"Each Martial Guard will take four Martial Academy Students and spread out around the perimeter. Kill anyone who comes out, but no one is to set foot inside the martial academy without orders. Otherwise... your life is your own responsibility!"
Zhao Er left them with those words, drawing the twin halberds from his back as he spoke. Then he pushed off with his foot and headed into the martial academy.
His advance lacked the imposing force of the two Meridian Opening Realm Stewards. Instead, he moved lightly and nimbly, as though he were going in to scout rather than kill.
"Senior Brother... what should we do?"
After Zhao Er entered the martial academy, the other Martial Guards stepped forward.
"Follow orders! Surround the entire academy. Don't let anyone through!"
Without much hesitation, the leading Martial Guard waved his arm, and the others and the Martial Academy Students immediately scattered in both directions.
Nine Martial Guards and forty Martial Academy Students were not many, but they were enough to surround the entire academy. As long as its disciples did not rush out in a group, these numbers would be more than sufficient.
Only three people had stormed the academy, however. Unaware of the circumstances, its instructors and disciples would simply wait inside for the outcome of the Meridian Opening Realm battle. They certainly would not be thinking of fleeing.
Boom, boom, boom!!!
As Zhao Er entered the academy, thunderous crashes came from ahead, mingled with blade-like gusts of true qi that swept out in all directions.
Rather than retreating, Zhao Er pressed forward. Hearing the commotion, he merely glanced around before heading toward the highest point in the academy.
When he reached the roof of the academy's largest building, he spotted both battlefields at a glance.
Battles between Meridian Opening