Those skilled in attack struck from above the nine heavens!
The sect's plans unfolded with the force of thunder. Almost in an instant, it dispatched numerous experts to strike simultaneously at branch headquarters, halls, and cities everywhere.
These experts had not appeared out of thin air. They were the forces stationed nearby to keep the Warriors in check ever since the latter had first shown hints of rebellion and begun defying orders.
Although this had led to setbacks in the war in the Northern Frontier, almost every stronghold where Warriors gathered within the various training institutes and territories under the sect's control had a corresponding force watching it.
As a result, most of the Warriors were stunned by the sudden news and retreated in defeat after defeat. Once the ambitious men who hated the sect or harbored sinister intentions had been slain, their resistance died out completely, and they became a heap of loose sand.
At that point, the sect's experts also received orders to withdraw decisively, leaving the survivors bewildered and at a loss.
Since the attacks had come without warning, and the attackers withdrew promptly after landing their blows, losses on all sides were small.
Orders arrived from the Warrior Hall's Main Hall at just the right moment, instructing the Warriors to return to the sect's fold and preserve their loyalty and honor.
These were the clashes in the open. In the shadows, even fiercer and more brutal battles had begun.
More than ten General-Rank Warriors launched a deadly assault on the Southern Region's main camp, hoping to break through its defenses and flee to the ends of the earth. Instead, over twenty Earth Rank Elders led the sect's elite forces in a coordinated attack to crush them. They were soon killed, wounded, or captured, with only three