“… Kill me, just kill me…” Mekhi Drake struggled to speak after taking a shallow breath.
All he wanted now was death, but unfortunately, he didn’t even have the right to kill himself.
As he spoke, endless regret filled his heart.
He knew very well that the Five Elements Sect had truly lost its momentum!
After today, there would no longer be the Five Elements Sect in the Forbidden Ruins Space!
And all of this was just because of a random wrong decision!
As the saying goes, one wrong step leads to more mistakes!
Perhaps, since the day he made the decision, today’s outcome had already been determined!
“Sorry, but I’ve sold your life to him!” Billy said with a faint smile, pointing towards Zain Guthrie walking towards them.
“Before this… my Five Elements Sect had no grudge against your Skydragon City…” Mekhi Drake continued.
“Aren’t you curious… why my Five Elements Sect… would target your Skydragon City…”
“I… I’ll tell you the reason… can you make it quick for me?”
“Heh, not interested!” Billy shrugged his shoulders. “I’ve known the answer for a long time.”
“You… have known for a long time?” Mekhi Drake was stunned.
“Not only your Five Elements Sect, but the Saint Cloud Pavilion and the Crimson Flame Imperial Palace!” Billy said lightly.
“The reasons why the three factions would target my Skydragon City may be different, but ultimately, there is only one reason!”
“That is because there are people from Northfortia pushing this behind the scenes, am I right?”
From the moment the Five Elements Sect ordered Nelson Morris to attack Skydragon City, he had a faint suspicion.
After all, before that, there had been no major conflicts between Skydragon City and the Crimson Flame Empire. If you had to find some connection, it would be what happened in the Forbidden Phantom Valley.
At that time, among the one hundred people from the Crimson Flame Empire, the prominent fighters were two from the Crimson Flame Imperial Palace, while the other two late-stage Divine Realm youths came from the Five Elements Sect and the Saint Cloud Pavilion.
So, on the surface, it seemed possible that the three factions might target Skydragon City for this reason.
But upon further reflection, this reason seemed somewhat far-fetched.
Moreover, if it was solely because of this reason, the three factions would have acted long ago, there was no need to wait until now.
When Billy emerged from the Forbidden Phantom Valley, his strength was only comparable to someone at the half-step Sacred Realm. They could have easily dealt with him at that time.
Why wait until Billy had grown strong enough to contend with the late-stage Sacred Realm experts before making a move?
Therefore, it must be Northfortian who were behind the scenes!
As for why they recently started to target him, he did not know, he knew there must be some special reason behind it.
“… You… knew all along?” Mekhi Drake opened his mouth, and a large amount of blood gushed out.
“Sure!” Billy shrugged his shoulders again.
At this moment, Zain Guthrie had come over, staring at Mekhi Drake with a grim expression, not saying a word.
“Finish me quickly…” Mekhi Drake spoke again.
“Don’t worry, I won’t kill you for now!” Zain Guthrie’s tone was cold.
“I will let that despicable woman watch as I torture you to death, then I’ll make her taste the same torture!”
“Haha… hahaha…” Mekhi Drake laughed madly to the sky, his face showing signs of aging.
After a brief pause, he continued, “Do whatever you want… it doesn’t matter anymore…”
Thud!
Before he finished speaking, Zain Guthrie raised his hand, and a strong gust of wind swept out, causing Mekhi Drake’s eyes to roll back as he collapsed on the ground.
“Thank you!” Zain Guthrie then turned to Billy and said, “If I guessed correctly, you want to know about the Northfortian in the Crimson Flame Empire, right?”
“What can you tell me?” Billy asked.
“What aspect do you want to know?” Zain Guthrie continued.
“Let’s start with their overall situation in the Crimson Flame Empire,” Billy responded. “How many Northfortian are in the Forbidden Ruins Space?”
“I’m not sure about the exact number of them,” Zain Guthrie replied. “For hundreds, even thousands of years, Northfortia people have continually entered the Forbidden Ruins Space from the Polar Domain, and no one has ever done an accurate count of how many there are.”
“However, in the last year or two, the number of people coming from the outside has greatly increased.”
“Who is the top person from Northfortia in the Forbidden Ruins Space?” Billy asked again.
“I don’t know who the top person is!” Zain Guthrie shook his head and then added, “I know about their second and third powerful leaders in charge.”
“Tell me!” Billy said.
“The second powerful leader is called Westin Ayala, and he is currently the Commander of my Crimson Flame Empire’s Praetorian Guard!” Zain Guthrie spoke again.
“And the third person, Horner, who was killed at the entrance of the Star Secret Space last time.”
“What is Westin Ayala’s cultivation level?” Casey asked.
“He has the strength of a half-step into the ninth-rank Sacred Realm!” Zain Guthrie replied.
“So strong?” Azure Dragon frowned. “Did he come from the outside in the past year?”
“No!” Zain Guthrie shook his head.
“Most of the powerful Northfortian inside the Forbidden Ruins Space are born and raised there.”
“Previously, the people living here were simply grouped by gender, without any specific distinction between Eastern or Western people.”
“But in recent years, with many Westerners entering the Forbidden Ruins Space, a concept of East and West has emerged here.”
“We have gradually learned about the general situation of your world outside, knowing the conflicts between Glavale and the Western countries.”
“Since Westin Ayala has never left the Forbidden Ruins Space, why did he lean towards Northfortia?” Azure Dragon asked.
“It’s simple!” Zain Guthrie responded lightly.
“Everyone in the world seeks benefits. Someone must have offered him enough benefits!”
“Besides Westin Ayala and Horner, what other high-end combat forces does Northfortia have?” Casey asked.
“I’m not sure about the specifics!” Zain Guthrie shook his head again. “I only know about the situation of those holding important positions in the Imperial Palace.”
He then briefly introduced the general situation of Westerners in the Crimson Flame Imperial Palace.
“Are you not worried that having so many Westerners in key positions in the palace may lead to losing control?” Azure Fang asked.
“Like I said, in the past, there was no distinction between Easterners and Westerners in the Forbidden Ruins Space,” Zain Guthrie replied.
“The palace hires based on abilities, without considering whether someone is from the East or the West.”
“And in all these years, nothing has happened, so the imperial family has never worried about anything before.”
At this point, with a slight pause and hesitation, he added, “But…”
“But what?” Billy asked lightly.
“Do you feel increasingly out of control?”