The entire square turned into a small battlefield, engulfed in a fierce clash. Meanwhile, about a hundred meters from the entrance of the estate, a group of thirty special patrol officers stood bewildered on an open space.
"Sir..., maybe we should leave this place?" one of them said, looking at Andy Wade.
"If you don't want your heads to roll, you'd better stay put right here!" Andy Wade snapped at him. Deep down, he had no desire to stay a second longer himself, but Commander Gardner had given the order, and even if he had ten times the courage, he wouldn't dare to disobey.
"Governor, how about we take action as well?" another officer spoke up. "Otherwise, just standing here won't do any good."
Sighing heavily, Andy Wade waved his hand. "Alright, go ahead!"
"Yes, sir!" The man nodded and drew his sword before charging forward. "These SHADOW scoundrels have gone too far, and we're not going to let them get away with it!"
But just as he finished speaking, he felt a sharp pain in his lower back, followed by a fall that left him writhing in agony.
"Sir, why did you kick me?" He struggled to get up, then turned to Andy Wade with a puzzled expression.
"Idiot!" Andy Wade snapped angrily. "Do you want to die dragging us down with you?"
"What... What do you mean?" The man was still confused. "Didn't you order us to take action?"
"Moron!" Andy Wade glared at him fiercely. "I told you to take action, not to attack those from SHADOW!"
Some people just had no brains at all! It was so obvious, couldn't he see it? Today, the Riley clan was definitely finished, and their only chance to survive was to prove their loyalty. If they could kill a few members of Ink Pavilion, perhaps they might have a slim chance of survival. Otherwise, they wouldn't even be able to save their own lives if the heavens themselves came down.
After a moment's pause, Andy Wade shouted loudly, "You bastards from Ink Pavilion, how dare you attack SHADOW members! You will pay with your lives!"
"What?" The man was once again stunned, then raised his big knife and charged forward. "You scoundrels from Ink Pavilion, prepare to meet your doom!"
"Attack!" The other two to three dozen people also rushed toward the crowd from Ink Pavilion.
At that moment, Billy's sword had already severed the heads of Drake Riley and Alkaid in mid-air.
"Father!" Ralph Riley, who was fighting with Azure Dragon, cried out in despair.
But just as he was distracted, Azure Dragon's blade flashed past his shoulder, severing his arm, and causing blood to spray everywhere.
"Ah..." He screamed in pain once more before collapsing to the ground, his face filled with endless despair.
After casting a glance at him, Azure Dragon paid him no further attention and turned to charge toward the other fighters.
The battle continued and soon neared its end. The two War Grandmaster-level fighters who had been attacking Casey were beheaded by Billy before they could react. The ten Warlords didn't last more than five minutes against Azure Dragon and Vermilion Bird. As for the twenty Battle Gods, they met their end at the hands of Azure Fang, Frostblade, and Soul Chaser. In less than ten minutes, every member of Ink Pavilion was slain except for Melvin Pearce.
Melvin's condition wasn't much better. Like a dead dog, he lay unconscious on the ground. One of his arms was severed, and his body bore over ten wounds, with only one breath left, thanks to Vermilion Bird's deliberate mercy.
As for the core members of the Riley Clan, aside from Ralph Riley, all the others were lying dead. The several hundred guards were also either dead or injured, with about half of them on each side.
"Mercy!" The remaining group of fighters knelt on the ground, trembling all over, and kept begging for mercy.
"Bring them all back to SHADOW!" Frostblade spoke up.
"Yes!" the SHADOW members responded in unison.
Meanwhile, Billy, Casey, and the others approached Ralph Riley.
"Is there anything else you want to say?"
Struggling to get up, Ralph Riley knelt before Billy.
"It's all my fault. Please... please spar the women and children..."
Billy didn't respond to his plea and simply said, "Execute him!"
"Commander Gardner... I beg you to spare them..." Ralph Riley shouted desperately once more.
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