With a swift shout, the four old men raised their hands and charged towards Roch. At the same time, the old men from the Vaughan and Moyer families made their move, intercepting Elder Sparks and Elder Hoover one by one.
“Lady Stuart, you go first! We’ll hold him off!” Sol Stuart shouted with a serious expression on his face.
As soon as he spoke, he, along with Elder Meskill and Elder Murray, attacked Roch.
“Get lost!” Roch roared angrily and unleashed a series of powerful gusts with his hands.
Boom!
As expected, the three of them were sent flying after a loud bang. The old men fell to the ground, spewing blood, clearly severely injured. Sol Stuart fared slightly better, but his situation was still grim. After being thrown back several hundred meters, he slumped down, his fighting power reduced to less than half.
In the meantime, Roch swiftly approached Stephanie, who was two hundred meters away.
“Though I don’t want to harm such a beautiful lady like you, I’ve given you a chance already. It’s your own fault for not cherishing it. See you in the next life!” Roch said, raising his hand for another palm strike, unleashing a powerful wave of energy.
“Lady Stuart, careful!” Sol Stuart exclaimed in shock.
“Lady Stuart, watch out!” Elder Meskill and Elder Murray cried out, their voices strained.
They wanted to come to Stephanie’s rescue, but it was clear that they were too late. They could only watch helplessly as Roch’s attack approached her.
Feeling the power behind Roch’s palm strike, Stephanie’s pupils constricted. She knew she couldn’t withstand the attack and had no time to dodge. The only option left was to defend herself with an offensive move.
Taking a deep breath, she clenched her teeth and activated her full strength, preparing for the worst.
“Roch, don’t be arrogant, surrender your life to me!”
Just as the situation seemed dire, a voice echoed through the air, interrupting the tension.
“Hmm?!” Sensing the impending danger, Roch quickly abandoned his attack on Stephanie and dodged to the side.
Boom!
Although he managed to avoid a direct collision, he was still sent flying for a kilometer by the forceful shock-wave, landing heavily on the ground and spewing a mouthful of blood.
Witnessing this scene, both Sol Stuart and Stephanie were astonished. Despite Roch already being injured, he still had over eighty percent of his fighting power. Yet he was thrown so far away by a single strike!
Without a doubt, the person who intervened was at least a late-stage Saint of the eighth rank!
Amidst their shock, they turned their heads to see a white-haired old man leading a group of seven or eight people, descending from the sky.
“May I ask if you are Lady Stuart?” the white-haired old man asked Stephanie loudly as they approached.
“I am. Who might you be?” Stephanie asked, slightly taken aback, before returning the question.
“The Hundred Herbs Valley, Nathan Cline. Pleasure to meet you, Lady Stuart!” the old man nodded slightly, showing respect.
The group that arrived was none other than Nathan Cline and his people from the Hundred Herbs Valley.
After leaving the Hundred Herbs Valley two days ago, Billy had spent a whole day detoxifying himself, and he was almost back in top shape. Yesterday evening, he set off with several high-ranking members of the Hundred Herbs Valley to come to Skydragon City.
The reason for their assistance was twofold: Billy had a deep debt of gratitude towards Stephanie and the Hundred Herbs Valley, and he also wanted to settle the score with the people from the Frigid Fortress and the Polar Trading Guild.
However, he was unaware that the members of the Polar Trading Guild and the Frigid Fortress had already attacked Skydragon City ahead of schedule.
Originally, he planned to come two days earlier, meet Stephanie, and assist the City Lord’s Manor in defending against the enemies. But he didn’t expect the war to break out between the two sides so soon.
“Mr Cline!” Stephanie said in gratitude, realizing the man’s identity after a brief pause. “Thank you for saving our lives!”
Billy had already given her a rough idea about the Hundred Herbs Valley, so she wasn’t too surprised upon learning his identity.
“You’re too kind, Lady Stuart. It was your son who saved my life!” Nathan Cline responded. After a brief pause, he continued, “Lady Stuart, let’s deal with these lowlifes first, and then we can talk.”
“Alright!” Stephanie nodded in response.
“Let’s do it!” Nathan Cline shouted loudly as he swiftly moved forward.
Stephanie and the others launched their attacks simultaneously.
Meanwhile, inside the city walls, Harleen and her group were also embroiled in a fierce battle.
Milton Vaughan and Norman Moyer, along with their respective family members, had surrounded the City Lord’s Manor, clearly intending to take control of it.
By the time Edie and Harleen arrived, many of the defenders who had stayed behind in the mansion had already been killed by the enemy.
Fortunately, Edie had already moved the families of the mansion’s inhabitants to the underground tunnels beforehand. Otherwise, the situation would have been even more dire.
Milton Vaughan and Norman Moyer were both late-stage Saints of the sixth rank, while Grand Ravenwood was left to face them alone.
After dozens of rounds, Grand’s body covered in wounds, his fighting power reduced to less than half.
Apart from him, Edie, Harleen, and the others were also in a dire situation, all of them sustaining injuries.
The most severely injured were Elder Wood and his group of five. Their opponents were two mid-stage Saints of the fourth rank, and after several exchanges, their situation was no better than Grand Ravenwood’s.
“Madam Fennimore, you must take Lady Dragon and the others and leave!” Grand Ravenwood shouted loudly, realizing the precariousness of the situation. If they didn’t leave, everyone would likely die there.
“Okay!” Edie understood the urgency of the situation. Quickly evading an attack from his opponent, he rushed to Harleen and the others, shouting, “Harleen, I’ll take you all with me!”
“No!” Harleen responded loudly. “If we leave, Elder Grand Ravenwood and the others will be in even more danger!”
“Ms Knight, you, Ivy, and Orchid go with Aunt Edie first. We can hold them off for a while!” Vermilion Bird said loudly.
“Ms Knight, you must go!” Judge said at the same time.
Black Tortoise, Soul Chaser, and the others also pleaded with them.
“No more arguments!” Harleen responded firmly. “If we fight, we fight together. If we leave, we leave together!”
Ivy, Night Orchid, and the others also expressed their refusal to leave first.
“Then let’s fight side by side and earn our victory!” Judge shouted.
“Fight!” everyone responded in unison.
“Heh, you guys do have some loyalty!” the mid-stage Saint from the Moyer family who was fighting against Harleen sneered.
“But, even if you want to leave, do you think you can escape?” he continued. “A few days ago, it was probably your man who injured my family members, right? Today, we’ll settle that score with all of you!”
Harleen didn’t respond to his words. Her eyes narrowed, and she gripped her ancient sword tightly, unleashing the Heavenly Unity Sword towards her opponent.
“Although your fighting power is strong and you can challenge opponents of a higher level, in front of me, you’re no different from ants!” the man said, not taking Harleen seriously. He raised his hand and unleashed a fierce gust of energy, colliding with Harleen’s sword strike.
Bang!
The two attacks clashed, and Harleen was sent flying backward after spewing a mouthful of blood.
The difference in their levels made it challenging for her to resist even when using the Heavenly Unity Sword Technique.
“Harleen!”
“…”
Ivy and the others exclaimed in shock.