“Messenger between life and death?” Casey was slightly taken aback. “What’s their background?”
“I’m not entirely sure about their origins,” Oscar Craft shook his head in response. “I only know that they are a group of people who work for money. They never question right or wrong, as long as the price is right, they take any job.”
“The last time they appeared in Sky City was three years ago. Only ten of them came, and in one night, they wiped out the third-ranked sect in Sky City, leaving no survivors among thousands.”
“Assassins?” Casey couldn’t help but say.
“You could understand it that way,” Oscar Craft nodded. “Most likely, they were hired by the Quicksand Sect.”
“Lord Messenger, why did you arrive so late? Get to work!” At this moment, Lane Chapman dodged an attack from White Feather and pointed towards Billy, shouting loudly.
“Kill everyone except that kid!”
“Vice Master, you didn’t mention there was a flying beast with Otherworldly Realm combat power here!” The leader of the opposing group, an old man, looked at Lane Chapman and spoke in a hoarse voice. As he spoke, he glanced at White Feather, his pupils narrowing slightly.
“Sorry, we just found out about it too!” Lane Chapman responded loudly. “As long as Lord Messenger takes action, our Quicksand Sect is willing to add another hundred thousand king-grade spirit stones!”
He wasn’t lying; he indeed didn’t know there was a flying beast comparable to a mid-level Otherworldly Realm expert here. According to their original plan, without this flying beast, their group alone would have been enough to take down the Ethereal Sect. But plans couldn’t keep up with changes; White Feather’s presence had put them in a desperate situation.
The old man continued, “It’s not impossible for us to take action, but the price must be doubled!”
Lane Chapman’s face twitched, then he gritted his teeth. “Agreed!”
He knew very well that if the other side didn’t take action today, they were all dead. Although doubling the price made his heart bleed, it was insignificant compared to his life.
“Deal!” the old man responded solemnly.
“Lord Messengers, today’s matter is between our Ethereal Sect and the Quicksand Sect. We hope you won’t interfere!” Oscar Craft shouted at the other side. “If you leave now, our Ethereal Sect is willing to pay five hundred thousand king-grade spirit stones as compensation.”
“Sorry, but we have our principles. We’ve already agreed to help the Quicksand Sect!” The old man waved his hand. “Attack!”
“Kill!” More than a dozen people behind him shouted in unison.
As soon as the words fell, over a dozen figures quickly scattered around.
“Mr Billy, you go first. I’ll hold them off for a while!” Oscar Craft shouted and then charged towards the leading old man.
“Foolish!” The old man said coldly, casually waving his hand.
A highly compressed energy ball swept towards Oscar Craft with a howling wind.
With a loud bang, Oscar Craft flew out like a kite with a broken string.
In one move, Oscar Craft’s combat power dropped by thirty to forty percent, and he spat out a large amount of blood.
But it wasn’t over. After sending Oscar Craft flying with one move, the old man charged again, his eyes narrowing as a long spear sped towards Oscar Craft.
“Grand Elder!” Ethan Craft and other members of the Ethereal Sect exclaimed simultaneously.
They wanted to help but were clearly powerless because more than a dozen messengers had already attacked them.
“White Feather, save him!” Billy shouted loudly.
Hearing his words, White Feather dodged an attack from Lane Chapman and spat out a gust of air towards the long spear.
With a muffled sound, the long spear shattered, pulling Oscar Craft back from the brink of death.
At the same time, a gust of wind from Oscar Craft’s attack sent White Feather flying hundreds of meters away.
However, White Feather seemed to have an abnormal resistance to attacks like Billy. Despite taking a direct hit from the opponent, apart from being pushed back a distance, it showed no signs of injury.
“Vice Master, hold it off first. I’ll deal with this old man and then come for it!” The black-and-white masked old man shouted as he charged towards Oscar Craft.
“Alright!” Lane Chapman responded loudly.
As he spoke, he waved his hand and formed a barrier that enveloped himself and White Feather.
White Feather spat out a gust of air at the barrier. The barrier shook but didn’t break.
On the other side, the yin-yang old man had already attacked Oscar Craft with overwhelming force.
Given Oscar Craft’s current strength, he couldn’t withstand this move. Even if he wanted to dodge, it was too late; the opponent’s attack covered a radius of kilometers.
At this moment, a phantom divine dragon containing destructive energy surged towards the old man, causing chaos in the void and stirring up strong winds.
Billy, using his trump card Nine Dragons Unite, couldn’t fully counter an Otherworldly Realm expert. But if the opponent took his move head-on without any defense, they wouldn’t come out unscathed either.
“Hmm?” The old man sensed the energy contained in this move. He abandoned his attack on Oscar Craft and raised his hand to block it.
The phantom divine dragon exploded instantly. Billy also flew back a thousand meters, leaving a trail of blood in the air.
“Billy Boy!”
“Boss!”
“Mr Billy!”
Everyone shouted simultaneously.
After stabilizing himself, Billy spat out a mouthful of blood, his combat power dropping by twenty to thirty percent.
“I’m fine!” Billy wiped the blood from his mouth and replied.
“Elder Zaid, cripple his cultivation first!” The old man pointed at Billy and shouted.
“Alright!” The other Otherworldly Realm elder responded after blocking Ethan Craft’s attack and charged towards Billy.
“If you want to harm Mr Billy, you’ll have to get past me first!” Ethan Craft shouted as he chased after him, unleashing a gust of air.
“Foolish!” Elder Zaid’s eyes darkened as he swept out with his palm.
Their attacks collided, sending Ethan Craft flying a thousand meters away and weakening his aura significantly.
In fact, Ethan Craft’s cultivation wasn’t much different from the opponent’s; both were at the early stage of Otherworldly Realm. But having been previously injured by Lane Chapman, his combat power had dropped to late-stage Holy Realm, making him no match for Elder Zaid.
After sending Ethan Craft flying with one move, Elder Zaid ignored him and turned towards Billy. In the blink of an eye, he was only two or three hundred meters away.
At this moment, Billy stood motionless in mid-air. Facing the approaching elder, he showed no reaction or expression.
“Kid, scared stiff already? Then go down!” Elder Zaid looked at Billy and said. In his view, injured Billy was likely too scared to react.
As soon as he finished speaking, Elder Zaid swept out with his hand towards Billy’s dantian.
“Mr Billy, watch out!” Ethan Craft shouted loudly.
“Boss, be careful!” Azure Dragon and Stout shouted simultaneously from not far away.