“Boss!”
At this moment, Night Orchid and Frostblade descended from the sky with a hundred Skydragon Dark Guards.
“There should be quite a few Blood and Devil Sect members in the palace courtyard. Find them and kill them!” Billy instructed the Dark Guards.
“Understood!” The Dark Guards quickly dispersed in all directions.
“What’s the situation outside?” Billy asked Night Orchid and Frostblade.
“Other than the people in the military camp, everything else is almost settled,” Night Orchid replied.
“There are some scattered enemies. Felicia and Alex Long are handling them.”
“Have the people on the city walls been dealt with?” Billy pressed.
“The Dark Guards are searching for any stragglers. They will be completely cleared soon,” Frostblade nodded.
“Good!” Billy responded.
He then pointed to a palace in front of them. “The Sheardal Imperial Family members should be imprisoned under that palace. Go check it out!”
He had scanned the entire courtyard with his spiritual power and knew there were many people under that palace. He sensed their weak auras, most likely members of the Sheardal Imperial Family.
“Got it!” Night Orchid and Frostblade turned and left.
Billy then flew to the sky above the military camp. Inside, people were tirelessly attacking the barrier, their faces filled with panic. They knew that if the barrier didn’t break, their lives were at risk.
“Boss, is everything settled at the palace?” Stout asked as he approached Billy after dealing with the last few Blood Sect disciples.
“Yes,” Billy nodded. “Did you burn down those dozen buildings? Were they their warehouses?”
He had already guessed as much when he saw so many people desperately trying to put out the fire.
“Yes,” Stout replied with a pained expression. “It’s a pity. Those warehouses were filled with valuable items, most of which were treasures they had stolen from other sects.”
“Wasteful!” Billy retorted. “I told you to create some chaos, not burn down their warehouses.”
“If I didn’t burn the warehouses, I would have had to burn the palace!” Stout smacked his lips. “Initially, I thought of that, but I was worried it might harm the Sheardal Imperial Family members, so I chose the warehouses instead.”
In such a large imperial city, did he have to burn the warehouses and the palace?
“Boss, what should we do with the people inside?” Stout pointed to the military camp below.
“This used to be the Sheardal Empire’s military camp. Are there any Praetorian Guards left?” Billy asked.
“There shouldn’t be any left,” Stout shook his head. “From what I know, when the Blood and Devil Sects attacked the imperial city, nearly ten thousand Praetorian Guards and soldiers were killed.”
“Half died at the hands of Blood Sect members, and the other half had their essence drained by Devil Sect members.”
“Moreover, I heard that during this period, several sects within the imperial city were also massacred by them.”
“All sect warriors became their cultivation resources.”
“And from yesterday onwards, they started targeting ordinary citizens.”
“If we had come ten days later, this place would probably have been a ghost town!”
“They are truly despicable people!” Billy frowned deeply.
He then flew into the barrier.
“Boss, wait for me! I’ll go with you!” Stout hurriedly followed.
“You stay outside and wait for me!” Billy replied.
With that, he entered the barrier.
The outcome was predictable. Since Billy had sentenced these people to death, there was no need for further details.
About twenty minutes later, the barrier was lifted, and Billy walked out leisurely.
Seeing the situation in the courtyard, Stout couldn’t help but gasp.
“Boss, didn’t you leave any survivors to gather information?” Stout asked after calming himself.
“I asked them. They knew less than we do,” Billy replied. “Let’s go check if other areas have been cleared.”
About half an hour later, Billy, Night Orchid, and two thousand Dark Guards gathered in the palace courtyard. A third of the Dark Guards had some injuries but fortunately, no one had died.
“Thank you, Mr Billy!”
Desmond Henderson led a group of imperial family members to Billy and knelt without hesitation. Everyone’s faces were filled with gratitude. This was the second time Billy had saved their lives!
The first time was during an internal conflict within the Sheardal Imperial Family. If not for Billy’s intervention, those who sided with the emperor would have been dead by now.
Today, Billy not only saved their lives again but also saved millions of lives in the imperial city!
“It was nothing. Stand up,” Billy said as he helped them up with a wave of his hand.
“Thank you, Mr Billy!” they said again.
“Why didn’t the Blood and Devil Sects kill you?” Stout asked Desmond Henderson.
“In their eyes, we are no different from ordinary citizens-insignificant and not a threat,” Desmond Henderson replied. “So they didn’t feel an urgent need to kill us.”
“Moreover, keeping us alive might have some deterrent effect on millions of people in the imperial city.”
“So we were spared for now.”
“I see,” Stout nodded.
“Where is your father?” Billy asked Desmond Henderson.
During the last internal conflict in the Sheardal Imperial Family, Desmond Henderson’s father, Kyan Henderson, had his dantian destroyed and became a cripple. Billy had reserved a ‘Solidifying Foundation Pill’ for him, intending to help him restore his dantian when he had time. But he got busy and forgot about it.
“Thank you for your concern, Mr Billy,” Desmond Henderson said with a pained expression. “After my father’s dantian was destroyed, he fell into depression and couldn’t control his hidden ailments.”
“So within two or three months after that incident, my father…”
“My condolences,” Billy took a deep breath. He hadn’t expected Kyan Henderson to have passed away already.
After a brief pause, he continued, “Members from Blood and Devil Sects have been mostly cleared from the imperial city. For now, they shouldn’t pose any threat.”
“Take this time to handle post-war matters and quickly rebuild the Praetorian Guard.”
He suspected that after today’s events, the Blood and Devil Sects wouldn’t make any major moves for a while. Despite their strength, they had lost many high-ranking members today-from second-in-command to Grand Elders and top-ranking Elder Pavilion members.
Now, apart from their Sect Masters, only two Vice Sect Masters remained as Holy Realm experts in both sects.
So he believed they would lay low for a while.
Of course, this was just his guess. No one could be sure what would happen next.
Additionally, he had a premonition that if they did move again, it would be an all-out attack!
“This is a sound transmission talisman. If there’s an emergency, destroy it, and I’ll sense it immediately.”
Billy handed Desmond Henderson a sound transmission talisman he had crafted himself.
“Thank you, Mr Billy!” Desmond Henderson accepted it after a moment of surprise. He had heard about sound transmission talismans from his father but never seen one before. He was amazed that Billy possessed such a magical item.
“Alright, you get busy now. We’ll take our leave,” Billy said.
“Thank you again, Mr Billy!” The imperial family members bowed deeply.
Billy then flew away with Night Orchid and others.