Some quick-witted individuals, upon hearing John's words, began to rapidly retreat or raise their shields.
However, others who were slower to react remained rooted in place.
The next second, John's lips barely moved.
"Light Sword Rain!"
Instantly, the sky was filled with numerous light swords, their brilliance nearly illuminating half of the sky.
Then the light swords plummeted down! The twenty-plus people on the platform turned into flashes of white light and vanished.
Even those who had managed to raise shields found them as flimsy as paper against the massive onslaught of damage!
But incredibly, while these twenty-plus individuals had disappeared, the platform itself remained undamaged.
Some people's looks towards John changed.
His control over skills had reached a terrifyingly precise level, truly extraordinary!
Archibald stood nearby, his face pale as death! Just moments ago, a person less than half a meter from him had turned into white light right before his eyes.
Had he taken one more step forward, he would have been among those who vanished! The spot where he had stood was incredibly fortunate, it was simply luck.
No...
No, no, no!
He suddenly realized it wasn't just luck.
This man had intentionally spared him!
Even directing his skills to specifically avoid him.
It was terrifying, utterly terrifying!
This man's mastery over skill control had reached a horrifying extent!
Even being able to precisely spare him, what kind of power did this entail?
He suddenly found himself somewhat amused.
Thinking of challenging John one-on-one?
What a joke!
He had always scoffed at those who overestimated themselves.
But just now, he had almost become the butt of the joke himself!
His view of John had completely changed from just moments ago.
This man was overwhelmingly powerful!
As formidable as a towering mountain standing before him, utterly insurmountable!
His gaze towards John shifted from initial disbelief to now admiration.
When someone is slightly stronger than you, you might think of surpassing them.
When they are a bit more powerful, you might feel disdain or even jealousy.
But when their strength is so great that you can't possibly overtake them, all you can feel is reverence!
Now, that was John!
He was so powerful that no words could adequately describe him, leaving everyone speechless!
Even the spectators watching from outside were dumbfounded.
A slight smile played on Geoffrey's lips, his heart swelling with delight! This was a good thing for them!
But the next second...
"Thorned Rock Serpent."
The indifferent tone came from the man on the platform.
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Instantly, two Thorned Rock Serpents erupted from the ground outside the fortress! Their massive bodies startled everyone.
Some, realizing what was happening, panicked and tried to return to the fortress, but it was too late!
The serpents entwined everyone and swallowed them whole!
Those people didn't even have a chance to scream before they turned into white light.
Some were gruesomely strangled, making for a particularly horrifying sight.
Everyone inside the fortress witnessed what transpired just outside the gates.
Suddenly, they sobered up, grateful for their own restraint.
Some had initially wanted to leave but had hesitated, sparing themselves from going outside.
Now, it seemed that had they left, they would have turned into white light just like the others.
All eyes within the fortress trembled as they looked at John, their gazes filled with fear.
Had this man gone mad?!
Among those who had just left were scions of powerful noble families!
By killing these individuals so directly, he was openly defying these influential families!
How could someone from a remote star system dare to do this?!
Did he truly believe he could do whatever he wanted?
Did he really think he could act with impunity here?
But leaving would mean facing the combined retribution of other families!
In the stands, the audience was stunned to see these people mercilessly killed by John.
Ruthless!
Cold-blooded!
Arrogant!
These were all the words they could think of to describe John, but it was more than that.
This man was wildly audacious.
So young, yet so arrogant—did he truly not fear making enemies of all the families?!
Did he really think that some measure of strength allowed him to act as he pleased?
Utterly naive!
The noble scions who were teleported out glared furiously at John inside the secret realm.
John was nothing short of a despicable villain, playing different cards depending on the situation! He had said they could leave, but then he unexpectedly struck from behind!
"Didn't you say you'd let them leave?" someone inside the fortress mustered the courage to ask.
John had clearly stated they could leave, but then suddenly attacked them—what was going on?
John glanced at the man.
The man quickly lowered his head, his heart pounding.
John didn't pay much attention to him and simply stated flatly, "I said, traitors to the fortress, die!"