The emergency flares stopped shooting into the night sky, their red glow fading away in the darkness. The eunuchs, who had been desperately seeking help from the other palaces, lay dead on the ground, their bodies bathed in blood.
Confusion was eternalized in the younger ones' faces, for they were pulled out of sweet slumber so suddenly and murdered in cold blood.
The creatures who invaded the Heavenly Realm hailed from the depths of the Demonic Realm. They were grotesque and terrifying, with twisted limbs, razor-sharp claws, and fangs dripping with venom.
No one knew how they got into the palace, save for the leader of the operation himself.
Xie Jianzhi crossed the entrance gate of the Golden Dragon Palace and walked in languid steps across the vast palace courtyard. Left and right, everywhere on the palace ground, he could see guards fighting against the demons, servants getting stabbed everywhere, and maids getting cut by sharp blades.
