Several hours later, the group returned to the town. After getting off the car, Billy led everyone to walk towards the courtyard.
“Greetings, Holy Son!” As they approached the gate, a group of Ravenwood Clan members hurriedly walked over, led by the five elders: Wood, Metal, Water, Fire, and Earth.
“No need for formalities, you’ve worked hard!” Billy raised his hand in acknowledgement. As he spoke, he quickly assessed the cultivation levels of the five elders. His eyebrows raised slightly. All five of them had reached the Saint realm, without exception, at the peak of the First-Rank. He clearly remembered that back when he was still in the Ravenwood Clan, only Elder Wood and Elder Metal had attained the First-Rank Saint realm, while the other three were only at the Half-Step Saint Realm. It was obvious that before they left, the patriarch must have assisted them in their breakthroughs.
“Have you all met James Reynolds? From now on, he’ll arrange everything here.” Billy continued.
“Holy Son, the patriarch suggested that Elder Wood, Elder Metal and I should stay by your side. If the town needs us, we are ready to serve.” Grand Ravenwood said as he walked up to Billy.
“I don’t need so many people by my side.” Billy waved his hand. “You can stay here alone.”
“Understood!” Grand Ravenwood nodded in response.
“Lord Dragon, you’re back?” Just then, James Reynolds’ voice came from not far away.
“Yes!” Billy smiled and nodded, then introduced Grand Ravenwood to him.
“It’s an honor to meet you, Elder Grand Ravenwood!” James Reynolds bowed respectfully, keeping a humble posture.
In the world of martial artists, the strong were respected. He could vaguely sense that Grand Ravenwood’s strength might even surpass his own.
Grand Ravewood bowed in return.
“Lord Reynolds, what’s the situation in the town of Veridiania these past few days?” Billy then turned to James Reynolds and asked. Before going to the Ice Cave, he had asked James Reynolds to send Timothy Coates and his men to station near the town of Veridiania. It was time to settle the accounts with Veridiania.
“I came here to tell Lord Dragon about this!” James Reynolds responded. “According to the message sent back by the commander, there have been people entering their town these past few days, and each one of them is skilled. Moreover, not all of the people who entered are from Veridiania.”
“Most likely they were sent by Northfortia!” Azure Dragon replied.
“It’s probably not just Northfortia’s people.” James Reynolds shook his head slightly. “According to the commander, there are two groups of people, with various ethnicities and skin colors. If I estimate correctly, they should be from other organizations.”
“Darn, Veridiania has hired mercenaries?” White Tiger chimed in.
“You can understand it that way!” James Reynolds nodded in response.
“How many people did Commander Coates bring with him?” asked Billy.
“Including everyone, about a thousand people!” James Reynolds replied.
“How many people are currently in the town?” Billy spoke again.
“I’m not sure of the exact number, but there are at least twenty to thirty thousand people.” James Reynolds responded after some thought.
“Alright.” Billy nodded slightly, paused for a moment, and then continued speaking.
“Lord Reynolds, give me another thousand people, and add Elder Wood’s group. We’ll set off tomorrow morning!”
“Lord Dragon, is it wise to send two thousand people against twenty to thirty thousand people…” James Reynolds hesitated for a moment.
“No problem.” Billy interrupted him. “Just do as I say!”
“Understood!” James Reynolds didn’t insist any further. After a slight pause, he said again, “Lord Dragon, can I go with you?”
“You stay here with Elder Shepherd and the others, in case some countries take advantage of the situation.” Billy responded.
“Yes, Lord Dragon.” James Reynolds nodded in response.
The next morning, a thousand people gathered at the city gate. Soon after, a convoy headed towards the town of Veridiania.
It was located in the northern part of the Eastern Territory, about seven to eight hours away from Glavale’s town by car. With such a large convoy, there were few encounters with ferocious beasts or other forces along the way, so the journey was smooth.
Around two in the afternoon, they arrived at an open snowy area near the Town.
“Greetings, Lord Dragon!” As soon as the crowd got off the vehicles, Timothy Coates, accompanied by two legion commanders, approached Billy.
“You’ve all worked hard!” Billy smiled and said, “What’s the situation?”
“From this morning until now, no one has entered or left the city.” Replied Timothy Coates
“Where are your men?” asked Billy.
“They’re over there!” Ernest Shepherd pointed to a small hill not far away. “Once we climb over that hill, we’ll reach the town of Veridiania.”
Billy nodded again and led the others towards the hill.
“Greetings, Lord Dragon!” It didn’t take long for a thousand people to see Billy and stand up to salute.
“No need for excessive formalities!” Billy raised his hand and said to everyone. “Those who are Third-rank Sovereigns and stronger, follow me into the town. The rest of you will be divided into four groups to guard the four gates.”
“Lord Dragon, let us go with you, there are at least twenty to thirty thousand people in the city…” a Second-rank Sovereign compatriot responded.
“Lord Dragon, let us go together!” Many people shouted at the same time.
“No need.” Billy waved his hand. “There’s no need to make unnecessary sacrifices, and your mission is important too. Without my permission, no one can let anyone escape from the city.”
“Lord Dragon, we…” the man from earlier began to speak again.
“Enough, listen to Lord Dragon’s arrangements!” Timothy Coates interrupted him and waved his hand. “Go!”
“Yes, sir!” The crowd didn’t insist any further.
Soon after, nearly fifteen to sixteen hundred people were divided into four groups and headed towards the city.
“Let’s go too!” Billy then led three to four hundred people marching.
After about twenty minutes, the group appeared a few hundred meters away from the gates of Veridiania Town.
“Who goes there?” A man from Veridiania shouted loudly at the gate, followed by a hundred guards behind him.
Before the man finished speaking, Casey raised his hand and slashed out a curved blade of wind, slicing through the air and cutting down the guards in an instant.
These gate guards were just a bunch of martial artists in the early stages of War Emperor and War God-Emperor realm, how could they withstand Casey’s blade?
As the blade swept through, dozens of them fell to the ground, including the man who had spoken earlier, not a single one survived.
“We’re under attack, go inside and report!” The remaining guards hurriedly ran towards the city after seeing their comrades fall.
Once everyone was inside the city, they worked together to close the two ten-meter-high city gates.
Boom! Before the gates could fully close, Elder Wood took two steps forward and smashed the gates with several powerful gusts of wind, causing them to explode like projectiles. Two minutes later, the group entered the city.
At the same time, within the city, a large crowd quickly gathered and surrounded the direction of the city gates. Judging from the scene, there were at least four to five thousand people, including many martial artists in the Sovereign Realm.