"Vengeance for the annihilation of our kin knows no bounds!"
"Zhao family members, kill them all without mercy!!"
The Sun family, having arrived without warning, launched a frenzied assault on the Zhao manor. Each of them fought with the ferocity of tigers descending from the mountains.
Puff~
Puff, puff~~
Splashes of blood erupted as the Zhao family members, utterly caught off guard by the Sun family's ruthless onslaught led by Sun Tiance, found themselves being brutally slain.
The outcome was predictable!
"Not good, enemy attack!!"
The Zhao family reacted, but at least a hundred of their experts had already fallen, and the casualties continued to climb at an alarming rate. The weight of their kin's demise fueled the Sun family's fury; they were all driven mad by the loss of their parents, wives, and children.
"Sun Tiance, how dare you!"
Zhao Tingjun arrived at the manor to find his top experts massacred. His eyes burned red with rage. Zhao Qingyun, who also rushed to the scene, was filled with murderous intent. "Scoundrels!"
"You Sun family brats, do you truly believe yourselves to be among the four great families of the capital!"
"Everyone, attack! Annihilate these Sun family invaders!!"
Chii~
Zhao Qingyun lunged forward, and battle commenced. Deep-seated animosity had long existed between the two families. Now, with the recent conflict, especially Zhao Qingyun's son being gravely wounded, the Sun family's actions had crossed the Zhao family's threshold.
As for the Sun family, they saw the Zhao family as the perpetrators of their clan's destruction. Hinata Sasaki's insidious plan had now borne fruit.
"Kill!!!"
Chii chii chii~
Blood splattered, and figures blurred.
However, the Sun family's resources were ultimately no match for the Zhao family's. As time wore on, one by one, the Sun family's strong warriors fell. After about an hour,
Only Sun Tiance and his son Sun Xuanming remained on the battlefield. Yet, Zhao Tingjun could not smile at this outcome. The Zhao family had lost half of their remaining strength. They, who had once been the preeminent among the four great families of the capital, would likely now be the weakest, and if not for his peak Battle God cultivation, they might even fall from the ranks of the four great families altogether.
"Sun Tiance, you truly have guts!"
Zhao Tingjun was consumed by rage. He couldn't comprehend Sun Tiance's reckless actions. "Since you seek death, I shall grant it to you!!"
Boom!!!
The next moment, a terrifying aura erupted from Zhao Tingjun. In an instant, he vanished from his spot. Bang, bang~
Two dull thuds echoed, and the already heavily wounded Sun Tiance was sent flying backward. Sun Xuanming, however, died on the spot, his lifeless body falling to the ground.
"Scoundrel, Zhao Tingjun, I'll kill you!!"
Enraged, Sun Tiance became like a madman. Disregarding Zhao Qingyun's attack, he charged directly at Zhao Tingjun, who was struggling after killing Sun Xuanming.
Bang~
In his haste, Sun Tiance landed a punch on Zhao Tingjun's ribs, accompanied by a cracking sound. Zhao Tingjun, in turn, plunged a dagger from his ring into Sun Tiance's heart. However, Zhao Tingjun showed no joy. His face grave, he stumbled backward, his complexion turning purplish.
Poison!
Indeed, Sun Tiance's punch was merely a diversion. The true killing blow was the potent poison within the dagger ring—his final resort.
"Hahaha, Zhao Tingjun, you're dead!!"
Sun Tiance roared with mad laughter, his sanity fracturing. His body stiffened and fell backward, landing with a thud on the cold ground, his last breath filled with resentment and unwillingness.
"Father!"
Zhao Qingyun and the others, seeing Sun Tiance dead, immediately rushed to Zhao Tingjun's side, carefully supporting him.
"Quick, call a doctor immediately!"
Zhao Qingyun ordered his subordinates. Before they could even respond, Zhao Tingjun coughed up a mouthful of dark purple blood. His face turned an eerie white, and combined with his severe injuries, Zhao Tingjun immediately fell unconscious.
Chaos erupted in the Zhao manor. Meanwhile, Hinata Sasaki and his group from the Sakura Society, who had been secretly observing everything, withdrew, clearly satisfied with the outcome.
"The four great families of the capital, what a joke."
The captain of the Third Division glanced at the scene before them, and then over a hundred people quietly departed, undetected by anyone. On another side of the Zhao manor, in the shadows.
A man watched the scene unfold, swallowing hard before dialing the military department and reporting the events.
At the Military Lord's office in the capital.
Military Lord Wang Zhantian was conversing with a man in black robes when his phone rang. Seeing the caller ID, Wang Zhantian answered.
However, as soon as he picked up, the news from the other end sent a shock through him.
"What did you say!!"
"The Sun family was annihilated, and Sun Tiance was killed by Zhao Tingjun. Zhao Tingjun was also poisoned and remains unconscious."
"Understood."
After hanging up, Wang Zhantian turned to the man in black robes. "It seems your intuition was correct. Amidst the battle between the Sun and Zhao families, there was likely a fourth force involved."
"To meddle in the affairs of our Huaxia capital at such a time, these people must have malicious intentions."
The black-robed man was none other than the one who had appeared at the Imperial Dragon Society. He had been sent by Wang Zhantian and was the Battle God Long Aotian from the northwest border. His intention was to prevent infighting among the four great families of the capital and minimize casualties among their experts. However, he hadn't expected the fourth force to be so ruthless, directly destroying the Sun family and framing the Zhao family.
Ding dong~
Just then, a notification sounded. Wang Zhantian saw it was from Wang Tiezhu of Tianquan Security. He opened it. "This... just as I suspected!"
"Fusang, the Sakura Society truly has a death wish!!"
Long Aotian, seeing the message and location on Wang Zhantian's phone, also exclaimed, "Sakura Society, are they courting death?!"
With a bang, Long Aotian slammed his fist onto the specially reinforced alloy tabletop, creating a dent in a surface that could withstand cannon fire.
"The Sakura Society is becoming more and more audacious. Since that's the case, these people won't be leaving!"
Wang Zhantian was genuinely angered now. "Aotian, come with me. I want to see how many suicidal fools the Sakura Society has sent this time!"
"Yes, Military Lord!"
Long Aotian's eyes gleamed with cold light. Others might not know, but he was well aware that even he wasn't a match for Wang Zhantian, who had truly entered the peak of the Battle God realm. Of course, this was all thanks to Ye Xuan's special oranges.
Half an hour later, at the capital's ferry crossing.
The area was deserted.
Shua~
Three figures appeared, none other than Hinata Sasaki and Okada Motokazu, accompanied by over a hundred experts.
"The capital of Huaxia is quite disappointing."
Hinata Sasaki gazed at the bustling night view of the capital, a smile playing on his lips. He regretted not having fought Sun Tiance.
"Indeed, the capital of Huaxia is nothing special... Who!?"
Okada Motokazu's words were cut short as he sensed something amiss. Then, a figure appeared in their midst. It was none other than the Military Lord of the Capital's War Department, Wang Zhantian.