The War God's Homecoming

Chapter 420 Stubborn Denial

"White Tiger, have you ascertained their strength?" asked Casey.

"They have a Supreme Master and seven Vice Masters, but I don't have detailed information about their levels. Even the elders from Dark Cabinet don't know." White Tiger replied with a slight shake of his head.

"Other than these eight individuals, the rest of them are probably at least Half-Step War God-Emperors." He continued.

Stout coughed awkwardly.

"White Tiger, are you playing with us? You want us to attack when we don't even know the strength of their top eight members?" Stout questioned. "What if some War God-Emperors at the late stage or higher suddenly appear? We'd be in big trouble!"

"Kid, mind your own business!" White Tiger scolded him with a glare before turning his attention back to Billy. "Boss, during my investigations, I found out that Place of Darkness has rules similar to those in our homeland. War God-Emperor-level experts are not allowed to attack those below the War Emperor level, or else the rule protectors will intervene."

"Hmm." Billy nodded.

This was something he had heard from that old man. True War God-Emperors were incredibly powerful and had the potential to kill thousands with a single move. Without rules to limit them, the world would be in chaos. Hence, every region had rule protectors, extraordinary individuals who enforced these regulations. For instance, in Glavale, the faction of Ether Mountain served as rule protectors. If a War God- Emperor broke the rules and attacked others recklessly, they would face retribution from the rule protectors.

Last time, Ivy Chandler had appeared in the eastern district, not only to assist Billy but also to monitor two War God-Emperor-level warriors, Inkforge and Nigel Becker.

Of course, as the young master of Ether Mountain, Billy had his own responsibilities in this regard.

"By the way, boss, I suspect that the mysterious expert who helped us might be a rule protector of Place of Darkness." White Tiger recalled. "But I can't be certain."

"Are you serious?" Black Tortoise questioned. "Based on your description, she's definitely a War God-Emperor. She killed those from Temple of Slaughter, how could she explain herself when she returns?" "Considering that everyone from Temple of Slaughter is dead, and there's no one left to speak of the incident, she might just get away with it." Azure Dragon replied him.

"All right," Black Tortoise agreed, realizing that Azure Dragon had a point.

"She may not necessarily be a rule protector, and she might not even belong to Place of Darkness." Billy speculated, his expression thoughtful. "There might be more to this than we think." "Boss, do you have any guesses?" Casey asked.

"Not yet, but I have a feeling that some things aren't as simple as we think." Billy replied. With that, he turned to White Tiger and asked, "Have you determined the positions of the eight sub-temples of Sanctum of Darkness?"

"Yes," White Tiger confirmed. "There is at least one late-stage War Emperor in each of them, and they have three War Emperors at the peak level."

"Tsk tsk, Sanctum of Darkness seems quite powerful," Stout remarked, sounding a bit surprised.

"In that case, let's pay a visit to the strongest temple first." Billy suggested, narrowing his eyes.

"Understood!" Casey and the others responded in unison.

"Alright, let's meet with everyone outside." Billy said, rising from his seat and heading toward the door. The others followed him.

"Commander Gardner!"

When they reached the central courtyard, three to four thousand people bowed and saluted Billy. Their eyes were filled with admiration. Though these individuals weren't directly under Billy's command, as Glavalean warriors, it was customary to bow and show respect when they encountered the King of the West, Commander Gardner. Moreover, if it weren't for Billy's arrangement to send reinforcements, many of them would have perished today.

Billy acknowledged with a nod as he looked at the crowd.

"Thank you, Commander Gardner, for saving our lives!" the other three leaders, aside from Orson Harding, expressed their gratitude.

"Please rise," Billy raised his hand.

"Thank you, Commander Gardner!" They stood up and saluted.

"Are you all from the War Department?" Billy asked, looking at them.

"Yes, Commander," one of them replied loudly. "We belong to the Special Operations Division under the War Department of Glavale."

"Very well," Billy nodded and gestured. "Return to your respective units for now. I have an announcement to make."

They saluted again and replied, "Yes, Commander."

"White Tiger, bring Orson Harding forward." Billy said as he turned to White Tiger.

"Understood!" White Tiger motioned to two Bloodshadow guards to escort Orson Harding, who was still covered in injuries.

"Do you Rakshasa Hall people even know who I am? You dare treat me like this? Just you wait. I..." Orson Harding began to shout angrily as he walked, but he suddenly recognized Billy, and his body involuntarity shivered with fear.

"Is that Orson Harding? What happened to him?"

"I heard he violated military regulations."

"What does that mean? What did he do?"

"I don't know the details, but let's see what Commander Gardner says..."

The crowd began to murmur as they observed Orson Harding's condition.

"Orson Harding, do you acknowledge your guilt?" Billy turned his attention to Orson.

"I don't know what you are referring to, Commander." Orson Harding said, taking a deep breath to calm himself. He was determined not to admit to any wrongdoing.

"You don't know?" Billy responded with a faint smile. "White Tiger, if he doesn't know, then please enlighten him about his crimes."

"Yes, Commander!" White Tiger

nodded before Toudly announcing,

"Orson Harding, as the Legion

Commander of the War Department, you acted out of personal interest, disregarding the safety of your comrades. This led to the deaths of

hundreds of fellow soldiers from

Rakshasa Hall."

"In addition, when a fellow warrior requested a reasonable withdrawal, you killed him without any justification. Furthermore, when you were in danger yourself, you used a comrade's life as a shield to protect yourself."

As they heard White Tiger's words, the crowd erupted into an uproar.

"Is that true? This is outrageous!"

"Indeed, this is worse than being less honorable than rats!"

"How could such a person exist? He deserves to be executed on the spot!"

Everyone's expressions were filled with anger and resentment, and they wished they could take action to kill Orson Harding right then and there.

"Orson Harding, do you have anything else to say?" Billy asked, still with a calm demeanor.

"Commander Gardner, these are

false accusations!" Orson Harding exclaimed, refusing to admit anyProperty © of NôvelDrama.Org.

wrongdoing. "At first, I did underestimate the strength of Sanctum of Darkness, but that's

merely a misjudgment, not a crime

of my own making."

"Secondly, during the battle, a request for withdrawal was made when we were already engaged in combat, and it disrupted our fighting spirit. Therefore, it was right to execute the requestor for disturbing military discipline."

"As for the incident where a comrade protected me, it was his own choice. I am grateful to him, and if given a choice, I would have preferred to die in his place."

"You're just making excuses as death looms!" Billy said in a cold voice. "White Tiger, execute him!"