In William XII's office, His Majesty the Emperor was currently sitting together with those privy to the plan to besiege Baili Qingfeng, constantly listening for the latest reports from the front.
At that moment, a voice suddenly came hurriedly from outside the door: "Your Majesty, something terrible has happened!"
"What happened!?"
"Baili Qingfeng has attacked!"
"What!?"
William XII shot to his feet and stared at Vinslay before him in disbelief. "What about Burning Wings? Scarlet Flame Saint Spirit? And His Majesty the Radiance Saint King, as well as that Holy Spirit expert he invited, Lord Zhai Xing?"
"The latest intelligence says that Burning Wings and Scarlet Flame Saint Spirit... died in battle."
Vinslay's voice came out somewhat hoarse.
"Died in battle..."
Those two words sent the others in the conference room into an uproar.
Heris and Elizabeth in particular, both military officers, wore faces of utter disbelief. "Burning Wings was one of the foremost among Legendary Lifeforms. Supposedly, he was only half a step away from becoming a High-Rank Legend. Although Scarlet Flame Saint Spirit had not received Holy Spirit Power from the deity behind them, the Flame King, she was still a Legendary Holy Spirit. The various methods at her disposal were beyond what ordinary people could imagine. How could two such powerful Legends have been defeated so quickly? And even killed!?"
"The battle between Baili Qingfeng, Burning Wings, and Scarlet Flame Saint Spirit caused far too much damage to the surrounding environment. Not many close-range images survived, but some long-range footage can still be collected... I've already had people organize it and select the valuable recordings to send over."
As Vinslay spoke, he shook his head. "But this isn't the time to dwell on that. After killing Burning Wings and Scarlet Flame Saint Spirit, Baili Qingfeng has set