“Kill… me…”
Asher managed to utter a few words, pleading for his life, but Billy and his group paid him no more attention. They left him there, helpless on the ground.
“Have… Have mercy…” Tain, trembling and begging for mercy, pleaded with Billy to spare his life. Witnessing Asher’s pitiful state, Tain was frightened to the point of wetting himself, emitting a foul odor from his pants!
Meanwhile, Eve, standing nearby, was in no better condition. She saw the unrecognizable Asher, trembling uncontrollably and expressing endless fear on his face.
Night Orchid pointed at Tain and asked Billy, “Boss, shall I finish him off?”
“Finish him!” Billy nodded in response.
“Got it!” Night Orchid replied, while Tain shouted, his face distorted in fear, “No, please!”
After Night Orchid’s blade passed, Tain’s severed head rolled onto the ground, eyes wide open, never to close again. He never imagined that today would be his day of death. As the young master of Frigid Fortress, he had planned to assert his dominance in Skydragon City after his father took over.
Night Orchid then pointed at Eve and asked, “What about her, Boss?”
“Finish her too!” Billy waved his hand.
As soon as he entered the castle earlier, Billy immediately recognized Eve. He remembered their encounter at the inn. And when he found out that Snow Night Passion belonged to Polar Trading Guild, he knew Eve’s true identity as the young lady of Polar Trading Guild. Therefore, he wouldn’t show any mercy.
Upon hearing Billy’s words, Eve struggled to crawl to Billy’s feet and begged vigorously.
“I’m begging you… Commander Gardner, have mercy…” she pleaded. “I… I know the location of Polar Trading Guild’s underground treasure vault. After my father and the core members of the guild died, I’m the only one who knows the address of the vault… And… and I’m the only one who knows how to open the vault’s door… As long as you spare my life, I… I will lead you to the vault…”
Billy struck Eve with a palm strike, causing her to faint with her eyes rolled back.
“Keep an eye on her!” Billy then turned to Night Orchid and said.
After speaking, he walked towards the castle.
Boom!
Just as he approached the front of the castle, a deafening explosion resonated throughout the entire estate. Following that, the roof of the entire castle shattered, and debris filled the air.
At the same time, an old man was lifted into the air, blood streaming from his mouth. Soon after, he crashed heavily onto the ground not far from Billy, without making a sound. From the looks of it, he was either dead or severely injured.
Then, Stephanie led Casey and the others out of the castle.
“Boss!” Upon seeing Billy, everyone shouted in unison. Each of them had varying degrees of injuries and appeared weak, especially Casey and Grand Ravenwood, who had narrowly escaped death.
“Billy, tend to everyone’s injuries first!” Stephanie looked at Billy and spoke.
“Yes!” Billy replied as he took out a silver needle from his body and started to work.
Next, Stephanie approached the old man.
“Master… Master Asher…” the old man managed to climb over and, after seeing Asher’s lifeless body on the ground, uttered a few words with an expression of endless despair on his face. He was the powerful martial artist at the late stage of the Eighth Rank that Asher had brought along this time.
After speaking, he turned to Stephanie and said, “I can’t believe your cultivation has already fully recovered…”
He was an Eighth-rank Saint in the late stage, yet he couldn’t even last three rounds against Stephanie before being crippled. Without a doubt, Stephanie had already restored her strength to the ninth rank of a Saint!
This was something he hadn’t expected. If he had known earlier, even if Frigid Fortress offered him more rewards, he would never have agreed to this mission. As one of the few late-stage Saint cultivators in the Central Part, he was well aware of how terrifying Stephanie was in her prime, someone he could never provoke!
“Are you all from Mysthaven City?” Stephanie asked, looking down at them.
“You… you killed the young master… Lord of the City… will make all of you in Skydragon City pay…” The old man struggled to speak.
“Do you think Reit can live for much longer?” Stephanie coldly responded. “He owed a debt a year ago, and it’s time to collect!”
“Although you have regained your cultivation, you… you still overestimate yourself… The Lord is no longer the same as he was a year ago…” the old man continued.
“Yeah?” Stephanie’s voice turned serious as she spoke, “I’ll give you a ride for now, but he’ll join you soon enough!”
As her words fell, a gust of palm wind followed, blasting the elderly man, already at his wits’ end, into a mist of blood.
“Mom, are you okay?” At that moment, Harleen and Night Orchid approached with a few others.
“I’m fine, let me check your injuries,” Stephanie said as she busied herself.
Due to the severity of Grand Ravenwood’s and Casey’s injuries, Billy and his mother had been busy for over two hours before finally reaching a temporary respite.
Of course, this was only a temporary measure to stabilize their condition. Healing them completely would not be so easy.
Half an hour later, the group returned to their hotel.
Just then, Stephanie’s phone rang.
“Sol, have you arrived?” Stephanie answered the call.
“Madam, we just entered the city,” came Sol Stuart’s voice through the receiver.
“Good!” Stephanie responded and began to give instructions. “Divide the group into three teams. Elder Brock will take ten men to guard the headquarters of Polar Trading Guild. No one should enter or leave, otherwise, kill them!”
“Furthermore, have Howard lead forty men to the City Lord’s Manor. Anyone inside who refuses to give up their cultivation, kill them!”
“The remaining fifty people, you take them directly to the Frigid Fortress headquarters. I’ll meet up with you soon!”
She knew that Frigid Fortress and Polar Trading Guild controlled almost the entire Demonrealm City. Even the people in the City Lord’s Manor were dispatched by these two organizations, with the City Lord himself being a deputy master of Frigid Fortress.
After the battle a few days ago, the fighting power of Demonrealm City had greatly diminished, leaving only the Frigid Fortress headquarters with some remaining strength.
Therefore, she wasn’t worried about the safety of the other two groups.
“Understood!” Sol Stuart replied loudly.
“Oh, and have Edie bring Ivy and Stout to the hotel to help with Casey’s recovery!” Stephanie added.
“Okay!” Sol Stuart responded again.
“Billy, go to the base of Frigid Fortress!” Stephanie said to Billy after hanging up the phone.
“Alright!” Billy nodded.
“Mom, can we go with you?” Harleen spoke up, and the others, including Night Orchid, also expressed their desire to go together.
“Harleen, your injuries, as well as Night Orchid’s, haven’t fully healed yet. It’s best if you don’t go. Plus, Elder Ravenwood and Casey need someone to take care of them.” Stephanie replied.
“Well… alright then, please be careful!” Harleen and the others didn’t insist any further.
Two minutes later, Stephanie and her son left the hotel, swiftly heading towards the Frigid Fortress headquarters.