Soon, a group of figures appeared.
Leading them was an elderly man dressed in court attire, his actual age indiscernible, holding a dragon-headed cane in his hand.
Behind him followed about a hundred people, each with considerable cultivation.
Among them were two first-rank Sacred Realm, four half-step Sacred Realm, four ninth-rank Divine Realm, and eight eighth-rank Divine Realm, showcasing the formidable strength of the remaining high-end forces of the Empire.
Before long, the opposing group landed at the mouth of the valley, and the elderly leader led about twenty high-end fighters into the valley.
At the same time, Stephanie Stuart, Casey, and Edie Fennimore landed in front of Billy one after another.
Casey’s opponent, a half-step Sacred Realm, couldn’t hold on for more than two rounds under the joint attack of Stephanie Stuart and Casey, and was pierced through the throat by Stephanie Stuart’s sword.
After killing the opponent, Stephanie Stuart once again rushed towards Edie Fennimore’s battlefield.
Edie Fennimore’s opponent, seeing his companion killed, lost all will to fight and fled without looking back. Naturally, Stephanie Stuart didn’t bother to chase after him.
“Boss, something seems off!” Casey glanced at the elderly man with the cane before turning to Billy.
“Hmm!” Billy narrowed his eyes slightly and nodded.
According to the plan he discussed with Desmond Henderson earlier.
They would create a commotion here to lure Ramiro Kerr, while Desmond Henderson and his men would take down Pablo Henderson inside the palace.
Then, Desmond Henderson would send strong fighters to deal with Ramiro Kerr. As Ramiro Kerr was only at the second-rank Sacred Realm, without the aid of an array, sending a third-rank Sacred Realm would be sufficient.
But now, the other side unexpectedly brought so many people at once, clearly indicating something was amiss.
When things deviate from the norm, there must be something unusual happening!
“Lord Chaim, why are you here?” Seeing the elderly leader, Ramiro Kerr slightly paused and went forward to greet him.
At the same time, he couldn’t help but feel a thump in his heart, and his right eyelid twitched inexplicably several times.
“The Emperor is worried about the situation here, so he sent me to take a look,” the elderly man named Chaim Henderson responded indifferently.
“The Emperor is overly cautious, he…” Ramiro Kerr continued.
“The Emperor also asked me to deliver a message to you!” Chaim Henderson interrupted him directly.
“What message?” Ramiro Kerr slightly paused.
“He said he feels lonely down there and wants you to go down and accompany him!” Chaim Henderson replied.
“Huh?” Ramiro Kerr’s pupils shrank coldly.
Finally, he vaguely understood what Billy’s earlier words meant!
Was there a palace coup happening?
Without any hesitation, he immediately dashed to the side and soared into the sky.
He had the self-awareness that with the aid of the array, he was indeed not afraid of a third-rank Sacred Realm powerhouse.
But without the array, he had no chance of winning, especially since he was already injured.
“The Emperor wants you to go down and accompany him. Why are you running away?” Chaim Henderson continued speaking.
As he spoke, he raised his hand and swept out a palm strike, causing a surge of energy, fierce winds, and thunderous roars.
Ramiro Kerr knew he wasn’t Chaim Henderson’s match and didn’t dare to confront him head-on, quickly dodging to the side.
Although he avoided fatal injuries, he was still swept away by the energy, spraying out a mouthful of blood.
Before he could completely stabilize himself, the second wave of energy came crashing down, creating a hurricane.
“Huh?!” Ramiro Kerr’s pupils shrank coldly.
Unable to dodge in time, he could only defend himself with an attack. He mustered the remaining seventy to eighty percent of his strength to block the attack.
Bang!
However, with his current strength, he couldn’t withstand a blow from a third-rank Sacred Realm.
He was thrown several hundred meters away, landing on the ground and staggering back ten steps, before finally dropping to one knee, blood continuously spewing from his mouth.
After that blow, his strength was reduced to less than forty percent.
“Why?” Ramiro Kerr, after forcibly suppressing the blood pressure in his heart, looked at Chaim Henderson, who was approaching, and asked.
“Hehe, don’t you know why?” Chaim Henderson sneered.
“Five years ago, you helped Pablo Henderson ascend the throne, and ever since, he has been above all, and these years, you have not been sparing in exerting your authority!”
“Pablo Henderson actually listened to you, letting an outsider like you become the supreme Prime Mister of my Sheardal Empire!”
“In these five years, you have enjoyed wealth and glory, it’s worth dying even!”
“Did you kill the emperor?” Ramiro Kerr asked, spitting out blood.
“That throne wasn’t his to begin with. Letting him sit for five years is already generous!” Chaim Henderson replied.
“Did you call them?” Ramiro Kerr pointed to Billy and the others not far away and asked.
“You had them break the array here, lure me out of the palace, and then attacked on the other side of the palace?”
He was well aware that if he stayed in the palace, even if the opponent’s cultivation was higher than his, they would not dare to attack him. After all, he had set up many arrays in the palace courtyard, so it wouldn’t be easy for the other side to succeed.
“Sure.” Chaim Henderson said indifferently.
“You chose to act today, there must be something special happening, right?” Ramiro Kerr continued.
In the past five years, he had left the palace so many times; if they really wanted to kill him, they wouldn’t wait until today. Moreover, he was well aware that Pablo Henderson had many supporters in the palace. Even if he wasn’t by his side, it wouldn’t be easy for Chaim Henderson to succeed.
“What’s the use of knowing so much for a dying man?” Chaim Henderson responded coldly. “Since you’re so close to Pablo Henderson, go accompany him below!”
As his words fell, a killing intent spread from him.
“Don’t kill me, I’m willing to surrender…” Ramiro Kerr trembled all over and shouted loudly.
“Sorry, I don’t need a dog like you by my side!” Chaim Henderson said, raising his hand and patting down.
“Have mercy…” Ramiro Kerr’s soul trembled.
Crack!
Before the words fell, a crisp sound rang out, his head drooped, his legs kicked, and he breathed his last.
After dealing with Ramiro Kerr, Chaim Henderson walked towards Billy and the others.
“You’re Billy, right?” Walking up to him, Chaim Henderson looked at Billy and spoke lightly.
“All one hundred people from my Sheardal Empire who entered the Forbidden Phantom Valley were killed by you?”
“Do you want to avenge them?” Casey glanced at him.
“I really don’t know what Desmond Henderson was thinking, actually asking you to help him save his father, it’s ridiculous!” Chaim Henderson ignored Casey.
After a slight pause, he continued.
“Considering that you broke the array, you’ve helped me out a bit, so I’ll give you a chance to live.”
“Everyone forfeits their cultivation and scram!”