“Bob, spare her life!”
Billy’s voice reached Bob’s ears. Bob rarely questioned Billy’s words. Whatever the boss said, he would do. In the next moment, Bob’s wrist flicked, and four sharp sword auras fell on the platform just inches away from Linda, sparks flying. From the sword marks on the steel plate, it was evident that the result would be self-evident if they had landed on Linda.
Meanwhile, the man who had spoken earlier leaped onto the platform.
“Linda, are you alright?” He quickly walked up to Linda and asked.
“I… I’m fine.” Linda, who had just narrowly escaped death, replied with a trembling voice and a pale expression.
“Take the princess down to rest!” The man shouted to two Northfortian men below the platform.
The two men responded and walked up to the platform.
“Thank you…” Linda bowed towards Billy’s position below the platform. She heard Billy’s voice just now. This was the second time Billy had spared her life.
“Bob, let’s call it a truce!” After glancing at her, Billy turned to Bob and said.
“Alright!” Bob nodded and then looked towards the referee, “I call for a truce!” After saying that, he turned around and headed down towards the platform.
“Stop!” The man who spoke earlier said in a deep voice, “I challenge you!”
“Heh, want to avenge her? You’re too late, maybe next time!” Bob shrugged his shoulders and walked away without looking back.
Bob had already investigated the opponent’s strength and couldn’t sense any fluctuations in his aura. He was at least two levels higher than him. Therefore, he wouldn’t accept the challenge.
“I said I want to challenge you, didn’t you hear me?” The man’s tone turned cold as he raised his hand and struck out with a palm.
“Jason, don’t!” Linda, who had reacted, shouted.
“Looking for death!” Just as the man was about to make his move, Billy, who had been observing him, also made a move.
The attacks of the two clashed, creating a loud noise and causing a shockwave that knocked over the two rows of spectators closest to the platform. At the same time, Billy and the man both took two or three steps back. Since neither of them had used their full strength, they were evenly matched in this round.
“Boss, are you alright?” Bob quickly walked up to Billy.
“I’m fine!” After replying, Billy looked at the man on the platform and said, “All the people from Northfortia are like you, always scheming behind others’ backs?”
“Commander Gardner, I’m sorry, my cousin was just desperate…” Linda spoke up.
“Commander Gardner, would you like to fight me?” The man interrupted Linda and said to Billy in an aggressive voice.
“Jason, don’t!” Linda hesitated for a moment before quickly speaking up, “Commander Gardner is very powerful, you’re no match for him!” She knew Billy’s strength well. He was definitely capable of defeating opponents of a higher level. And her cousin, as one of the outstanding younger generation of Northfortia, although also at the fifth rank, could challenge opponents of a higher level. But she was certain that her cousin wouldn’t stand a chance against Billy.
“Jason, come with me to the resting area!” Linda spoke up again.
“Linda, you go down first. I’ll deal with Commander Gardner!” The man said and then looked at Billy again, “Commander Gardner, are you afraid?”
“Fool!” Bob replied before looking at Billy and saying, “Boss, don’t mind him, let’s go!”
Bob understood that there must be another plan behind why Billy hadn’t stepped onto the platform until now.
“Commander Gardner, with such a renowned name, don’t tell me you lack the courage? That would be truly disappointing!” The man continued speaking.
“Jason…” Linda frowned slightly.
But before she could say another word, the man interrupted her, “Linda, I know what I’m doing!” After saying that, Jason looked at Billy again, his eyes filled with determination as he said, “Commander Gardner, if you don’t come up and fight me, I’ll go to other arenas and specifically challenge people from Glavale. I’ll kill one for every encounter!”
“Oh really?” Upon hearing the opponent’s words, Billy’s gaze sharpened. After speaking, he stepped onto the platform. He hadn’t planned to take the opponent’s life so quickly, but since the other party was so eager to fight, he was happy to oblige.
As Billy stepped onto the platform, a loud commotion erupted around him. Even the spectators from the nearby platforms rushed over to see the action. Commander Gardner was not only highly respected within Glavale, but also well-known internationally. Everyone wanted to see just how strong this millennium genius, who helped Glavale welcome the nine-fold national fortune, really was.
“You finally decided to come up?” the man said, then turned to Linda and said, “Linda, please go down and wait for me. I’ll accompany you back to the rest area later!”
“Do you think you still have a chance to go back to rest?” Billy replied calmly.
“Try and you’ll find out!” the man responded with a cold smirk.
“Once again, I thank Commander Gardner for sparing my life!” Linda, realizing she couldn’t dissuade her cousin, didn’t insist any further and bowed slightly to Billy before stepping down from the platform.
“Referee, can we start?” the man then turned to the referee and asked.
“Absolutely!” the referee nodded in response.
“I’ve heard that Commander Gardner is capable of challenging opponents of higher ranks. Luckily, I’ve also defeated several opponents of the sixth rank in the past, so I thought I’d take this opportunity to spar with you.” The man continued, looking at Billy.
“Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. I’m Jason! By the way, Commander Gardner should remember Handt, right? He’s my uncle!”
“Oh?” Billy chuckled lightly. “Do you want to avenge him?”
Billy remembered Handt, the representative from Northfortia whom he encountered in the capital city of Veridiania last time and who later died at the hands of the people there.
“Commander Gardner, if I guess correctly, the massacre of the Yade family yesterday was probably the work of your people from Glavale, right?” Jason didn’t respond to Billy’s question. m”I have to admit, I admire your audacity!”
“You should be grateful that this competition is not held in Northfortia. Otherwise, you would witness even more spectacular events.” Billy didn’t deny it. After a pause, he added, “Of course, that’s only a matter of time. But I’m afraid you won’t live to see that day.”
“Is that so?” Jason sneered.
“I have to remind Commander Gardner that the young lady of the Yade family is the princess of the royal family in Xidengia. It is said that after receiving the news this morning, she was extremely angry and swore to tear the culprits apart, no matter what.”
“And then?” Billy replied indifferently.
“It seems she already suspects that Commander Gardner was behind it all!” Jason sneered again. “So, Commander Gardner, you better watch out, including those around you.”
“Should I thank you for sharing this information with me?” Billy squinted his eyes slightly.
“No need to be polite!” Jason shrugged his shoulders. After speaking, he changed the subject. “Alright, enough chit-chat. Let’s get started!”
“Sure!” Billy responded.
“Take this move!” The next moment, the man said in a deep voice.
Immediately, a blur of motion shot out, as fast as a white horse passing through a gap, and quickly reached a distance of several tens of meters away from Billy. Then, his hands swiftly flipped. Before long, a black mist appeared between his palms, and within the mist, a turbulent scene could be seen.