“It’s fine, Elder Grand Ravenwood is there!” Billy replied.
“He’s here too?” Casey hesitated for a moment, then turned around and rushed towards White Tiger’s direction.
“You can’t run!” The First-rank Saint old man said in a deep voice, raising his hand to chase after them.
“You’re asking for trouble!” Billy retorted coldly, casually raising his hand to release a gust of wind towards the old man.
“Get out of my way!” The old man didn’t take Billy seriously and also raised his hand to counter.
At the moment their attacks collided, the old man’s face immediately stiffened. Only now did he realize that Billy’s strength was far stronger than his.
The old man spewed out a mouthful of blood and flew backwards, crashing heavily onto the ice surface. He lay there like a dead dog, gushing out a large amount of blood from his mouth. He weakly opened his mouth, but no sound came out. His head tilted to the side, motionless.
After giving the opponent a glance, Billy rushed towards the battle of the others. With his joining, the remaining dozens of opponents couldn’t hold on for more than a few minutes before they all fell down, none of them left alive.
Before long, a figure fell from mid-air. It was one of the two men who had fought against Elder Wood, a Saint Realm old man. His bones were shattered, his meridians severed, blood continuously gushed out of his mouth. It seemed that he didn’t have much time left to live.
At the same time, Grand Ravenwood supported Elder Wood as they approached. Elder Wood’s condition was not good. He had severe injuries all over his body, his aura was weak, and he had narrowly escaped death.
“Elder Wood, take this pill first!” Billy took out a healing pill and quickly walked over.
“Th-Thank you, Holy Son…” Elder Wood struggled to speak.
Then, Billy began to heal everyone. It took more than two hours to barely finish the healing. Because Elder Wood and Ian were heavily injured, Billy could only temporarily stabilize their conditions and treat them slowly when they returned to the city. Afterwards, the group returned to the city.
On the way, Billy called Harleen and learned that everything was fine over there, so he asked them to return to the city together. Two to three hours later, just as Billy and the others entered the city gate, James Reynolds and Ernest Shepherd, along with a group of people, came to greet them.
“Lord Dragon, are you all okay?” Otis Hum asked.
“We’re fine!” Billy responded, then asked, “What’s the situation at the other two branch points?”
“They’re fine now. Elder Metal and the others are taking care of things over there.” Ernest Shepherd replied.
“Are Elder Metal and the others okay themselves?” Billy continued to inquire.
“Lord Dragon, please rest assured, they’re fine!” Ernest Shepherd replied again.
“Alright!” Billy nodded slightly.
After chatting for a while, Billy led the group towards the courtyard. About half an hour past. Harleen and her group also returned to the courtyard. Then, with the help of Ivy and Stout, Billy began to heal Elder Wood, Ian, and the others. Everyone worked tirelessly for most of the night, but finally, the injuries of Elder Wood and Ian were on the verge of recovery after another day or two. The next morning, shortly after finishing breakfast, James Reynolds, Ernest Shepherd, and Otis Hum walked in.
“Lord Reynolds, did you summon me for something?” Billy asked James Reynolds.
“I want to discuss the next plan with you, Lord Dragon!” James Reynolds replied after taking a sip of Night Orchid’s tea. “Northfortia has clearly declared war on us. If we don’t retaliate, we’ll appear weak!”
“What’s your plan, Lord Reynolds?” Billy asked.
“They attacked our branch points outside the city, so we can do the same to their points.” James Reynolds responded. “They have about five or six major hideouts outside the city walls, and I plan to completely destroy them!”
“That might not be as easy as you think.” Billy said with a faint smile.
“What do you mean, Lord Dragon?” James Reynolds raised an eyebrow.
“If Northfortia dared to attack us like they did yesterday, they must have made all the necessary preparations.” Casey explained from the side. “Those points of theirs are most likely abandoned by now.”
“Oh?” James Reynolds paused for a moment. “I’ve made assumptions without proper information.” Turning to Billy, he asked, “So, Lord Dragon, do you suggest a direct attack on their main stronghold?”
“Now is not the time for a full-scale war with Northfortia!” Billy shook his head slightly. “It requires a heavy sacrifice.”
“So, what do you suggest?” James Reynolds asked.
“The people who attacked Glavale yesterday were not just from Northfortia!” Billy spoke calmly. “And even without yesterday’s incident, it’s time we settle the score with those countries from a hundred years ago.”
“Are you planning to show Xidengia and Occidenta a thing or two?” James Reynolds inquired.
“It’s not about showing them something,” Billy shook his head again, his tone becoming serious. “If we fight, we fight thoroughly. In three days, I want all the cities of the top ten ranked countries, except Northfortia and Aquilandia, to become ghost towns!”
James Reynolds and the others couldn’t help but gasp in awe, amazed by Billy’s determination. After a brief pause, James Reynolds continued, “Lord Dragon, it won’t be easy to wage war on all those countries at once. Although Xidengia has recalled many high-end forces back to its country, we shouldn’t underestimate the strength of Occidenta and Zephyria in the Polar Domain. If we attack them one by one, there won’t be any problems. But if we wage war on all of them simultaneously…”
“We don’t need to send enough troops to every city if we make their main strongholds into ghost towns.” Billy interrupted. “Do you know the strength of the top five ranked countries, excluding Northfortia and Aquilandia?”
“Yes!” James Reynolds nodded. “Xidengia has recalled all their high-end forces, and Occidenta and Zephyria’s strength is barely passable.”
“If we have the five elders follow your orders, can we conquer those three cities simultaneously?” Billy asked.
“Yes, we can.” James nodded confidently.
“Very well! That’s the plan!” Billy nodded in response. “You send out three legions, along with the five elders and the reinforcements they brought, to declare war on the three cities st the same time!”
“Alright!” James Reynolds nodded solemnly.
“In addition, divide the fourth legion into five groups and have them lurk near the cities of the other five countries. After we capture the three cities, make those five groups appear at the same time and make as much noise as possible. Unless something unexpected happens, those five countries should abandon their cities without a fight!”