Windrise Stronghold, East Street, the City Guard Battalion's Commander-in-Chief's Residence.
Six City Guard Battalion soldiers guarding the main gates were chatting idly.
Suddenly, a dull patter of footsteps rose from the street, all marching in unison.
The men hurriedly looked up and saw more than twenty fully armed men from the Demon Hunting Camp striding toward them, their gazes sharp and their bearing menacing.
And their destination was none other than the Commander-in-Chief's Residence.
The six men's expressions changed at once, and they exchanged looks.
Guarding the gates was their duty, but with so many men from the Demon Hunting Camp charging over, would they dare step forward to stop them?
Never mind nearly thirty men-even if there had been only one, they would have had to think carefully.
Every man in the Demon Hunting Camp was an expert who could take on ten opponents, far beyond anyone in the City Guard Battalion.
While they were still hesitating, the man leading the way, built like an iron tower, had already reached the gates of the Commander-in-Chief's Residence. It was Du Gang.
"Hurry up and get Wang Tianye out here to talk!"
Du Gang's voice was so loud that it left the ears of the six City Guard Battalion men guarding the gates ringing.
The red-faced man in charge gritted his teeth, braced himself, and shouted, "What nerve! How dare you address our commander by name..."
Before he could finish, a sharp smack rang out.
The red-faced man spun three full circles on the spot before falling to the ground, a clear palm print now marking his face.
Meanwhile, Pi Hou and Zhu Neng arrived at the gates with the other Demon Hunting Camp men and formed a square formation, all brimming with murderous intent.
Chen Shi'an stood at the very