"What?! He killed Granny Hua?!"
"How is that possible?! Granny Hua was at Domain Sequence level four! How could someone who only just broke through kill her?!"
"Sir William, is this news true?!"
Everyone behind him erupted into an uproar at Qin Siyang's words.
William lowered his head and said nothing.
Their troops had withdrawn quickly, so they had neither witnessed Granny Hua's death nor heard the cheers of the defending troops behind them.
But Margaret, who was coordinating the operation, had soon learned the news and told William.
After confirming the shocking news of her death with Margaret, he had chosen not to announce it, as it would deal a heavy blow to their morale.
Now, however, faced with Qin Siyang's questioning, he could no longer conceal it.
Qin Siyang smiled. "William, don't tell me you haven't told your subordinates yet?"
William stood at the bow, his blue-gray eyes fixed on Qin Siyang. His voice still sounded like that of an old-world aristocrat unruffled by any crisis. "The situation was urgent. Naturally, there wasn't time to discuss everything."
"You're right. As a Domain Master, Granny Hua was certainly powerful. But you're alone. Do you really think you can stop several hundred domain sequence ability users?"
"On shore, I might not be able to. But we're on the river." Qin Siyang pointed his spear at the water. "The river is raging. Even our well-trained troops can't form a Defensive Shield or launch coordinated attacks on its surface, let alone a hastily assembled rabble like you!"
Qin Siyang continued, "You have nineteen ships, but they're all just ordinary Tier Four Artifacts. I'm in front, Commander Wei's troops are attacking from behind, and gods are on your flanks. Once we smash your vessels and everyone falls into the river, how many can