Linda was well aware of the strength of her two bodyguards. Together, they were more than enough to contend with an opponent at the peak of the War God-Emperor realm. She had initially thought that even if Billy didn’t die today, he would be crippled, but the result was beyond belief.
However, with just one move, the two peak War God-Emperor realm experts were instantly killed. This level of power might even surpass the War God-Emperor perfection realm. It was ridiculous that she had naively believed she could perhaps fight against them.
“Surprised?” Ivy looked at Linda and calmly spoke, “Can we talk now?”
“Still won’t talk?” Billy asked as he walked over. After a brief pause, he looked at Ivy and said, “Since she’s unwilling to talk, to keep her around serves no purpose, go ahead and finish her off!”
“Okay!” After Ivy nodded, she flipped her wrist and was about to strike.
“Don’t…” Linda, once again, sat paralyzed on the ground and shouted loudly, “I-I’ll talk…”
Even ants cling to life, let alone she, the princess of Northfortia, who valued her own life even more. After a slight pause and a deep breath, she continued, “That group of people went to the Ancient City in Glavale.”
“The Ancient City?” Ivy slightly frowned upon hearing this, “Are they going for the Ranking Tournament for the Dragon and Phoenix List?”
“Yes, yes,” Linda nodded slightly.
“What are they going to do?” Ivy furrowed her brows again.
“If I guess correctly, they should be here for the upcoming Global Martial Arts Competition!” Billy spoke nonchalantly.
Ivy was puzzled for a moment but quickly understood. She then looked at Linda and said coldly, “You people from Northfortia are quite scheming!”
Northfortia must have learned about Glavale’s participation in the upcoming global martial arts competition through some channel. As Glavale hadn’t participated in years, Northfortia was unaware of Glavale’s overall strength. By observing the selection process of the Dragon and Phoenix Ranking, they could easily gather information about the true abilities of Glavale’s elites, allowing them to formulate targeted plans for the subsequent global martial arts competition.
This time, Northfortia sent two groups to Glavale, one overt and one covert. Linda’s group entered the capital normally to divert Glavale’s attention. Meanwhile, the covert group infiltrated the Ancient City, waiting for the right moment to collect information about Glavale’s elites.
The plan was quite perfect.
“Write down the address of the covert group in the ancient city!” Ivy threw paper and pen in front of Linda and said coldly.
At this moment, Linda had no illusions left. She was well aware that if she didn’t cooperate, she might not leave here alive today. After a while, the address was written and handed to Ivy.
“You better not think about deceiving us!” Ivy added after taking the address.
“Boss, Ivy!” Just then, Bob and others walked quickly, casting a glance at Linda on the ground.
“How are you guys, all right?” Billy nodded slightly and asked.
“We’re fine!” Ian shook his head. “Just a few ignorant small fries. Nothing serious.”
“W-What did you do to Jaden and the others?” Linda asked with difficulty.
“What do you think?” Ian glanced at her. “They’ve gone to hell and are waiting for you!”
“You are damned…” Linda’s face turned pale.
“Boss, did she confess?” Bob directly interrupted her.
“Yeah!” Billy nodded slightly and instructed, “Have someone watch her, don’t let her contact the outside world for now.”
“Got it!” Bob nodded in response.
Just then, two muffled sounds rang out, and two members of Central Sky Office flew in from the direction of the main gate. After heavily crashing to the ground, they spewed out a mouthful of blood and simultaneously fell unconscious.
“Who else is here to seek death!” Bob and Stout shouted at the same time.
“Two countries at war do not kill envoys. Do your people from Glavale not regard international conventions?” Soon after, an old man with white hair walked in from the door.
With western appearance, indeterminate actual age, deep and profound eyes, the old man was completely devoid of any aura fluctuations.
“Interesting!” Billy’s pupils slightly contracted upon seeing the old man.
Although the old man had no aura fluctuations, he could easily sense the old man’s martial arts cultivation–a Half-Step Sovereign. This was the first formidable opponent Billy had encountered so far. Standing beside Billy, Ivy could also sense the opponent’s strength and showed a hint of solemnity on her face.
“Lord Jyot?” Upon seeing the old man, Linda, sitting on the ground, brightened her eyes, seeming to have caught a lifesaving straw.
“Your Highness, are you okay?” The old man nodded towards Linda. Speaking at the same time, he glanced at the two dead old men, and a hint of killing intent emanated from him.
“I… I’m fine,” Linda responded.
“Hmm!” The old man nodded slightly, then looked at Billy and spoke coldly.
“Commander Gardner, Princess Linda holds an official visit document to Glavale. Killing recklessly like this, do you really not regard Northfortia in your eyes?”
“Another old fool!” Bob replied in a low voice. “You sneaky old man must have sneaked into Glavale!”
“Perfect, let’s kill him together!”
Whoosh!
Before Bob finished speaking, the old man casually lifted his hand, and a surge of energy rushed towards him like a tornado, astonishing in momentum.
“Bob!” Ivy shouted, flipping her wrist, and the ancient sword released a sword aura to meet it.
Bang!
The two attacks collided, and Ivy quickly retreated five or six steps before coming to a stop, her face slightly pale. Although she could challenge opponents of a higher level, facing a Half-Step Sovereign was still a bit weak for her.
“So powerful?” Stout burst out another curse, then looked at Ivy and asked, “Are you okay?”
“I’m fine.” Ivy waved her hand. Then, she walked to Billy’s side and said, “Billy, he’s very strong, be careful!”
Billy nodded slightly, then looked at the old man and said lightly, “Do you know why I spared the life of your princess?”
“I’m curious!” The old man squinted.
“I had a suspicion long ago that Northfortia might have strong individuals lurking in the capital of Glavale. So, I specifically spared her life, just to see if anyone would jump out.” Billy explained again. “Now it seems that my guess is correct. You have indeed fulfilled my wish!”
“Is that so?” The old man responded, “Your meaning is, you won’t let me go?”
“What do you think?” Billy glanced at him.
“Since you’re so confident, let’s make a bet,” the old man spoke again. “A fair fight between you and me. If you win, I will die in apology! If I win, I can spare your life, but you must release Princess Linda and let me take her out of Glavale!”