The Author's POV

Chapter 362 - Everything coming together [1]

"Gervis…"

Staring at Gervis's lifeless corpse, Douglas shuddered slightly, his voice strained.

What followed his words was an intense chill that shrouded the entire hall.

It didn't take a genius to understand what had happened, especially with Randur standing not so far from Gervis with a dagger in his hands, dripping with blood.

Lifting his head, Douglas's eyes paused on Randur.

"Why have you decided to betray us?" Douglas asked in a tone bereft of emotion.

His voice was calm and composed, but everyone in the room could feel the anger hidden within. The air around him trembled.

"Why did you do that…Randur?"

"…"

Silence.

Douglas was only met with silence. Randur just kept staring at him in the eyes.

After a while, raising his small, bulky hand, Randur pointed it at Waylan who was standing next to Ren.

"This is all your fault, human. If not for you, I would've never been forced into such a situation." Randur mouthed as he turned his head to face Douglas.

"If not for your companions' negligence, Jomnuk would've never have found himself in such a situation!"

His voice thunderously rang throughout the whole hall.

It contained all sorts of different emotions, with pain and agony being the primary ones as Randur mourned for the kidnapping of his friend.

Lowering his head and staring at Gervis's dead body, Randur's expression turned to that of disgust.

"And him… Despite the fact that Jomnuk had been kidnapped, one of the most important members of the city, he failed to punish the human responsible for the blunder and instead give him the power to take control of the operation because of some flowery words he spoke through the use of a mana contract?"

Walking up to him, Randur kicked his lifeless body.

Thump—

"Bullshit, I say! In the first place, the war could've been won with Jomnuk's barrier alone." Randur shouted as he glared at each and every person present in the room.

"The barrier could've lasted for at least six more months. If Jomnuk was with us, we could've figured out a way of extending it for even longer…yet you chose to give up on him and even supported the one responsible for his loss!"

Spit flew from Randur's mouth as his face turned red the more he spoke.

Everyone could feel the deep-rooted anger he had within him from just his voice alone.

"You call me a traitor? What bullshit?! The only traitors here are those who gave up on Jomnuk and chose to follow this human who has made nothing but mistakes…"

No one disrupted him as he spoke. A deafening silence enveloped the hall.

Everyone quietly listened to everything he said.

Some of the dwarven elders lowered their heads in shame as they heard Randur's words. They knew just how close he was with Jomnuk. They understood where he came from.

They felt a little bit of sympathy for him.

But whether they agreed with him or not, that was a different argument.

that they would've been able to win the war with Jomnuk. It was far from the

"Haaa…haaa…"

resounded across the hall as he

Randur calmed down and looked at everyone

you guys thinking about me from now on. I've already said what I wanted to say. Call me

others, he calmly halted his steps in

the palm of his hand on the table and leaning forward, he muttered, "Have I proven myself enough?

staring at Randur who was standing opposite him, Orion pointed at the people standing

difficult right now. He's locked in another room, and the portal needs a few

head and staring at Douglas and the others, Randur

much time do

needed to do. He understood exactly what Orion wanted him to do

understood his intentions, Orion

A portal doesn't take too long to function. We should

a bit longer than that to set up a portal since they were currently trying to set up a portal that could teleport

came. Therefore, the

the smile wiped

much time here waiting for you to get rid of

he solemnly said, "One minute. All I want you to do is help me stall them for one

he was asking for nothing difficult, but that would only be applicable

circumstances where both sides had extremely powerful individuals ready to fight

It sounded simple, yet it was anything but

"Okay."

before walking behind Orion and the

space, a powerful energy burst

while we wait for the portal

Orion suddenly

"Hahah, That's all I—

"Pfttt…"

a subtle laugh that quietly sounded throughout the

eyes paused on a human standing at

at him, the youth, Ren, realized

me. I'm just doing my thing. You guys keep doing your thing. I was

for Ren, despite his words, no one took away their attention

air chilled even

his hand and pointing it in Ren's direction, Orion's mouth opened and closed like a goldfish, struggling to form a

"You…You're…"

who pretended be Karl if that's what you're trying to ask

Orion's sentence

this point, there was no point in keeping it a secret, and he was also wearing a skin mask, so even if they did try to look for him later, all they'd have on him would be an image of his fake

direction,

did the same as they all glared in

the whole time, they had not understood how the whole situation had happened. The situation that

But now they did.

all that human's

been for him tricking the elders into thinking that he was one

to them had disguised himself as Karl and created this whole

caused the blood of some of

had managed to kill Gervis, the strongest dwarven elder in the city, they had

also

by the development at

unable to conquer the city, but they also suffered tremendous

Their rage was understandable.

up, all of the duergan elders focused their attention on

who couldn't control himself and muttered