Actually, as a young man with status, there were women around him who could rival Harleen in terms of looks. But whether it was Harleen or Ivy, they both had an ethereal quality, like fairies descending to earth. That was what attracted him.
“Before things escalate, I advise you to step aside now, otherwise you will regret it!” Harleen furrowed her brows slightly.
“I’ve never done anything to make me regret it in all my years!” The young man chuckled lightly. “But if you can make me regret it, then I accept it!”
“There will come a time when you regret it!” Harleen frowned again. Then, she turned to Ivy and said, “Ivy, they’re after me, you should leave now, I…”
But before she could finish her sentence, Ivy rushed towards the two of them in a flash. At the same time, she shouted in a deep voice, “Harleen, go find Billy, I can hold them off for two minutes!”
As a Sovereign realm expert, two minutes would be enough time to escape.
Just as she finished speaking, Ivy shouted to the crowd around her, “Everyone, step back!”
However, it seemed that the onlookers didn’t realize the seriousness of the situation. After hearing her words, they just took a few symbolic steps back.
“Ivy, come back, you’re no match for them!” Harleen exclaimed and raised her hand to follow.
She had investigated the opponents’ cultivation levels beforehand and knew that both of them were stronger than her. And Ivy was even half a level lower than her, almost reaching the third rank, and couldn’t possibly be their match.
“Alas, you two beautiful ladies, why force us to take action! You know we’re not evenly matched, yet you still struggle in vain.” The young man shrugged his shoulders.
As he spoke, the old man had already made his move. He took a few steps forward, casually flipping his hands, and two powerful waves of energy surged out. The surrounding air immediately became turbulent, as if two high-pressure airwaves were crashing towards Harleen and Ivy.
“Harleen, go!” Ivy shouted again, activating her twelvefold strength and rushing forward.
“Ivy, be careful!” Harleen she shouted again and swept her hand out.
Boom!
The attacks of the three collided, causing a wave of energy that sent the crowd of onlookers, who were a hundred meters away, flying out. The closest few people fell to the ground, spewing out a mouthful of blood, obviously seriously injured.
The three of them didn’t go all out. Otherwise, all the onlookers, including the restaurant behind them, would have turned into nothingness.
At the same time, Harleen and Ivy both spat out a mouthful of blood, retreating more than ten steps before stabilizing themselves, their faces pale. Even when the two of them joined forces, they still couldn’t block a casual move from the opponents.
“Ivy, are you okay?” Harleen turned her head and asked Ivy.
“I’m fine!” Ivy wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth. “Are you alright?”
“I’m fine!”
“Not bad, you two surprised me by lasting this long with just one strike!” The old man squinted his eyes and looked at Harleen as he spoke.
“But, my patience is limited. If you don’t tell me who your master is, don’t blame me for being impolite!”
“Ivy, they’re after me, you go first, don’t make any unnecessary sacrifices…” Harleen said.
“Harleen, I can’t let you stay here alone.” Ivy replied. After a brief pause, she continued, “I’ve sent a message to Billy, he should be here soon. Let’s hold on a little longer!”
“Oh, you called for reinforcements?” The young man smiled faintly when he heard their conversation. “I’m quite curious, what kind of reinforcements can you bring!”
When he heard the name “Billy”, it sounded somewhat familiar, but he couldn’t recall exactly who it was for the moment. The old man had a similar reaction. After hearing the name “Billy”, he paused for a moment, but he couldn’t remember who it was either.
In the outside world, people usually referred to Billy as Commander Gardner, very few called him by his full name. So even if they were somewhat familiar with the name, they wouldn’t immediately associate it with Commander Gardner.
“Not talking, eh?” The old man looked at Harleen and continued in a deep voice. “Since you refuse to talk, we’ll have to use other means to extract the information from you.”
As soon as the words left his lips, his eyes narrowed, and his aura surged again. The intense Chi radiated from his body, revealing his cultivation as a Sovereign at the sixth rank. The onlookers who had just managed to get up from the ground immediately felt a suffocating sensation and couldn’t help but shiver involuntarily.
“Everyone, retreat a kilometer away!” Harleen saw the opponent’s stance and turned to shout to the group of onlookers behind her.
In fact, there was no need for her reminder; the onlookers, sensing the terrifying aura and pressure exuding from the elder, hurriedly ran away one by one.
“Ivy, you should step back too!” Harleen then turned to Ivy and spoke.
“Let’s join forces…” Ivy furrowed her eyebrows even more when she sensed the opponent’s formidable martial prowess.
The powerful expert at the sixth rank was three or four levels higher than her, and even if she unleashed her strongest trump card, she wouldn’t stand a chance.
“Ivy, I’ll give it a try, trust me!” Determination flashed in Harleen’s eyes as she continued, “You just stay by my side and watch over me!”
“Well… alright then!” Ivy looked into Harleen’s eyes, took a deep breath, and retreated a hundred meters. The reason she didn’t insist on staying was that she knew she wouldn’t be of any help by staying and would only distract Harleen.
“If you seek death on your own, I’ll grant your wish!” The elder looked at Harleen’s stance, clearly not intending to back down.
“Sir, you should learn to appreciate beauty. Such a stunning woman would be a waste if killed.” A young man smiled faintly and spoke.
“I see!” The elder nodded in response. He then raised his hand and activated his power. Immediately, a skeletal figure appeared above his head, emanating a strong aura of death.
At the same time, Harleen made her move. Taking a few steps forward, she swiftly conjured several afterimages in the air with her hands, creating a powerful vortex of air that stirred the surrounding atmosphere.
“Thousand Shadow Clone Technique!”
With a deep voice, Harleen split into four identical clones, along with her true self, all attacking the elder simultaneously. Her shadow clones had the same figure, the same techniques, real and fake, illusory and solid. Apart from Harleen herself, it was difficult for outsiders to determine her true location.