"Sword Saint? King of Fighters? You two are still alive? We thought you two were killed by Chen Jiuzhou!" the martial artists exclaimed in surprise when they saw Sword Saint and the others.
The look of shock was soon replaced by joy as they thought hope had arrived.
"We're so glad to see that you're still alive, Sword Saint!"
"We didn't have anyone to lead us in this battle against Chen Jiuzhou, so we weren't quite sure what to do!"
"Now that you're back, we'll all take orders from you!"
"Let us band together to stop Chen Jiuzhou and his Dragon Gate Project!"
Everyone was praising Sword Saint and King of Fighters as they waited for the two to lead them in battle.
However, Sword Saint simply responded by raising his sword and stabbing at them.
Swoosh!
All they saw was a flash of white light as the sword cut through the air.
About a second later, blood sprayed everywhere as ten martial artists died on the spot.
Everyone at the scene was stunned by what they had just seen.
They were all staring at the former Hall Master of War God Castle, who loved the people with his life, in shock and disbelief.
"W-What are you doing, Sword Saint?"
The crowd could not believe their eyes.
For the first time ever, they felt as though they didn't know Sword Saint anymore.
"Hall Master Chen is not someone you people can afford to offend! That stab was just to teach you all a lesson! We are here on Hall Master Chen's orders to crush your little resistance movement. Now, I suggest you all stop right here and leave. Those whose names are on that list, head over to Dragon Gate and prepare for your training! If you do not comply with these orders, then we will have no choice but to use force!" Sword Saint shouted with a terrifyingly authoritative tone in his voice.
Naturally, those words shocked every single one of the martial artists at the scene.
They could not bring themselves to believe that Sword Saint had just said that.
"King of Fighters, what happened to Sword Saint? Have you all submitted yourselves to Chen Jiuzhou?" they asked in confusion.
King of Fighters had an icy-cold look on his face as he replied, "Hall Master Chen is the head of China's martial arts world. It only makes sense for everyone in China to submit to him. Those who defy him shall die!"
King of Fighters' voice was exploding with authority and commanded absolute obedience.
The martial artists, who had their hopes up a few moments ago, all sank into despair after hearing that.
Someone in the crowd protested, "W-Why have you all turned out like this? Have you two forgotten who it was who injured War God? Do you two not remember who it was who forced you two into Dragon Gate? Why have you all become Chen Jiuzhou's lapdogs?"
They could not accept that a supreme grandmaster, who used to be a pillar of China and their protector, would end up killing the people he once protected.
Of course, Sword Saint and King of Fighters didn't care what they had to say.
All that remained in their icy-cold gazes was the preparedness to kill.
Whatever patience Sword Saint had left was gone when he saw no one backing off.
He gave the command and led the other Supreme fighters as he charged forward and began massacring the protesters.
It wasn't until Sword Saint started swinging his blade at them that the martial artists realized he had changed.
Terrified and anguished screams filled the area as bloodied corpses were scattered across Mount Yan.
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