While Han Shuo was making a name for himself in the Fringe, the Han family in the City of Shadows, far away in the Darkness Dominion, ran into trouble.
After Han Shuo disappeared from the City of Shadows, the members of the Han family gradually retreated to Fort Lasberg. The Han family kept a low profile in Fort Lasberg and no longer meddled in the affairs of the City of Shadows.
Wallace, the City Lord of the City of Shadows, had tacitly allowed the Han family to leave the City. He did not inform the Han family of any major or minor affairs in the City of Shadows. It was clear that he had excluded the Han family from any power structure in the City of Shadows.
As the Fringe was too far away from the City of Shadows, it was very difficult for news from the Fringe to reach the City of Shadows. The ferocious gods from the Twelve Dominions would travel to the Fringe to bring the latest news from the Twelve Dominions when they had nowhere else to go.
However, those Fringedwellers who entered the Fringe rarely returned to the Twelve Dominions. As a result, there were more Fringedwellers than Fringedwellers. As a result, news of the Fringe rarely spread to the Twelve Dominions as quickly as possible.
The latest news that Phoebe, Emily, and the others from the Han family was that Han Shuo had left Ethereal City. They had no idea what happened after that, much less what happened in the Fringe.
Not only the Han family, but even Wallace, the City Lord of the City of Shadows, knew nothing about Han Shuo's situation in the Fringe. From their point of view, Han Shuo had suddenly disappeared without a trace and no one knew when he would return to the City of Shadows.
With Han Shuo's many miraculous feats in the City of Shadows, for the sake of the House of Sainte's position in the City of Shadows, Wallace started to weaken the Han family. However, as Wallace knew that the Han family was on good terms with Andre, Erebus, Aobashi, and the others, and was concerned about Han Shuo's strength, he did not dare to go too far.
Phoebe and Emily's decision to transfer the Han family's forces to Fort Lasberg was exactly what Wallace wanted. He turned a blind eye and ordered all the House of Han's forces in the City of Shadows to be transferred to Lasberg. He even allowed those from the Fifth Corps who were personally trained by Han Shuo to leave.
Fort Lasberg was located at the border of the City of Shadows. From Wallace's point of view, moving the Han family there shouldn't cause him any trouble. As long as the Han family did not expand their influence in the City of Shadows, Wallace would not take any action against the Han family. He was happy to see the Han family keep a low profile.
However, back when Han Shuo was in the City of Shadows, he had offended far too many people. For example, Hofs' Hushveil City was located very close to Fort Lasberg. After several years of investigations, Hofs had learned that it was Han Shuo and Rose who had wreaked havoc in Hushveil City.
Through his investigations, Hofs discovered that Wallace seemed to have deliberately alienated the Han family. Hofs, who had been searching for Han Shuo for revenge, had shifted his attention to the Han family in Fort Lasberg after failing to find any trace of Han Shuo. He planned to start with the Han family.
Other than Hofs, there was another person who was eyeing Fort Lasberg covetously. It was Larikson of the House of Broadhurst from the City of Gorging Clouds in the Darkness Dominion. Larikson had suffered greatly at the hands of Han Shuo. Not only did Han Shuo kill a few highgods of his family, but even his son was killed before he could marry Donna.
Over the years, Larikson had discovered that the culprit was Han Shuo. With so much hatred, Larikson had no intention of sparing Han Shuo and the Han family. The House of Broadhurst was the most powerful force in the Darkness Dominion, the City of Gorging Clouds. Larikson was a greater threat to Fort Lasberg than Hofs.
Larikson and Hofs had the same goal. They soon came to an agreement to deal with the Han family in Fort Lasberg. Hushveil City and Fort Lasberg were very close to each other. Larikson and the experts he brought from the City of Gorging Clouds were confident that they could destroy Fort Lasberg.
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In Hushveil City, Hofs and Larikson were sitting in the City Lord's residence.
Hofs put on a gloomy face and said, "Lord Larikson, with your help, we will be even more assured of success. However, Fort Lasberg is, after all, the territory of the City of Shadows. If we attack Fort Lasberg by force, won't Wallace attack us? "
Hofs and Larikson had been plotting for a long time. The two were confident that they had the strength to annihilate the Han family in Fort Lasberg. The only threat they had now was not the Han family, but Wallace, the City Lord of the City of Shadows.
No matter what, Fort Lasberg belonged to the City of Shadows. If they were to invade Fort Lasberg and attack the House of Han, it would be a provocation to the City of Shadows. This could very well lead to a war between cities. The Overgods of the Darkness Dominion would not be happy to see that happen.
