Han Shuo had come to the Greenfire Swamp purely by chance. After killing Cage and Eve, Han Shuo discovered that all the divine guards on the island had gone mad. The divine guards of Fort Hassell, upon receiving the news, had also been mobilized. They started searching for any suspicious people from Fort Hassell.
Han Shuo believed that Avery would immediately figure out who killed Cage and Eve as soon as those divine guards discovered his presence. Therefore, Han Shuo had no choice but to retreat. The Thousand-Mile Swamp was quite a distance away from Fort Hassell. It was densely forested and sparsely populated. It was the perfect place for Han Shuo to hide.
When he arrived at the Greenfire Swamp and discovered through his demon generals that a pharmacist who was harvesting medicinal ingredients had been devoured by a godhunter, Han Shuo was shocked at first. But after observing for a while, he discovered that the godhunters were either alone or in small groups. Furthermore, they didn't possess particularly powerful strength. Han Shuo was relieved.
Not only was he relieved, but Han Shuo was also overjoyed. He started to change his role and think of himself as a hunter. And the prey was none other than the godhunters who preyed on others.
After experiencing Avery's assassination attempt, Han Shuo had completely sobered up. He realized that his dream of owning a family clan in the City of Shadows was nothing more than a fantasy. If he wanted to truly gain a foothold in the City of Shadows, just having wealth and the support of Carmelita and the House of Sainte was far from enough!
Only when he became truly powerful and possessed power that no family clan would dare to belittle, could he protect his wealth and gain a foothold in the City of Shadows. Otherwise, it would all be an illusion!
After understanding this, Han Shuo made raising his own strength the most pressing matter at the moment. Raising one's demonic cultivation realm often required a suitable opportunity, or some sort of fortuitous encounter. It was very difficult to raise one's strength with just hard work and a moment's effort.
However, Han Shuo's two avatars were different. This was especially true for his avatar of death. As it had previously absorbed the divine soul of a midgod, as long as this avatar could accumulate sufficient divine energy, it would only be a matter of course for it to make a breakthrough. When all the divine essences of death had been used up, the fastest way to continue increasing his divine energy was to kill a cultivator of the same energy!
Han Shuo had already overcome the negative effects of devouring energy and therefore, he was not worried that he would be unable to extricate himself. It would be a little difficult for Han Shuo to overcome the mental barrier of killing someone whom he had no grudge against. But it was a different story when it came to godhunters. Therefore, when Han Shuo discovered that there were a small number of godhunters in Greenfire Swamp, not only did he not leave immediately, he was secretly delighted.
With the help of his demon generals, Han Shuo had become the most terrifying hunter in Greenfire Swamp. Two midgod godhunters cultivating in the energy of death became Han Shuo's first targets.
After hiding for three days, Han Shuo finally found the most opportune moment. He was ready to strike!
The intruders were a man and a woman. The man appeared to be in his early thirties while the woman was slightly older, around forty years old. Of course, that was only Han Shuo. By the standards of Earth and Profound Continent, the two's actual ages were definitely much higher than that.
The funny thing was that the man and the woman were also hiding in the dark, silently observing a cave that had been scorched red by green flames. They seemed to be waiting for some prey, but little did they know that Han Shuo had already treated them as his prey!
Han Shuo had been observing the man and the woman for three days. Both of them cultivated in the energy of death. The woman was a mid-stage midgod while the man was an early-stage midgod. Over the course of three days, the two had attacked twice and successfully devoured an early-stage lowgod of death and a mid-stage lowgod of death mining energy ores.
"Falia, are you sure?" the man asked in a low voice.
"Don't doubt my judgment. The energy ripples on that little girl's body are too intense. She must have a Highgod Artifact on her. If we can get that Divine Artifact, we'll be rich!" The woman called Falia licked the corner of her mouth, her eyes filled with greed and cruelty.
"A highgod divine weapon? Hehe … That's something that can make us rich!" The man laughed softly before he suddenly asked, "Right, Falia, how old is that little girl? What does she look like? You know me … hehe …"
"Dammit, Rugersey, I don't care how you did it. Just get that highgod divine weapon first. If you interfere with my business, I won't show you any mercy!" Falia cursed in a low voice.
…
The two of them waited for a long time. Suddenly, a beautiful little girl walked out of the cave. That little girl looked to be around ten years old. She had purple hair that draped over her shoulders, and her purple eyes were filled with a cold light. Her skin was tender and white, like a doll. But the cold aura around her was too strong, so she didn't look cute. Instead, she gave off a feeling of being unapproachable.
When the man named Rugersey saw such a beautiful little girl walking out of the cave, his breathing suddenly became rapid. He blushed and softly exclaimed, "So beautiful! Very good! Very good! I like it!"
"Attack! Her guards have yet to come out. Now is the best time to capture her!" Falia was also panting. However, it was obvious that she was panting because of the divine weapon in the little girl's hand.
The two suddenly shot out from the dark like two eerie rays of light. The Domain of Divinity of Death abruptly shrouded the little girl and rushed to grab her.
"Oh no, they're too fast!" Han Shuo had been observing the two for three days. Han Shuo did not poke his nose into the two's business when they killed two people. Instead, through those two observations, he had figured out the two's true strength. This time, when he saw a beautiful little girl about to be killed, he finally couldn't help but want to save her. However, Han Shuo did not expect that the two would act so quickly. They had just met and immediately attacked.
However, what happened next was even more unexpected to Han Shuo …
A splendid curtain of light suddenly blossomed from the little girl's body. In an instant, a strange force field suddenly erupted. The curtain of light was like a whirlpool that could crush everything. It directly pulled Falia and the man into it. Even Han Shuo did not see clearly what happened before the two were reduced to a bloody mess that scattered on the ground.
"What a beautiful scene!" The little girl was standing in the pool of blood. Her body was also drenched in blood. A gentle smile suddenly blossomed on her cold face. She mumbled to herself, "It seems that there's another person …"
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