About twenty minutester, ten men returned, and one of them addressed Ian de, “Mr de, all the tourists have been cleared out. What’s next?”


    “Get in the cars and wait for me!” Ian replied sternly, then walked towards an open area not far away.


    “Mr de…” the man hesitated but spoke again, “Should we?”


    “Get in the cars!” Ian repeated firmly.


    “Understood!” Although they didn’t understand what was happening, the menplied and got into the cars.


    “Come out, I’ve been waiting for you!” In a short while, Ian gazed at the nearby woods and calmly spoke.


    “Mr de, you’re quite courageous.”


    A voice emerged from the woods, followed by the approach of four men and women.


    “You probably anticipated that we woulde for you, right?” The leader of the group, an elder, continued.


    “What do you think?” Ian narrowed his eyes slightly, examining the four individuals.


    All four of them possessed formidable martial prowess. The leader was a level and a half above him, a War Emperor in theplete stage of cultivation. The other three were in the early stages of the War Emperor realm. It was clear that they had no intention of letting him live.


    “You truly live up to your reputation as a prodigy of de Sect. Your calm demeanor is truly extraordinary.” The elder remarked with a faint smile. “If I guess correctly, It must be Commander Gardner who let you bring us here, right?”


    “Congrattions, you got it right.” Ian replied coldly.


    As the elder said, it was indeed an order from Billy. When Night Orchid received that text message, Billy had a hunch that the enemy might be using diversion tactics, so he sent a message to Ian.


    “You’re counting on him to save you, but it’s a pity you’ve outsmarted yourself. He doesn’t have the time to deal with you right now.” The elder sneered.


    “You’re just a fool.” Ian scoffed.


    “You’ll soon find out who the real fool is!” The elder’s tone turned serious. “But don’t me us, me yourself for being in the position of a Special Patrol Commander.”


    As he spoke, a powerful aura emanated from their bodies.


    “Attack together, make it quick!” With these words, the elder raised his hand, and several powerful punches shot towards Ian.


    “Understood!” The other three individuals replied, channeling their energies andunching attacks from three different directions.


    “Watch out, Mr de!” At this point, the ten Special Patrol officers had disembarked from their cars. They wanted to intervene, but in such a high-level battle, they were helpless. Just the aura emitted by the four attackers was enough to make them despair.


    “Don’t worry about me, leave this ce, NOW!” Ian shouted.


    As Ian spoke, he flicked his wrist, drew his three-foot-long greatsword, and sent several icy shes toward the leader of the group.


    The razor-sharp de shed with the fists of the opponents, creating a resounding impact. However, even though Ian managed to block the attacks from the three men and women, the leader of the opposing group, an elderly man, tore through his defense and mmed his fist viciously into Ian’s shoulder de.


    A tremendous force surged into Ian’s body, and he almost lost his grip on therge de as his internal organs seemed to shift in an instant. Then, after spewing a mouthful of blood into the air, Ian rapidly slid backward for about twenty meters beforeing to a halt.


    “Not bad. You took my punch and haven’t hit the ground yet. You’ve surprised me.” The elderly man remarked, appearing somewhat astonished.


    “Idiot!” After taking a moment to catch his breath, Ianunched another attack.


    The three-foot-long de swiftly unleashed dozens of icy glimmers, forming a devastating web of shes aimed at their adversaries.


    “That’s a good way to die!” The elder leader of the group roared and quickly moved to intercept Ian’s attack.


    Meanwhile, the other three attackers unleashed their own attacks, creating a cacophony of piercing winds.


    “Infinite de!” Just as the three attackers closed in, Ian shouted.


    In an instant, his three-foot-long greatsword traced an intricate pattern in the air, forming an infinite symbol, and then rushed toward the leader of the group.


    Infinite de Technique was one of de Sect’s secret techniques. Combined with Ian’s enormous greatsword, it had the power to defeat opponents far above his level.


    “Hmm?” The elder leader sensed the power of this strike and his pupils contracted slightly. But he didn’t retreat; instead, he pushed forward. As he did, thunderous energy surged between his palms, creating a shockwave that tore apart severalrge trees and knocked the other three attackers off their feet.


    At this moment, Ian was pushed back over ten steps, leaving deep footprints in the hard ground. When he finally stabilized himself, he spat out a mouthful of blood, his aura disrupted.


    Meanwhile, the elderly man on the other side also took five or six steps back, his momentum slightly disrupted, and a faint trace of blood appeared at the corner of his mouth. Clearly, in this round, he hadn’t gained much of an advantage.


    Just as the old man was about to say a few words, Ian flicked his wrist and delivered a reverse strike towards the man nearest to him.


    “You dare!” The old man roared and rushed towards him.


    However, as he was halfway through his charge, a colossal surge of energy swept in from the side like a tornado. In the next moment, the old man was sent flying like leaves in the autumn wind, spewing a mouthful of blood while airborne. He flew a hundred meters before crashing heavily into and breaking a thick-waisted tree, and then his breath weakened.


    “Commander Gardner?! How… could you arrive so quickly?” The old man turned to look at Billy, struggling to speak.


    Despair etched across his face. With King of he West on the scene, he knew that his fate was likely sealed. He hadn’t anticipated Billy’s swift arrival; otherwise, he wouldn’t have wasted so much time talking to Ian de.


    What he didn’t know was that the location chosen by Ian was specifically instructed by Billy. It was not far from the teahouse. Combined with Billy’s incredible teleportation speed, it took less than ten minutes for him to arrive from the teahouse to this spot.


    At the same time, the man’s head was decapitated in mid-air, leaving an expression of endless horror on his face.


    “Senior brother!” The other two men and women cried out in pain.N?velDrama.Org content rights.


    “Run, quick!” the old man shouted at his twopanions.


    “Huh?!”


    The other two men and women also spotted Billy. Their pupils shrank in fear, and without any hesitation, they dashed into the nearby woods. However, by the time they tried to flee, it was already toote. The two of them had barely taken a few steps when two waves of energy surged from Billy’s hands, rushing towards them like hurricanes.


    “No…!” The old man shouted loudly.