Larikson's eyes were filled with hatred. He said in a low voice, "You don't have to worry about that. Just attack Fort Lasberg. Wallace won't interfere. Hmph, given the status and power of my House of Broadhurst in the Darkness Dominion, Wallace won't make an enemy out of us just because of a puny Han family. "
Hofs was overjoyed to hear those words. He cried out in surprise, "You mean Wallace has already …"
Larikson nodded affirmatively and said, "Don't worry, I have already communicated with Wallace. He will pretend that he doesn't know anything about it. At most, he will reprimand us. He won't fight us to the death over a puny Han family. Hehe, the existence of the Han family has already affected the status of the House of Sainte in the City of Shadows. I think the destruction of the Han family is exactly what Wallace would like to see. "
"That's great!" Hofs heaved a sigh of relief. He put on a sinister smile and said, "Alright then, let's move!"
"Alright, gather your men. We will head to Fort Lasberg. The Han family in the Fort won't be able to withstand our attack. This time, we will wipe them all out in one fell swoop! "said Larikson viciously.
"There's still Brian. When the Han family is destroyed, no matter where he is, he will rush back to us. Hehe, when that time comes, we will be able to get rid of him! " Hofs laughed heartily. It hadn't been easy for him to suppress those disloyal family clans in Hushveil City. Now, he finally saw hope for revenge.
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The members of the Han family in Fort Lasberg had more or less learned about Hofs and Larikson's unusual behavior.
For the past few years, the Han family had stopped expanding in the City of Shadows. The Celestial Pearl Pharmacy in the City of Shadows did not increase. They also stopped participating in the affairs of the City of Shadows and kept a low profile.
However, the Han family had been growing stronger in the dark.
Although the Han family had stopped expanding in the City of Shadows, the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy had formed an alliance with many large family clans in the Death and Destruction Dominions. The Celestial Pearl Pharmacy's influence extended to the Death, Darkness, and Destruction Dominions. With enough black crystal coins to support them, the Han family was able to recruit even more experts.
Before Han Shuo left Fort Lasberg, not only had the Eight Desolation and Torment Formation been fortified, but it had also been restored. Over the years, an endless stream of disciples of the Han family had entered the Eight Desolation and Torment Formation to cultivate. The overall strength of the Han family had rapidly increased.
Han Shuo's influence in the three Dominions was still considerable. Through his connections in the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy in the three Dominions, he learned of Larikson's trip to Hofs and the unusual behavior of Larikson and Hofs. He could roughly guess that Larikson and Hofs' target was Fort Lasberg.
Although the Han family had rapidly grown in strength, Hofs and Larikson were just too powerful. Hofs was the ruler of Hushveil City and Larikson was the younger brother of the Broadhurst Patriarch. If the two were to join hands and attack Fort Lasberg, the Han family would be utterly annihilated.
Phoebe, Emily, Ayermike Cotton, Statholme, Sanguinar, Bollands, Gilbert, and other high-ranking members of the Han family gathered in the Han family's meeting hall in Fort Lasberg to discuss how to deal with Hofs and Larikson.
"It is said that when Larikson went to Hushveil City, he brought three highgods of the Broadhurst Family with him. Larikson himself possesses late-stage highgod strength. This fella is too terrifying. Hofs is the City Lord of Hushveil City. If he comes, he will surely bring a large number of Hushveil City divine guards with him. With our current strength, we won't be able to deal with them, "said Emily worriedly as she looked at the few.
The Han family had no idea how to deal with these two formidable forces. It was impossible for the Han family to gain the strength to deal with an entire city in just a few years. They did not know how to deal with the formidable threats of Hofs and Larikson.
"Sigh, it's a pity that Master isn't here. If Master were here, those two would be in serious trouble!" Sighed Gilbert. In his mind, Han Shuo was an invincible existence. Although Larikson and Hofs were powerful, they had suffered greatly in the hands of Han Shuo. It was obvious that they were far inferior to Han Shuo.
"Hmph, if Master is really here in Fort Lasberg, I doubt that those two would have the guts to come here!" Shouted Sanguinar coldly. His eyes turned crimson red and wisps of blood mist visible to the naked eye started to seep out from his body. It appeared that his strength had once again increased by leaps and bounds.
"Brian isn't here. We can only rely on ourselves!" Stratholme the old monster furrowed his brows and said, "First of all, we must never leave Fort Lasberg. Inside the fort, we still have something to rely on and can wait for our enemy to exhaust himself. But once we leave the Fort, we won't be able to deal with those two! " Statholme remained calm and continued, "Also, send someone to inform Erebus, Aobashi, Carmelita, Andre, and the others about the situation here. These people are close to us. If they receive the news, they will not sit idly by. As long as they can get to Fort Lasberg, our chances of winning will greatly increase! "
"Alright, I'll send someone to inform them right away!" Phoebe immediately nodded in agreement. She dispatched her men and Fort Lasberg became bustling with activity. Many figures quietly left Fort Lasberg to fight for the survival of the Han family.
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