“ughter Lord, you will regret this!” said Rakshasa.


    “Once you kill us, Commander Gardner will annihte every member of your Sanctum of Darkness.” She continued.


    “Commander Gardner? If he dares toe back to ce of Darkness, this ce will be his grave!” sneered ughter Lord.


    “You’re just foolish!” White Tiger said in a deep voice. “ce of Darkness can’t kill our Commander. He’s a force to be reckoned with!”


    “Is that so?” ughter Lord smirked. “That’s all you know, you’repletely unaware of the true power of Sanctum of Darkness. Enough talk. I will send you both on your way. Prepare yourselves.” ughter Lord dered as his aura surged, and he raised his hand to strike.


    “White Tiger, I love you!” Rakshasa closed her eyes, prepared for the worst.N?velDrama.Org holds ? this.


    “No!” James Harper and the others yelled in despair.


    But then, a muffled sound echoed, and something astonishing happened. Instead of the imagined oue, ughter Lord’s body exploded into a cloud of blood mist, leaving nothing behind. Silence engulfed the scene as everyone froze. A Half-Step War Emperor had been obliterated by a single p!


    Even Rakshasa, who had braced for death, opened her eyes, disying a stunned expression.


    “My Lord!” Both the ck-robed man and the crew-cut man screamed in agony momentster. Realizing the situation, they exchanged nces and promptly darted away. However, just like their master, they exploded into blood mist a few dozen meters away, leaving no trace.


    “Run!” The remaining members of Sanctum of Darkness, who had witnessed the carnage, fled in terror.


    But they were mistaken. In less than a minute, all of them vanished without a trace, as if they had never been there. Including White Tiger and Rakshasa, everyone from Rakshasa Hall inhaled sharply. The power they had witnessed was beyondprehension.


    “May I know the identity of you? Could youe out and let us express our gratitude in person?” White Tiger, struggling to support Rakshasa, asked earnestly as he stood up.


    “You are vale people, right?” Before long, a soft and melodious female voice spoke in fluent valish. Then, a graceful figure appeared within the range of their vision, dressed in martial attire with a veil covering her face. Her true face remained concealed, making it difficult to determine her actual age.


    “Indeed,” Rakshasa replied, slightly stunned by the unexpected encounter. She couldn’t have imagined meeting such a formidable valean individual here. During her time in ce of Darkness, this was a first.


    “Why did they want to kill you?” the woman continued to inquire.


    “We killed an elder from Sanctum of Darkness, and they were sent by Sanctum of Darkness.” White Tiger responded.


    “Sanctum of Darkness?” The woman furrowed her brow slightly but didn’t pursue that topic further. Then, she turned her attention to White Tiger and asked, “You and the others behind you give off the aura of battle-hardened soldiers. You’re not from ce of Darkness, are you?”


    “That’s correct,” White Tiger bowed slightly. “Beforeing to ce of Darkness, we served in the Western Army of vale.”


    “The Western Army?” The woman was briefly puzzled. “Are you soldiers from the Army of Bloodshadow?”


    “Indeed,” White Tiger bowed once more.


    “Is yourmanding officer Commander Gardner, the King of the West?”


    “Are you familiar with him?” White Tiger was slightly taken aback.


    “I don’t know him personally, but I’ve heard of his name. Why did he send you to ce of Darkness?”


    “In recent years, many powerful nations have been pouring resources into ce of Darkness, making it the second front for their countries.” White Tiger exined. “Rtive to that, vale’s presence in ce of Darkness is weak. Commander Gardner is concerned that ce of Darkness might pose a threat to vale. He also suspects that some powerful nations support Sanctum of Darkness from behind, so he sent us to investigate.”


    “I see,” the woman nodded. “His concerns are valid. Some countries have global ambitions and have made numerous covert arrangements. ce of Darkness is just the tip of the iceberg.”


    White Tiger and his group inhaled deeply.


    ce of Darkness was just the tip? What kind of colossal entity lied beneath the surface?


    “Your strength is still too weak,” the woman continued. “Since we’ve met by chance, I’ll give you a little gift.”


    “What… What do you mean?” Rakshasa asked.


    Before they could react, a tremendous force surged from the woman and enveloped White Tiger and the others. Within moments, they felt a powerful energy flow into their bodies. After about ten minutes, the woman retracted her energy.


    White Tiger and his group inhaled deeply again. Their injuries had significantly improved, and they sensed that their martial arts had advanced by a level. White Tiger had broken through to a new level, Rakshasa had reached Warlord perfection, James Harper had stepped into Warlord, and White Tiger’s four vice-captains had achieved Battle God perfection.


    “Thank you!” they eximed in unison.


    “That’s enough. I was just passing by today. I have other matters to attend to. Take care of yourselves!” With that, the woman disappeared from their sight.


    “Thank you!” they called out once more.


    Three hourster, White Tiger and his group returned to Rakshasa Hall’s headquarters.


    “Rakshasa, how are your injuries?” White Tiger gently asked her in the conference hall.


    “Thank you for your concern, I’m fine now.” Rakshasa replied lovingly, gazing at him.


    “And you?” she asked in return.


    “I’m fine too.”


    “White Tiger, who do you think that mysteriousdy was? How can vale have someone so powerful in ce of Darkness?” Rakshasa inquired.


    “I don’t know. Perhaps she doesn’t belong to ce of Darkness.”


    “What do you mean?”


    “I just have a feeling.” White Tiger replied thoughtfully. “This world is probably much moreplicated than we’ve seen.”