This was the largest rebellion the Illuminati had ever faced, and the only one in which the Sword-Keepers had personally intervened.
The Plaza District was riddled with deep pits and trenches. The vast, finely crafted slabs of smooth stone and the stone sculptures had all been reduced to scattered rubble and broken walls.
Many members barely above level 20 were on the verge of breaking down.
They had come to broaden their horizons. After all, ordinary members could not visit Saint Qing Island. This Pilgrimage Assembly was an exception, so everyone who could come had come.
It should have been a grand celebration. Instead, it had become a slaughterhouse in the blink of an eye.
The instant Brando cleaved the wooden crate with his sword, it was as though he had given the signal. The entire plaza erupted!
Many spectators who knew nothing of the truth nearly wet themselves in terror. Suddenly, rebels were everywhere around them.
Originally, the rebels had not attacked the spectators. Luo Yan had ordered them to win over as many neutral members as possible, invoking righteous causes such as the Chairman's orders and their possession of the holy relic, while also dangling the temptation of the Longevity Elixir.
As a result, the rebels actually showed considerable restraint. They did not raise their blades against anyone who looked frightened or bewildered.
The King-Protecting Army, however, had a much simpler approach. Until the rebels appeared, they had not even been certain there would really be a rebellion today.
In essence, they were a temporary, spontaneously assembled force suppressing the rebellion.
Brando's instructions to them had been equally simple: anyone wearing a Double Pupils Badge was definitely a rebel. Kill them on sight.
They also had overwhelming numbers. Anyone not wearing the Chairman's badge could be one of