Royal City Roeder.
This was the hub of the Golden Clan, the place where the Golden Tree resided. The city had also suffered considerable destruction in the context of the Shattered War. Regardless of what kind of civilization that once stood here, now all that remained was a deathly quiet ghost town.
At this moment, Duanmu Huai had already arrived at the Golden Tree, the location of the final throne.
The others did not show themselves, as per Duanmu Huai's intention. The old ways persisted - he would attract the enemy's attention while the others lay concealed, waiting for him to strike first before taking action. This was certainly better than everyone revealing themselves all at once only to find themselves caught in an ambush - especially considering that Three-Fingers had already broken his seal and was likely to cause trouble together with Two-Fingers. Caution was clearly needed.
"Huff..."