Barton circled Ye Ling, staring at the soldiers with fierce expressions ahead. Its powerful aura made everyone present unable to breathe.
However, Barton's worry grew even more intense at this moment.
Ever since it started making a move at the city gate, it had felt the gazes of several gods from the depths of the royal city fall upon it.
It was certain that the Violet Lord God now knew it was here.
It was likely that the Violet Lord God would make a move soon.
"Lord... my father must have discovered I'm here. What should we do next?"
Seeing that the surrounding soldiers were all stunned and it dared not make a move, Barton asked Ye Ling in a low voice.
Ye Ling chuckled, "Your entrance was quite imposing, but I don't know what to do next either. I'll leave it to you to improvise."
"Im-improvise?" Barton's mouth twitched. How could it improvise in this situation?
"That depends on your talent. I just need you to lure out the Violet Lord God, the sooner the better."
"Then, Lord, will you protect me?" Barton couldn't help but ask again.
Its fear of the Violet Lord God was from the bottom of its heart.
"If you ask any more questions, I might not be able to protect you."
"I-I won't ask anymore!"
Barton shivered violently, no longer daring to question Ye Ling. Instead, it roared at the soldiers behind the city gate!
"You ants, get lost quickly!!!"
Barton roared, its bloody maw spewing a foul wind. It twisted its massive body and directly smashed through the large city gate!
The soldiers behind the gate retreated in fear, but none of them dared to attack Barton before receiving orders from above.
While causing great destruction, Barton also dared not attack the city guards, for fear of taking a single life.
If no major casualties were caused, there would at least be some room for negotiation between it and the Violet Empire, and it would have a chance to beg for mercy later.
Otherwise, if Ye Ling was defeated by the Violet Lord God, it wouldn't even have a chance to beg for mercy!
As Barton twisted its body more violently, the entire royal city began to shake violently. The city walls continuously collapsed, resembling a doomsday scene.
However, strangely, no matter how much Barton destroyed, no powerful figures emerged from the royal city to stop it.
Barton could no longer even sense the gazes of gods watching it!
It should be known that Barton couldn't even defeat the Gray Robed Walker, and the Gray Robed Walker was only level seventy, ranking not even in the top ten in the royal city!
Let alone the gods, even a mere Royal Palace Knight Commander could suppress Barton.
But now, no one above level fifty had appeared. Instead, low-level soldiers were gathering here continuously.
Barton caused a commotion outside the royal city for more than ten minutes, destroying more than half of the city walls. Barton felt a little confused and stopped, saying to Ye Ling, "Lord, I've done my best... They seem to be ignoring us both..."
If Barton had been somewhat afraid of the Violet Lord God discovering it earlier, it was now starting to feel humiliated.
It was, after all, a former High God. The royal city should at least acknowledge it!
Ye Ling's brow also furrowed slightly, vaguely feeling that something was wrong.
This city was different from before.
"World Annihilation Spirit Fire!"
Ye Ling softly called out, and the World Annihilation Spirit Fire immediately flew out from Ye Ling's wrist. "What do you want me to do?"
"Go and check the royal palace. The gods and powerful figures of the royal city haven't come out. Something must have happened."
"Alright! I'll be back soon!"
The World Annihilation Spirit Fire didn't hesitate, turning into a black light and flying into the royal city, disappearing into the depths.
Not long after, the World Annihilation Spirit Fire flew back with a shocked expression and said to Ye Ling, "Kid, hurry to the royal palace, something really happened!"
"Something really happened?"
Seeing the expression on the World Annihilation Spirit Fire's face, Ye Ling realized that things were not simple. He immediately soared into the sky and fled towards the royal palace.
"Lord, wait for me!"
Seeing Ye Ling suddenly fly towards the royal palace, Barton dared not stay put and immediately chased after Ye Ling.
Its massive snake body twisted through the wide streets of the royal city, countless buildings being destroyed by Barton, causing chaos throughout the entire royal city.
Ye Ling arrived above the royal palace and found that the interior of the royal palace had become garbled. The royal palace was strewn with corpses, like hell.
The tragic scene inside the royal palace formed a stark contrast with the prosperity outside.
"Lord, why did you suddenly... Holy crap!"
Barton arrived outside the royal palace and exclaimed upon seeing the scene inside. "What's going on?"
Ye Ling walked into the royal palace and looked at the pile of imperial guards' corpses at the entrance. He said, "These soldiers just gathered not long ago. They were probably preparing to deal with us."
"Their blood is still warm... It seems that while we were causing trouble at the city gate, someone sneaked into the royal palace and went on a killing spree inside."
"Who did this? They must be hundreds of levels, right?" Barton asked again, his face full of disbelief.
The Violet Royal City was a city protected by the Violet Lord God. Besides the Violet Lord God and several High Gods, there were also many mortal powerhouses above level one hundred in this city...
For someone to slaughter the royal palace silently within ten minutes, how strong would they have to be?
Barton couldn't imagine it!
Ye Ling glanced at the garbled text appearing around him, his eyes narrowing slightly. "The one who made the move was probably not a player in this game."
"Ah?" Barton was stunned, not understanding Ye Ling's meaning for a moment.
It was the World Annihilation Spirit Fire that reacted immediately, saying gravely, "You mean, besides us, there are other invaders in this game world?"
Ye Ling nodded slightly. "Yes... that's the only possibility. Be careful from now on. I suspect this third party is on the side of the watchers."
"Understood!"
Upon hearing the word "watchers," the World Annihilation Spirit Fire instantly became serious, shedding its dismissive attitude.
In the Primordial Chaos, besides the Primordial Seven Kings, only the watchers could still threaten them...
"L-Lord... what are you talking about?"
Barton became more and more confused as it listened, but it felt that Ye Ling was talking about something very serious.
"Let's go in and see! In such a short time, the killer should not have left yet!"
Ye Ling did not respond to Barton. He strode into the royal palace. Along the way, he could see a large number of corpses, and even heard the wails of the dying. It was clear that the killer had just acted.
"To actually kill people under our noses, the opponent's strength cannot be underestimated!" The World Annihilation Spirit Fire exclaimed in shock, looking at the tragic scene in the royal palace.
Although their souls were useless in this virtual world, the royal palace was less than twenty li from the city gate. At such a close distance, as long as there was the slightest disturbance in the royal palace, they should have noticed it immediately!
But now, the entire royal palace had been wiped out within ten minutes...
This sudden event had completely disrupted their plans!