The Martial Arts Alliance headquarters could be called a safe haven jointly built by the martial world under the leadership of the Fang Family and Li Family. It gathered a great number of experts, stocked guns and cannons, and had even invited Shen Haoran to oversee it with Sense Danger and Avoid. It had been prepared specifically against assassinations by hunting squads.
Yet no one had expected that the first place to suffer disaster would be this universally acknowledged safest place.
"What happened? When the headquarters was established, it was thoroughly assessed. Not only could it provide the fastest support to every major region, it could also guard against bombardment by the foreigners. If foreign aircraft went to bomb the headquarters, they wouldn't even have enough fuel to make the return trip. Besides, the headquarters had people specifically watching the skies, and the city defenses had even acquired anti-aircraft guns from the Western Lands..."
The elders and stewards remaining at the mountain gate all gathered in the main hall, their expressions uneasy.
"According to what we know so far, a conflict first erupted inside the headquarters. There was a problem with their personnel, and no one had the attention to watch the skies. Then a foreign aircraft carrying explosives crashed directly into it, destroying the headquarters in one blow..."
Only after having someone shut the doors of the main hall did the Branch Leader speak with a grave expression.
"The incident happened too suddenly. By the time someone spotted the aircraft, it was already too late to sound the alarm. Only a few Dan Formation experts who could move quickly, along with a small number of outer personnel, managed to escape in haste. Although Elder Shen, Elder Fang, and the others weren't killed in the blast, more than half of