The elite forces of the Central Province Court of Justice swept through Flat Sand Valley. Especially with the cooperation of the Court of Justice's knight-level experts, in less than an hour, before the sun had fully risen, the entire Flat Sand Valley had fallen completely under the control of the Central Province Court of Justice.
From beginning to end, although shouts of battle rang throughout Flat Sand Valley and Battle Qi Totems rose everywhere, the battle-qi smoke signal of the knights that Central Province Court of Justice Magistrate Meng Haishan had been waiting for aboard the airship never appeared. This indicated that no knight-level experts had been encountered in the valley.
Under the newly risen morning sun, the Central Province Court of Justice airship descended over the most conspicuous castle in Flat Sand Valley.
A few hours ago, this castle had still been tranquil. Now, one section of its wall lay in ruins, pools of blood could be seen everywhere across the grounds and atop the ramparts, and a faint, foul stench still hung in the air throughout the castle.
When Meng Haishan stepped out of the airship, several Court of Justice knights who had accompanied him on the expedition were already waiting below. None of these Court of Justice experts looked well.
The castle was too quiet—so quiet that it did not seem like a bloody battle had just taken place here. Throughout the entire castle, apart from the silent Bian'an Battalion Warriors, there was almost none of the crying and wailing one would expect from women, children, and captives after their homes had been destroyed and their families killed.
Meng Haishan's expression darkened. Naturally, he knew what this meant. It meant that almost no captives had been left behind here. Even after learning who they were facing, the