“What do you want to settle?” Manta Harding furrowed his brows and continued. “If we’re talking about settling scores, Commander Gardner, it’s you who owes the Harding clan a debt. You’ve killed so many members of us, and I haven’t had the chance to… ”
“Night Orchid, tell him about the crimes of the Harding clan!” Billy interrupted him in a deep voice.
“Sure!” Night Orchid replied loudly.
“First, the Harding clan has a close relationship with Aquilandia’s largest opposition party and has repeatedly leaked Glavale intelligence to them!”
“Second, before Sanctum of Darkness was overthrown, the Harding clan had frequent dealings with them, and many of Glavale’s classified information flowed through the Harding clan to Sanctum of Darkness.”
“Third, the Harding clan has connections with members of the Northfortian royal family!”
“A month ago, the Western countries were the first to know about the Dragon Phoenix Tournament. It was the Harding clan who informed someone from Northfortia, and then Northfortia spread the news.”
“Fourth…”
Night Orchid listed seven or eight pieces of evidence against the Harding clan without pausing for breath. As her words fell, there were gasps of shock all around, and everyone’s faces showed immense horror. These crimes were truly unforgivable. If they were true, then the Harding clan was finished.
“False accusations! It’s all false accusations!” Manta Harding shouted after a while, his emotions flaring up, and his face contorted. Even if he had ten times the courage, he wouldn’t dare admit to these things. Not to mention five or six, if even one of them was true, his entire clan would be exterminated.
While speaking, he couldn’t help but feel a sense of unease. His right eyelid twitched uncontrollably, and a feeling of great anxiety rose in his heart. He vaguely felt that Billy might be intentionally setting him up today, waiting for him to fall into the trap.
“Night Orchid, show him the evidence and let him understand!” Billy spoke calmly again.
“Yes, Commander!” Night Orchid replied once more.
“I don’t need your evidence. Everything is fake, all fabricated by your SHADOW!” Manta Harding shouted again.
“Just because you don’t admit it, doesn’t mean these things didn’t happen,” Billy laughed lightly.
“Commander Gardner, you’ve gone too far. What are your intentions by accusing my Harding clan like this?” Manta Harding’s voice rose in volume. Then, he turned to Gavin Langstaff and said, “Mr Langstaff, SHADOW is framing my Harding clan with malicious intent. I hope you can help my Harding clan find justice!”
“Commander Gardner, some jokes are not meant to be taken lightly!” Gavin Langstaff furrowed his brows and looked at Billy. “If your SHADOW really has evidence, you can submit it to the Cabinet. They will assign someone to handle this matter!”
“There’s no need to trouble the esteemed members of the Cabinet with such a trivial matter!” Night Orchid responded from the side. “Besides, this is SHADOW’s responsibility!”
After speaking, she turned to Billy and asked, “Boss, the Harding clan conspired with foreign enemies, betraying the country for personal gain, which is a serious crime! According to SHADOW’s laws, they should be wiped out!”
“How dare you!” Manta Harding jumped up.
“Boss, what shall we do?” Night Orchid ignored him and continued to look at Billy.
“The Clan Leader will be executed in public, and all the core members of the Clan will be brought back to SHADOW for strict interrogation. Those with any issues will be killed without mercy!” Billy spoke in a stern voice.
“Understood!” Night Orchid nodded vigorously.
Next, her wrist turned, and she raised her hand, preparing to strike.
“You are no match for him. Let me handle it!” Billy picked up the Bloodshadow Fury Blade from the side. He then looked at Night Orchid and instructed, “Inform everyone to surround the Harding clan’s compound. No one is allowed to leave, and anyone who disobeys shall be executed!”
“Got it!” Night Orchid nodded again and took out her phone.
“Commander Gardner, you shouldn’t push your luck too far!” Manta Harding’s imposing aura uncontrollably spread out as he heard this. His cultivation was not weak, at the peak of the War God-Emperor realm. As the helm of the top-ranked family in the clan system, his cultivation naturally couldn’t be too weak.
“Commander Gardner, please think twice about this matter!” Not far away, Gavin Langstaff emanated a cold aura. Although he didn’t know whether what Night Orchid had listed earlier was true or not, there was one thing he knew for sure: If he just stood there and watched Manta Harding being beheaded in front of him, he would not be able to justify himself.
At this moment, the onlookers around quickly scattered after witnessing this scene. When immortals fight, it was better for mortals to stay away, otherwise, they wouldn’t even know how they died.
“SHADOW doesn’t need outsiders to give directions!” Billy’s tone turned cold as he raised his knife and unleashed a bloody blade towards Manta Harding.
“Huh?!” Manta Harding didn’t expect Billy to attack so suddenly, and his pupils shrank to the size of a needle. At this moment, there was no time to dodge, only to defend with an attack. Without much thought, he clenched his teeth, flipped his wrist, and swung his large knife, sending out a sharp blade to meet Billy’s strike.
“Mr Harding, Watch out!” Immediately after, Gavin Langstaff’s voice rang out.
He never expected that Billy would really make a move. While speaking, his figure quickly flashed out, then he raised his hand and smashed out a fist with a majestic aura. His cultivation was at the same level as Billy’s, War God-Emperor perfection, and he went all out with his attack. Wherever his fist passed, it stirred up a violent sound of breaking wind.
Meanwhile, the overwhelming pressure on his body erupted like a mountain torrent, shaking the surroundings. The people who had just retreated hundreds of meters away couldn’t help but shiver and quickly stepped back again.
Although Gavin reacted in the first instant, he was still half a beat slow.
In the next moment, the blood-red blade broke through Manta Harding’s defensive stance and pierced through his heart, passing through. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but couldn’t utter a word as a large amount of blood gushed out from his mouth. A blood line extended from his left shoulder all the way to his right waist, followed by his body falling to the ground in two pieces. His face carried a strong expression of disbelief. When he left home earlier today, he never dreamed that it would end up like this. He originally thought he was coming to save someone, but now, he didn’t save anyone and was killed instead.
He was the head of the Harding clan, the number one ranked clan in the noble system.
How could he be killed so easily?
Almost at the same time that Manta Harding fell, the punch unleashed by Gavin Langstaff had already crashed towards Billy. With Billy’s skill and reaction speed, he could completely dodge this punch. However, he didn’t even have the intention to dodge this time, just watching the punch strike towards his heart. He even slightly leaned his body, allowing the opponent’s punch to get closer to his heart.