A few minutes later, the group reached the entrance of the estate, finding the bronze gates wide open with no guards.
“Sanctum of Darkness seems well-prepared,” Azure Dragon remarked, surveying the silent manor.
“Billy, there are quite a few formidable individuals inside,” Ivy Chandler sensed with her psychic power.
“Yes,” Billy nodded. “Information suggests there are over twenty people with God-Emperor strength alone.”
“Their leader, Death, is a peak War God-Emperor, and among the seven sub-leaders, two are Tier-two War God-Emperors, two are Tier-one War God-Emperors, and the rest are at the initial stage.”
“In addition, many elders in the Dark Cabinet are War God-Emperors or possess the strength of the mid-stage War God-Emperor.”
This information was obtained by Billy from the Minister of War of Northfortia named George during his last visit to Aquilandia.
Upon hearing this, many members of Rakshasa Hall took in a sharp breath. Such strength was chilling just to hear about.
“Tsk tsk! Today’s going to be fun!” Azure Dragon’s eyes flickered with enthusiasm. “After breaking through, I haven’t had a decent fight. Today is the perfect day to stretch my muscles!”
Others in the group were also filled with a strong desire for battle.
“Boss, with your strength, are you confident?” White Tiger asked Billy after taking a deep breath. Although he knew that Billy had already reached War God-Emperor Grand Completion, he hadn’t seen him in action for some time, causing some concerns.
“White Tiger, you can rest assured!” Stout chimed in. “With boss taking the lead, even if it’s a War God-Emperor in the perfection realm, it’s just a matter of a single stroke!”
In fact, Stout’s word might be overstatement, since, generally speaking, a War God-Emperor in the perfection realm could not be cut down with a single stroke.
“Stout, shut up!” Ivy Chandler gave him a speechless glare. Then, she turned to Billy and said, “Billy, I’ll join you in dealing with Sanctum of Darkness Lord later!”
“No need!” Billy smiled faintly. “It’s a good opportunity to practice my skills on him!”
“Boss, but he is…” Frostblade expressed a bit of worry.
“Don’t worry.” Billy reassured, cutting off Frostblade. He then looked at White Tiger and continued, “Spread the word, James Harper will lead the Bloodshadow Guard into the manor with us. The rest should surround here.”
“Commander, the four of us should go in with you!” Deputy Commander Theodore Ford shouted loudly.
“You four stay out. Each of you leads five hundred men to guard the gates. Don’t let a single one escape!” Billy responded. He knew very well that these brothers would be of little help inside; they would only sacrifice themselves in vain.
“Understood!” Theodore Ford and his companions didn’t insist further.
“Let’s go, inside!” Billy led the group into the estate.
The entire manor seemed very quiet, not a soul in sight. However, Billy and his team had already sensed the formidable auras hidden all around.
“Attack!”
As the group reached the square about a kilometer from the estate’s entrance, thunderous roars echoed through the entire manor’s airspace. Subsequently, a massive crowd rushed out from all directions and gathered on the square, trapping Billy’s group in the center. Judging from the crowd’s quantity, there were roughly ten to twenty thousand people, each with a taut body and a fierce aura.
Billy and his team stood still, displaying no signs of panic. After casually scanning the crowd around them, they looked towards the group that emerged from the main hall of the manor.
This group of people was naturally the core members of Sanctum of Darkness led by Death, totaling about fifty people.
Death clapped as he walked toward them, and the surrounding crowd automatically made way for him.
“Well, well, the renowned King of the West, Commander Gardner. Just your boldness alone earns my admiration!” Death stopped about a hundred meters away from Billy. “If I’m not mistaken, you deliberately made such a big commotion to give us early preparation, right?”
“Congratulations, you got it right!” Billy replied casually.
“By the looks of it, you intend to wipe out my Sanctum of Darkness, huh?” Death spoke again.
“Otherwise?” Billy responded.
“I’m really curious, what’s your reliance?” Death sneered. “Do you think that killing twenty God-Emperor individuals single-handedly in Aquilandia qualifies you to challenge Sanctum of Darkness? If you think that way, it only shows how naive you are! Those bunch of wastes can be wiped out by one Vice-Lord of Sanctum of Darkness!”
“Is that so? You seem quite confident!” Billy squinted.
“You came to attack Sanctum of Darkness. I assume you have a general understanding of the situation here?” Death continued. “Do you believe that with just a few of you, you can succeed? Do you know how many God-Emperor powerhouses I have here?”
“Don’t you find your words quite childish?” Billy smiled faintly. “In the face of absolute strength, does the number really matter?”
Death laughed heartily. “I do agree with that!”
With that, he looked at Billy again and asked, “I have another question I’m curious about. I wonder if Commander Gardner can enlighten me.”
“Go ahead,” Billy responded.
“Coming here this time, I presume it’s not just to challenge Sanctum of Darkness, right? If I guessed correctly, there should be another motive, right?”
“Not bad, you guessed right again.” Billy smiled again.
“Oh?” Death asked again, “I wonder what Commander Gardner’s motive is?”
“I’ll let you know that before you die.” Billy sneered.
“Utterly shameless!” Phil, who followed behind Death, snorted coldly.
“Here’s a chance for you to decide your own fate. We can consider sparing the others. Otherwise, everyone here will die today!”
“Another idiot has come out!” Azure Dragon said coldly. “If you say another word, believe it or not, I’ll cut you down directly?”
“Insolent!” Phil roared, “You reckless kid, I think you’re asking for death!”
After speaking, he took a few steps forward from behind Death, holding a large blade. He raised it and slashed towards Azure Dragon. As one of the Vice-Lords of Sanctum of Darkness, his cultivation had already reached the level of a Tier-one War God-Emperor, and he naturally didn’t fear Azure Dragon.
“It’s you who’s seeking death!” Azure Dragon showed no intention of retreating. With a flick of his wrist, a crescent-shaped blade aura shot out swiftly.