The setting sun of dusk shone into the royal hall through the open doors. Su Xiao entered the hall and drew the long blade at his waist at the same time. The blade hummed softly, adding a few traces of killing intent to the hall.
Amu, walking at the very back, slammed the doors shut. Strangely, Su Xiao's team had not all come to the royal hall from the farm manor. Only Su Xiao, Bubu Wang, Amu, and the Platinum Bishop had come. The others had stayed behind.
This was Su Xiao's arrangement. It was not that he did not want to surround and attack the Sand King. Rather, the enemy hidden in the shadows was already eager to make a move. On his way to the royal hall, Su Xiao had discovered a group of people spying in secret. After Bubu Wang investigated, he learned that they were Enzo—Water Brother.
Water Brother had not come alone. Several core members of the Dark God Cult had accompanied him. From their fragmentary exchanges, it was clear that Water Brother and those people were not on the same side. More accurately, Water Brother was currently cooperating with and making use of the Abyss Leader, Silvis. Thus, those core members of the Dark God Cult were deeply fearful of him.
Thinking about it this way, Water Brother's mission target should be related to the Abyss Remnants, the Sun God Cult, and Ghost City. Su Xiao did not know the details either. He only needed to know that Water Brother was currently hostile to him in terms of their factions. That was enough.
Water Brother was not easy to deal with, so the lineup Su Xiao brought out showed him sufficient respect. On the other side, Baja was leading a team consisting of the