Corwin Morrow, the Chief Guardian of the Black Faith Order, felt his pupils contract sharply.
A wave of murderous pressure surged from Robin, so intense it left him gasping for breath.
One of the other guardians, the middle-aged Leander Crowhurst, bellowed, "Insolence!"
The remaining two, Lucien Drayke and Orion Malric followed with angry shouts. "You arrogant wretch! You come out of nowhere and dare to slaughter Evander of Black Faith Order?
"By our order's laws, your head should roll this instant!
"Our chief guardian tried to show you mercy, and you repay him with defiance?
"You think that with a few cheap tricks, you can do as you please in Gyro Castle?
"The Black Faith Order has ruled the 18 cities of Rosha for nearly a century—no one has ever dared show such disrespect!
"Our Syndicate is backed by five Grandmasters, ten Peak Warriors, and countless High-tier Warriors. Do you think we'd let a mad dog like you run wild?
"You really think that you'd dare challenge a Grandmaster to his face with your pitiful skills? I don't believe it for a second!"
Hearing this, the city officials and local elites trembled.
None of what the guardians said was an exaggeration.
The Black Faith Order's grip over Rosha's 18 cities came from the terrifying power wielded by Grandmasters, Peak Warriors, and other High-tier Warrior. That power gave them the absolute authority of life and death over millions.
Anyone who defies them, anyone bold enough to challenge the Black Faith Order or the Dark Syndicate, is executed on the spot—no questions asked.
And it's not just the Black Faith Order stationed in Gyro Castle.
All major sects under the Dark Syndicate in every city of Rosha had similar power structures. Each was anchored by terrifying experts who could decide a person's fate with a single glance.
Under crushing Order, the people of the Netheris Domain had been taught to submit—to swallow their pride and fears until it became a habit.
The four guardians currently facing Robin weren't especially terrifying on their own.
They were just Peak Warriors.
Gyro Castle's Peak Warriors could have taken them down with ease if not for the Grandmasters that stood behind them.
But with those Grandmasters in place, the Black Faith Order became untouchable.
Smack! Robin suddenly lashed out with another strike—this time at Leander.
Robin's body, now fully refined by the Dragonblood Stone, unleashed terrifying force with each move.
After consuming many Bloodshade Fruits, his strength had grown more than tenfold.
The slap hit Leander with the force of a freight train.
His head burst into a cloud of blood mist, and his decapitated body stood motionless for a few seconds before collapsing to the ground with a dull thud.
He had crushed a Peak Warrior with a single blow.
"Kneel," Robin said coldly.
The remaining three guardians—Corwin, Lucien, and Orion—immediately felt like a mountain had landed on their shoulders. The sheer pressure forced them downward.
The three guardians tried to hold their ground against the overwhelming force pressing down on them.
But in the end, they couldn't withstand it—three jets of blood sprayed from their mouths.
With a choking cough, they each spewed a mouthful of blood and were forced to their knees, smashing the stone-paved ground beneath them into fractured rubble.
Gasps rang out across the square.
"He's a Grandmaster!"
The might of a Grandmaster was not to be insulted.
Anyone who had reached this level was nearly invincible in Rosha—and even in the Netheris Domain, they were top-tier figures. This kind could not be touched lightly.
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