Impact (3)

A full week had passed since Ang publicly killed Peterson William at the Celebration Ball.

Over that week, Volgograd appeared calm on the surface, but undercurrents churned beneath.

The two Tier 2 Great Warriors who had once followed Peterson were mercilessly sent to the God-Demon Battlefield by the William Family.

Everyone understood that this was equivalent to a nonrefundable ticket to death.

Without a miracle, they had only one possible ending—dying in battle on the God-Demon Battlefield.

Many people discussed the matter at length.

Some sympathized with their fate, while others took pleasure in their misfortune.

Those with sharper eyes could see that the William Family was using someone else's blade to kill them. While purging Peterson's remaining followers, they were also giving the Empire and the noble circles an explanation.

Immediately afterward, the William Family issued a deeply suggestive announcement—Peterson William had gone missing half a month ago.

The Peterson who had appeared in public had merely been a Dark Knight of the Black Magic Society in disguise.

As for the real Peterson's whereabouts, the announcement said nothing.

The moment the announcement was released, the Black Magic Society of the Archipelago Plane became a target of public outrage.

Originally, the Black Magic Society had already been despised throughout the Archipelago Plane, and its ties with the William Family had long since been severed.

But now, using this excuse, the William Family directly launched a purge.

In just one week, the Black Magic Society on the Archipelago Plane was nearly uprooted.

Even nobles who had once cooperated with them or conducted secret dealings with them became targets for the William Family to vent its anger on.

The Imperial Gazette issued several announcements in succession. Several nobles were stripped of their titles and exiled as commoners on charges of "funding black