Chapter 702

"It seems the original gods of the Purple Gold Empire granted them undesirable favors, Hester—deploy the Centaur warriors. These people aren't worth keeping."

Meng Ying said.

To completely stabilize the Purple Gold Empire, ruthless measures must be taken.

In the past, when the Flame Empire still lay west of the Endless Desert, such tasks were always carried out proactively by the Centaur chieftains.

The Centaur warriors hadn't been deployed like this in a long time.

"How is this possible? Thousands surrounded twenty Temple Knights—and were wiped out entirely? Worse, this wasn't just one location—we launched over a hundred simultaneous attacks, and not a single one succeeded! Where did these Temple Knights come from?"

In a vast estate, a nobleman clad in lavish robes spoke with a dark expression.

"My lord, what should we do? Should we flee?"

One man asked.

"Flee? Why flee? We are the foundation of the Empire's existence. Without concrete evidence, they can't touch us. As for those knights' confessions, we simply deny everything. I don't believe they'd dare kill us all."

The nobleman snorted.

"My lord, my lord! Something's wrong—our estate is surrounded by half-man, half-horse beasts!"

At that moment, a servant rushed in, panicked.

The nobleman's face changed instantly.

"I'll go out first. Quick—summon the guards."

The nobleman, escorted by a squad of warriors, advanced toward the estate's exterior. Before he reached it, he heard a Centaur loudly reciting something.

He listened closely, and heard the Centaur's words:

"Lord Wen Yue of York City, swayed by the evil counsel of the old gods, is suspected of committing over ten murders in York City and attempting to assault the Temple Knights. He deserves death ten thousand times over!"

Upon hearing the Centaur's declaration, Lord Wen Yue screamed: "Don't slander me with lies! Where's your evidence? What proof do you have that I did this? Don't try to fool us with a few unconscious bodies—how do I know you're not putting on a show? I won't admit to anything!"

After finishing his recitation, the Centaur warrior showed no visible change in expression upon hearing his voice.

Then, Lord Wen Yue saw a torrent of flaming arrows fly into his estate.

"Boom!"

The moment the arrows struck the ground, they exploded violently.

Turning Lord Wen Yue's estate into a sea of fire.

In the days that followed, the Centaur warriors swept through province after province—anyone on the list, whether baron, marquis, or duke, perished without exception!

The Flame Empire's ruthless campaign silenced every restless noble in the Purple Gold Empire!