“Miss, we’ll be right back,” Dennis Lambert took a deep breath and led the group towards the depths of the mansion.
“Boss, are we really just waiting here for them?” Stout asked once the other group had left. “If the people inside know we’re here, will they surround us?”
“That would be perfect! I was worried they wouldn’t dare to come!” Ivy replied.
“What do you mean?” Stout frowned.
“With your intelligence, even if I told you, you wouldn’t understand. Just stay here and behave.” Ivy rolled her eyes at him.
“Fine!” Stout’s mouth twitched.
Night Orchid smiled, but didn’t explain.
Billy entered the mansion with such fanfare, naturally wanting everyone to know he was here, preferably all at once, to settle everything in one go. However, she couldn’t understand where Billy’s confidence came from. The other side had a formidable Nine-Rank Sovereign. Based on her understanding of Billy, he could at most contend with an Eight-Rank Sovereign. If he were to battle a Nine-Rank, the odds wouldn’t be in his favor. But she blindly trusted her boss just as much. Since boss made this arrangement, nothing would go wrong.
The other group left quickly and returned just as fast.
In less than seven or eight minutes, they saw a group of people walking quickly towards the pavilion. The leader was an old man who appeared to be in his sixties. He wore a blue robe, furrowed his brows, and had a grim expression. His cultivation was at the Sixth Rank. Behind him were several more old men, none of them weak in cultivation. Without any surprises, they should be the Elder Council of Wind & Cloud Holy Sect.
“Greetings, Lord Dragon. Please forgive our rudeness for not greeting you earlier,” the leader of the elders said, slightly bowing to Billy. However, despite the gesture, his eyes flickered with a heavy coldness.
“You must not be the Sect Master of Wind & Cloud Holy Sect, right?” Billy glanced at him.
“In response to Lord Dragon, this old man is the Vice Sect Master, Vince Lambert!” the old man introduced himself.
“Did I not make it clear, or did you not understand?” Billy ignored him and looked at Dennis Lambert. “If I remember correctly, I asked you to bring your Sect Master here, didn’t I?”
“Lord Dragon, please calm down. Our Sect Master is currently receiving distinguished guests and cannot be disturbed at the moment.” Vince Lambertg furrowed his brows slightly and spoke.
“So, I was sent here. Lord Dragon, if you have any requests, please speak directly to me.”
“Heh, your Sect Master does have quite an attitude! Commander Gardner wants to see him, but he doesn’t show up. Quite interesting!” Casey said in a deep voice. “He doesn’t seem to care about the life or death of his daughter, huh?”
After speaking, Casey turned to Bob and said, “Bob, cut off one of her arms!”
“Understood!” Bob replied loudly, and with a flick of his wrist, a sword aura shot out at lightning speed.
“No!” Rosemary Lambert exclaimed in shock.
“How dare you!” Vince Lambertg roared, raising his hand and striking towards Bob.
“Get out of the way!” Casey spoke at the same time, swiping her war knife to release a chilling light.
The attacks collided, causing both of them to retreat several steps, leaving deep footprints on the ground.
“Ah…”
At the same time, a scream rang out as an arm flew into the air-it was Rosemary Lambert’s arm.
“Damn it, you’ve gone too far!” Vince Lambertg roared, then raised his hand and waved. “Quick, go help Miss. Anyone who obstructs, kill them!”
“Yes!” the four elders behind him responded, rushing towards Rosemary Lambert’s direction.
“Fools!” Ivy said in a low voice as she raised her sword and charged forward. Ian and the others followed closely behind.
Soon, both sides were engaged in a fierce battle. The four elders from the other side were all at the Fourth Rank of cultivation. Ivy and Bob were already at the Fourth Rank, while Ian and Stout, though at the Third Rank, were capable of challenging higher-ranked opponents. Therefore, the four elders had no chance of winning. After a few rounds, Ivy and Bob managed to strike the hearts of two elders, causing them to fall to the ground and twitch before going still.
“Lord Dragon, you have gone too far and offended us!” Vince Lambertg shouted angrily as he raised his hand and charged towards Billy.
However, Casey intercepted him before he could reach halfway.
“Get out of my way!” Vince Lambertg roared again, striking out with several palm strikes towards Casey.
“No!” Casey retorted, releasing several chilling lights.
The attacks clashed, creating a loud noise and a surging wave of energy.
“This is the territory of Wind & Cloud Holy Sect. If you don’t stop, none of you will leave here today!” Vince Lambertg shouted while engaged in battle.
“What a moron!” Casey responded, “Who doesn’t know that this is the territory of Wind & Cloud Holy Sect? Commander Gardner gave your Sect Master a chance, but he didn’t cherish it. So, get ready to be annihilated!”
“You’re shamelessly boastful!” Vince Lambertg parried Casey’s attack and spoke again. “You overestimate yourselves! Not to mention just a few of you, even Ether Mountain behind Lord Dragon wouldn’t dare say such things! We, Wind & Cloud Holy Sect, are the second-ranked super sect in the martial arts world, do you think we are just empty talk?”
“You’ve never been anywhere!” Casey responded. “People outside have been praising your Wind & Cloud Holy Sect, saying that you can rival Ether Mountain. And you believed it? How childish!”
“If it weren’t for the existence of the old master on the Ether Mountain, do you think you would have survived until today?” Vince Lambertg replied loudly.
“Heh, is that how you perceive Ether Mountain?” Casey sighed, “How pathetic!”
Although he didn’t know the true strength of Ether Mountain, just based on the two powerful individuals he knew, Opal Fraley and Megrez Sims, either one of them was enough to make Wind & Cloud Holy Sect tremble.
“Casey, stop wasting time with him, finish him off!” Billy’s voice rang out.
“Got it!” Casey replied loudly. Without any hesitation, he activated the Domineering Blade Art, forming a curtain of blades that filled the sky.
“Hmm?!” Sensing the power of this attack, Vince Lambertg’s eyes widened, and his pupils constricted. Without much time to think, he immediately activated his twelve successful forces to defend against it. The violent gusts stirred the air, causing a raging storm. However, in the face of the Domineering Blade Art, he was still a bit weak.
Casey’s blade descended like lightning from the sky, leaving a terrifying trench on the ground. Two nearby buildings were directly split in half and collapsed with a loud crash, filling the air with dust.
“You…” Vince Lambertg struggled to utter a word as a trickle of blood gradually appeared on his forehead. Then, his body split in two and fell to the ground, his flesh and blood in a mangled mess.