resplendent and magnificent yet devoid
of those who had participated in the
grand competition rendering it eerily
desolate thank you Commander allow me to
take it from here as he entered the
palace Gates a unic approached black of
similar age age merely nodded and
departed without further comment it was
none other than unly from last time who
also acknowledged Lyn Pham with a nod
before proceeding deeper into the palace
the atmosphere was both oppressive and
peculiar curiously surveying his
surroundings Lyn phone couldn't help but
ask unly why are there no guards in the
palace he vividly recalled that during
his previous visit there had been
centuries every Five Paces and guards
every 10 all of whom were Royal
Sentinels exceeding level 70
yet in the span of half a day they had
all vanished Lord Shang may not be aware
but those guards were merely for
maintaining order with the competition
concluded their presence is no longer
necessary there is no place safer than
the palace itself his tone brimmed with
confidence ly Fong nodded but the
silence that followed was awkward a te
that moment a sudden sound of something
slicing through the air caught their
attention a shadow darted past from the
city walls ly Fang's eyes widened it was
a player cloaked entirely in Black
moving through this restricted map
suggesting he too had a mission his
speed was astonishing and he was an old
acquaintance of ly fings guong too what
was he doing here was he attempting to
steal again just as lyf was struck with
astonishment guong Deo had already
soared hundreds of meters away unic a
thief no an assassin since he was a
familiar adversary ly Fong knew he could
not let him pass easily and quickly
alerted unly
however unle merely cast a glance at
guong too and nonchalantly remarked it's
of no concern just a minor assassin
someone will take care of him was he
truly going to ignore it Lyn fo watched
helplessly as guong too was about to
vanish from sight just then a whoosh
echoed through the air a black sword
light formed from condensed spiritual
energy suddenly cleaved through the sky
D Lin fings astonishment before guong
Deo could react the blade pierced
through his body pinning him to the void
as effortlessly as swatting a fly such
occurrences happen several times a day
unich Le's calm voice resounded as if
nothing had transpired ly Fong nodded
Gravely indeed such Petty criminals must
never succeed in infiltrating the palace
ly Fang's certainty grew guong deo's
profession was indeed bizarre perhaps
even more so than his own as his task
appeared to be equally challenging yet
he had to breach the palace rest assured
Lord even a level 60 player would stand
no chance let alone a level 90 hearing
unich Le's dismissive tone lyong felt
even more reassured it would be best if
he never completed this task in his
lifetime as they conversed the two
arrived at a side Hall this Hall
contained a vast Garden adorned with
Pavilions rockeries and a large pond in
the center Emperor Wu tanii dawned in a
casual robe Sat by the pond fishing
surrounded only by the 10 Imperial
princes a upon seeing ly Fong enter the
kneeling third Prince U Yin repeatedly
gestured toward him with his eyebrows
your majesty Lord Shong has arrived M
unii discreetly exited the side Hall you
have done well in this matter I have
summoned the 10 of them for you as for
the financial aspect let us discuss it
Wu tanii spoke without turning his head
his tone indifferent ly fo couldn't help
but frown this was not what had been
agreed upon initially they had stated
that whatever was spent would be
reimbursed to be evenly divided among
the 10 princes now what was there to
discuss his concerns were not unfounded
the eldest Prince spoke first father the
people have suffered I am deeply pained