“It’s not the right time yet!” Billy spoke with a pensive expression on his face. “On one hand, our strength is still too low, and the Central Domain is filled with formidable experts. It’s too dangerous to go there now. On the other hand, we need to deal with the situation in Northfortia before we head there. Otherwise, it will cause a lot of trouble for Glavale!”
“I see.” Harleen nodded in response.
“But it shouldn’t take too long. Once we have a resolution with Aquilandia, we can focus on handling the Northfortia matter.” Billy added.
As Harleen mentioned before, they had formed an alliance with Aquilandia and the people of Northfortia. If that were the case, Glavale would be in a very disadvantageous position.
“Okay.” Harleen nodded again. After a brief pause, she looked at Billy with a mischievous expression. “Honey, have you noticed how Princess Eligina looks at you? It’s quite special.”
“What do you mean?” Billy was taken aback.
“Don’t tell me you haven’t noticed!” Harleen responded. “Sometimes, the way she looks at you is even more affectionate than me!”
“You’re overthinking it, my dear.” Billy’s mouth twitched slightly.
“Oh, come on! Even Ivy and Orchid have noticed it. I don’t believe you haven’t!” Harleen rolled her eyes at Billy. Then, with a half-smile, she said, “She is the national goddess of Aquilandia, honey. Maybe you should consider it?”
Billy choked on his saliva, his mouth twitching. He picked up the glass of water from the bedside table and took a sip.
“Are you getting excited because I guessed your thoughts?” Harleen gave him another glare.
“Harleen, I think you need some discipline!” Billy looked at Harleen with a meaningful expression after putting down the glass.
“It’s getting late. Let’s rest early. We’ll have to get up early tomorrow…”
Seeing Billy’s expression, Harleen knew what he was up to and stuck out her tongue before quickly turning over. However, it was obviously in vain.
…
The next morning, everyone got up one after another. The injuries of Eligina, and the others were almost healed. After breakfast, Billy and Harleen accompanied them to the dock. Grand Ravenwood, Ivy, Azure Fang, Bob, and Stout also joined them. Stout was in charge of driving. During this time, he had been learning to drive with the people in the city, and now he was basically a qualified driver. Everyone knew that today’s trip wouldn’t be peaceful, so they were all prepared. Grand Ravenwood condensed a powerful defensive aura, enveloping the entire carriage, while Billy extended his spiritual power in all directions.
“Stout, stop the car!” After driving for nearly two hours, Billy suddenly shouted.
Although Stout didn’t know what had happened, he still stopped the car. Almost as soon as the carriage came to a halt, a sharp cold light flashed like lightning from the mountain not far to the right, with a powerful momentum.
Without delay, a deep trench that stretched for kilometers appeared less than ten meters in front of the carriage. If the carriage hadn’t slowed down in advance, the slash would have cut through the middle of the carriage. Of course, whether it could penetrate Grand Ravenwood’s defensive aura was another matter.
“Huh?!” The old man on the mountain was surprised when he saw the carriage stopping in advance.
“Oh, damn! They really came!” Bob exclaimed.
“Boss, let me go down and meet him!” Azure Fang spoke up.
“No need to rush!” Billy shook his head in response.
Just at that moment, four men suddenly emerged from the snow in front, leaping into the air. Each of them wielded a large knife, slashing countless sharp blade aura towards Billy and the others, creating a terrifying spectacle. From the aura emanating from these four individuals, two of them were at the First-rank Saint Realm, while the other two possessed the strength of the Ninth-rank Sovereign.
After unleashing the first wave of blade strikes, the four men landed on the snowy ground, their faces filled with a sense of satisfaction. They were confident in themselves. Under such a dense onslaught of blade aura, there was no chance for the people on the carriage to survive. Although their mission was to capture Eligina alive, they were also instructed that if that wasn’t possible, killing her and bringing back the body would suffice. In any case, they couldn’t allow them to board the cruise ship. So they didn’t really care. After all, killing her directly was much easier than capturing the princess alive.
However, soon, the expressions on the faces of the four men froze simultaneously. The blade aura unleashed by them, when it was still about ten meters away from the carriage, collided with an impenetrable barrier, bursting into pieces.
“How is this possible?!” The four of them exclaimed in unison, their faces showing expressions of disbelief.
Just from the hardness of this defensive aura, it was evident that there was a true Saint Realm powerhouse on the carriage.
“A bunch of idiots, are you surprised?” Bob said, looking at Billy. “Boss, let me get off and have a few moves with them!”
“Wait a moment!” Billy spoke up again.
“Do they still have an ambush?” Bob was slightly taken aback.
“Glavale, truly living up to its reputation. They casually sent out a Saint Realm powerhouse!” Just at that moment, the voice of an old man resounded through the air. Immediately after, a powerful gust of energy, like a raging tide, swept over from the front, causing the ground to be lifted into the air, hurtling towards the carriage.
“What the hell! Is this for real?” Stout couldn’t help but exclaim.
The mighty force collided fiercely with Grand Ravenwood’s defensive aura, resulting in a loud explosion. Although it still couldn’t break through the aura, Harleen and the others clearly felt an extreme discomfort. If the opponent were to launch a few more attacks in succession, even if the aura didn’t break, they wouldn’t be able to withstand it.
“I underestimated you!” A figure walked leisurely from two kilometers away, his gaze fixed on Grand Ravenwood.
“You ignorant fool, if you’re so eager to die, I’ll give you a ride!” Grand Ravenwood said in a deep voice before flashing towards the opponent.
“I haven’t been active for a long time. Today, I’ll stretch my muscles!” The old man responded before also soaring into the air.
Boom! The two clashed in mid-air, each of them being pushed back hundreds of meters. With just one move, it seemed that both sides were evenly matched.
“Oh damn! Aquilandia has so many Saint Realm powerhouses in their city?” Bob exclaimed. “Wasn’t it said that most of the Saint Realm powerhouses are in the Central Domain?”
“Most doesn’t mean all!” Ivy replied.
“There are indeed many Saint Realm martial artists in Aquilandia’s city!” Eligina said as she nodded slightly. “The strongest among them has already reached the fifth rank!” As she spoke, a hint of seriousness flashed across her face. She felt that this checkpoint today would be difficult. Her own safety was secondary. She was worried about implicating Billy and the others.