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.

when he said that they would've been

"Haaa…haaa…"

the hall as he poured all of his resentment on

taking a deep breath, Randur calmed down and looked at everyone present

now on. I've already said what I wanted to say. Call me a traitor for all I care.

towards Orion and the others, he calmly halted his steps in

table and leaning forward, he muttered, "Have I proven myself enough? I've killed Gervis

pointed at the people standing behind.

right now. He's locked in another room, and the

staring at Douglas and the others, Randur

much time do

need to be told what he needed to do. He understood

Randur had perfectly understood his

take too long to function. We should be able to bring you to

portal since they were currently trying to set up a portal that could teleport more than ten people at the same

they had already been setting it up before the attackers came. Therefore, the time

suddenly frowned, the smile

here waiting for you to get

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

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

sides had extremely powerful individuals ready to fight at any

short minute, anything could happen. It sounded simple, yet it was anything

"Okay."

walking behind Orion and

space, a powerful energy

time while we wait

words, Orion suddenly burst out

"Hahah, That's all I—

"Pfttt…"

a subtle laugh that quietly sounded throughout

eyes paused on a human standing at the

looking at him, the youth, Ren, realized his mistake and

don't mind me. I'm just doing my thing. You guys keep doing your thing. I was just thinking

his words, no one took away their attention from

very air

and pointing it in Ren's direction, Orion's mouth opened and closed

"You…You're…"

Karl if that's what you're

finished Orion's

was also wearing a skin mask, so even if they did

direction, Orion slowly stood

the other duergan elders did the same as they all glared in Ren's

been in the room the whole time, they had not understood how the whole situation had

But now they did.

all that human's

it not been for him tricking the elders into thinking that he was one of them, none of this would've

human opposite to them had disguised himself as Karl and created

of the

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

did they lose several important elders, but they were also forced to retreat

development at all.

city, but they also suffered tremendous losses without even being able to do

Their rage was understandable.

they stood up, all of the duergan

couldn't control