“Hmm?!”
The elder man, sensing the power behind Billy’s move, had his pupils shrink in fear. Without suspense, Billy’s palm wind tore through his attack, striking directly at his chest. After the sound of bones shattering, the elder man was sent flying like a struck beast.
The woman behind him hadn’t even reacted when they both flew out. The impact created a hole in the wall of the next room where they landed, bleeding and breathless.
“Lord Pus?” Two Northfortian men from the adjacent room exclaimed in shock. They rushed out into the corridor, but Stout’s figure was already behind them. As both were at the War Emperor level, they had no chance to survive. Stout’s palm wind lifted, smashing everything in its path. The men convulsed for a moment before falling silent.
“You guys have a death wish, don’t you?” Two more Northfortian individuals, a man and a woman, rushed out to confront Stout. Both had pseudo War God-Emperor strength, but seeing their fallen comrades, they couldn’t escape their fate. A powerful gust of wind swept them away, leaving them unconscious on the floor.
“Are you… Commander Gardner?” The last remaining man, who had managed to get up, looked at Billy with difficulty.
“Not bad, still recognize Commander Gardner!” Stout sneered.
The man dropped to his knees in front of Billy, trembling uncontrollably. “Commander Gardner, spare me, please don’t… don’t kill me.”
“Boss, should we kill him?” Stout asked Billy.
“Kill him,” Billy nodded and then walked towards the elevator.
“No, Commander Gardner! I’ll tell you something, don’t kill me…” The man shouted again.
“Hey! Got a chip to save your life?” Stout asked.
“If… I say it, will you spare me?” The man trembled.
Without warning, Stout’s palm wind struck the man’s right ankle, and bone-crushing sounds followed.
“Ah…” Unable to bear the pain, the man, already injured, screamed.
“If you don’t speak, I’ll crush all your bones. I promise you won’t die. Want to try?” Stout coldly looked at him.
“I… I’ll talk…” The man lost his will.
“The reason we knew about your Glavale’s Dragon and Phoenix Ranking event is that someone from your capital leaked the information to us.”
“Someone from the Harding clan?” Billy turned to look at the man. He had speculated about this back in the capital a few days ago, understanding that the news of the Dragon-Phoenix Ranking Tournament must have originated from there. With only two major clans left in the capital, and the Greenwood clan already semi-subdued by him, it was highly likely that the Harding clan was involved.
“Do you know about this?” The man stammered in slight surprise.
“Kill him!” Billy said without turning around.
“No…” The man shouted again.
Before he finished speaking, Stout’s palm wind swept, and after the blood mist, there was nothing left on the ground.
Ten minutes later, Billy and Stout headed to the SHADOW base.
“Boss, was the information about the Five Elements Jade Pendants last time also given to Silent Annihilation Monk by the Hardings?” Stout asked while driving. “It’s time to clean up the Hardling clan. Leaving them behind will be a disaster sooner or later.”
“Yeah.” Billy nodded in agreement.
“Closing time at the Dragon and Phoenix Tournament marked the moment when the Harding clan withdrew from the capital!”
“Got it!” Stout nodded in response.
Around two or three in the morning, Casey and others returned to the base one after another. Fifty thousand SHADOWs searched every hotel and public place in the city, thoroughly cleaning the Ancient City. As Billy guessed, besides the Northfortian group, they found seven or eight waves of martial artists from other countries.
In one night, over a hundred foreign martial artists were eliminated!
The next day, the ancient city became more lively, filled with martial artists in traditional robes everywhere. Numerous small incidents of martial artists causing trouble occurred throughout the day, but SHADOW brothers easily handled them.
Ivy, Bob, Ian, and others accompanied the national minister, Urban Woolery, to the ancient city in the evening. Besides the national minister, Grand Elder Milo Guzman, the Second Elder Donald, Otis Hum from Central Sky Office, and Adam Greenleaf also accompanied them.
Billy, upon receiving Ivy’s message, led Casey and others to visit.
“Commander Gardner!”
When Billy and others arrived at the entrance of the guesthouse’s tree-lined avenue, Rolf Robertson led the high-level officials of the ancient city to greet them.
“Commander Gardner, thank you for the security arrangements!” Rolf looked at Billy with gratitude. “Without the support of SHADOW brothers, I really don’t know how to get through these days!”
“Mr Robertson, you are being kind.” Billy smiled.
“By the way, Commander Gardner, the olde master of the Dunn family and their core members came to see me this afternoon.” Rolf suddenly remembered this.
He had received the news of what happened at the restaurant last night in the evening. When he received the call, he secretly celebrated. It was all thanks to seeking help from SHADOW; otherwise, his men would be helpless in such a situation.
After hosting the Dunn family this afternoon, his admiration for Billy grew even more. The mighty top-notch martial arts family, the haughty Dunn family, was completely subdued in just one day. The way Old Master Dunn behaved in front of him was so unfamiliar, making him uncomfortable. If Rolf hadn’t known about what happened yesterday, he would have thought the other party was just putting on an act.
“Is that so?” Billy smiled again. “What did they say to you?”
“We didn’t discuss specific matters, but they just expressed their attitude,” Rolf responded. “And they mentioned that if there are any martial artists causing trouble in the Ancient City in the future, the Dunn family will fully cooperate with the Supervisory Government to maintain the stability of the Ancient City.”
“Also, their old Master asked me to inquire if Commander Gardner is available to visit them, so they can extend their hospitality.”
“Let’s talk about it later,” Billy nodded slightly and asked, “Where are the Prime Minister?”
“He knew that you were coming and has been waiting in the reception hall!” Rolf made a respectful gesture. “Commander Gardner, please!”
“Lead the way, thank you.” Billy nodded and led everyone forward.