A muffled sound echoed as Ivy Chandler and the male opponent both retreated several steps, their breaths showing signs of disorder.
“Hmm?!” The male opponent didn’t expect Ivy to force him back so many steps. After a brief pause, he roared again.
“You attacked a member of the Guardians, you are challenging our authority. According to the Guardians’ rules, you should be executed on the spot!” he declared, lifting his hand to attack Ivy.
“Stop!” The leader of the group sternly intervened.
“Sir, she…” The man turned to their leader, about to explain.
“Step aside!” The leader commanded, then looked at Billy. “Are you unwilling to give up your cultivation and leave?”
“Ivy, Casey, Azure Dragon, stay. Everyone else, retreat one kilometer away!” Billy didn’t respond to the leader directly, instructing Azure Fang and others. For him, leaving aside the matter of giving up cultivation, the items inside this manor of Sanctum of Darkness were not something he would let others take away.
“Yes, Commander!” Everyone shouted in unison and promptly moved away.
“Are you planning to fight us?” The leader’s eyes flashed with a hint of fierceness.
“If you leave now, I can pretend this never happened. We can let this matter go!” said Billy.
“You are truly arrogant!” The man chuckled. “You have no idea what the Guardians signifies! If you think wiping out Sanctum of Darkness challenges the Guardians, you’re naive! This world is much more complex than you imagine. What you’ve encountered so far is just the tip of the iceberg! Sanctum of Darkness might have some deterrence in Place of Darkness, but for true powerhouses, it’s nothing!” He paused briefly before adding, “In fact, the entire Place of Darkness is inconsequential. Or, they wouldn’t have allowed Rakshasa Hall to grow.”
“What are you trying to express?” Billy asked expressionlessly. He had long speculated about these matters.
Perhaps Place of Darkness was just a dispensable place manipulated by the Western countries, providing a real combat training ground for their military personnel. This could be seen from the overall combat power of Place of Darkness. Even the master of Sanctum of Darkness, ‘Death’, was only War God-Emperor in the pinnacle realm, who was an unattainable existence for ordinary martial artists. However, on a national level, his existence was not surprising at all. Especially in a country like Northfortia, those War God-Emperor in the pinnacle realm might only be considered middle-level martial artists, or even weaker. If Place of Darkness were of great significance to the Western countries, they would have put more combat power here.
“I just want to tell you, don’t be too self-assured. Otherwise, you might not return to Glavale alive!” The leader responded coldly.
“Give you one minute. Give up your cultivation, or else…” He began.
“Enough!” Casey interrupted him with a cold voice and slashed his sword.
“Insolent!” The man raised his hand to shatter the sword momentum and shouted angrily, “Since you won’t forfeit your cultivation voluntarily, don’t blame us!”
After saying that, he waved his hand, signaling the other three men to attack Billy’s group.
However, just as the three men approached halfway, a mysterious majestic aura swept them off the ground. One by one, they fell about a hundred meters away, spitting out a mouthful of blood, unable to get up for a long time.
“Hmm?!” The leader was stunned to see this scene. With a single move, three War God-Emperors were blown away. He could imagine the strength of the person who intervened.
Billy’s group also showed surprise on their faces.
“Who are you?” The leader turned to the entrance of the manor and asked.
“What you’re doing has already made the Guardians chaotic!” A melodious female voice entered everyone’s ears.
As the voice fell, an elegant female figure walked slowly from the entrance. Wearing martial attire, exuding outstanding temperament, her face was covered with a veil, and her age was indiscernible.
“The saviour?!” White Tiger and Rakshasa, who had just retreated a kilometer away, shouted simultaneously upon seeing the woman. The woman was the one who saved them a few months ago. They hadn’t expected that she would appear again after several months.
“Boss, she’s the one who saved us, I told you about last time!” White Tiger, seeing that the crisis was resolved, quickly came to Billy and spoke.
Billy nodded slightly.
As soon as the woman appeared, the image of the woman White Tiger had mentioned previously flashed in his mind.
“Who are you?” The leader of the Guardians asked the woman, his gaze showing a hint of wariness. He couldn’t detect any fluctuations in her aura, indicating that her cultivation surpassed his by far.
“What the Guardians should be responsible for, you’ve probably already forgotten, right?” The woman asked calmly.
The leader exhaled deeply before responding, “Regardless of who you are, the Guardians’ affairs don’t concern you, do they?”
“Is that so?” The woman continued, “Are you subordinates of Philbert? Would you like me to call Philbert Parker?”
Hearing the woman’s words, the leader’s pupils shrank, and a chill ran down his spine involuntarily.
The woman mentioned Philbert Parkerg, the overall leader of their group, one of the giants of the Guardians. As a steward in that man’s Group, he was several levels below Philbert Parker. What terrified him even more was that the woman’s mention of Philbert Parker was so casual, coupled with her strength, he had a vague guess about her origin.
“Are you… are you from that place?” After calming his emotions a bit, the leader looked at the woman and asked with difficulty.
“If you don’t leave now, do you want to stay and divide the wealth inside Sanctum of Darkness?” The woman countered.
As she spoke, a suffocating coldness emanated from her, making the leader involuntarily shiver.
“N-No, we dare not!” The man couldn’t help but take a deep breath and looked at the woman, bowing slightly, “Please forgive any offense, we take our leave!”
After saying that, he glanced at Billy again and turned to walk toward the entrance of the manor.
“Sir, wait for us!” The other three Guardians hurriedly got up and followed.
“Thank you for your help once again!” After the others left, White Tiger and Rakshasa simultaneously expressed their gratitude to the woman.
“Thank you!”
James Harper, Theodore Ford, and the others also bowed.