Guild Wars

Chapter 1278: Draco's Harsh Words

Draco walked into the room as if he owned the place, a very familiar slight smirk on his face that instantly caused all the True Gods here to remember this fellow who raised a ruckus for a day or two ten years ago!

"Draco!" Gabriel was the first to react, exclaiming with a hint of shock, joy, and blame as she dashed from her throne right in front of Draco, her golden eyes filled with longing. In a move that surprised all the True Gods here, she directly entered Draco's embrace, looking like a little waif welcoming her dear husband.

Draco chuckled and welcomed her into his embrace, hugging her gently and stroking her amazingly soft golden hair. "Don't worry, I am here now."

His reassuring words made Gabriel feel comfort, then suddenly, her eyes widened as lighting seemed to strike her, and she charged backwards as if stung by a snake.

Her face was full of shock and utter embarrassment, flushed from top to bottom. She clearly could not understand why she would behave in such a manner with any man who was not her direct family, and this was scrambling her prejudiced brain.

"I… You…" Gabriel was at a loss for words.

"I thought you missed me. I guess you hate me then? Should I leave?" Draco asked with a sad expression.

Gabriel panicked and shook her head like a machine gun. "No, I don't! I don't hate you! Don't leave!"

Draco turned his back and spoke emotionally. "Then why do you stand so far away? Is it because I am ugly and I disgust you?"

"No… its just…" Gabriel was clearly becoming flustered as she didn't know how express what she was feeling, and was also quite averse to expressing her feelings openly.

As for Draco who had turned around, his sad expression disappeared and was replaced by a playful smile. As one could tell from his relationship with Jada, there was nothing this bastard loved more than to tease and bully tsunderes, and Gabriel was clearly one of these rare beings.

As for Jada, she had lost the 'tsun' in here 'dere', but she was still foul mouthed and very abrasive, often found teaching his kids new swear words that even made his teeth ache. Such insults, if landed on a person, could literally cause a happy and innocent person to begin their villain arc!

Now that he had finally captured one like Gabriel, he was certainly going to have fun until her nature eventually changed, if it ever did.

However, while Draco may wish so, others do not hope for the same. Immediately, there was a loud sound of a hand thumping a wood surface, the voice of Luther sounding out the next moment.

"Impudent! How dare you barge in here and disrupt a council meeting?" The fellow roared with red eyes, secretly feeling glee that a fool had come in to revive their failing chances and granting them a turnaround.

"On top of that, it's a traitorous deserter who fled the battlefield! Lady Gabriel, by embracing this man and acting lovingly, do you side with him?!" Poseidon, who understood the cue, also jumped in.

Gabriel, who had been too happy and shocked by Draco's sudden entrance was astounded by the rapid accusations falling on his head, even implicating her as well. However, her expression became cold as she hated nothing more than the idea of them daring to insult Draco when she was here.

However, Draco chuckled and stepped forth. "Interrupting? How can it be called interrupting? I simply came here for my beloved Angel Queen and it just so happened that a bunch of clowns were performing a show, so I took the liberty to extricate herself from the shoddy performance."

The faces of Luther and Poseidon changed greatly while the True Gods of all levels lowered their heads, smiles playing on their lips. As people were forced to fight on the battlefield, of course they didn't like these two fellows who had strong offensive laws but refused to go out to the frontline.

Compared to the beautiful and haughty Gabriel that every man fancied who was willing to fight and was also very protective of those who fought in her area of supervision, those two bastards had long gained the resentment of the lesser True Gods, especially when they started targeting Gabriel for petty reasons.

However, this was not the era before the grey rot's appearance were it was peacetime and the law was strong. It was wartime, and even an emergency situation, so might made right in this case. They had to remain silent and simply pray they weren't forced to get involved in these high level fights.

Now that a fellow had come and was openly insulting and berating them, they were naturally filled with joy.

However, what surprised the group was that Justicar stood up coldly and glared at Draco. "No matter how cowardly these two fellows are, they are at least protected by the rules to avoid the war front. However, you were clearly conscripted to fight and deserted after one battle for over ten years!"

The fellow exploded with a dark red aura with Divine Might, his power suppressing the entire room. "If you don't have a good explanation, follow me quietly to the battlefront to redeem yourself and buy a pardon with your effort!"

Hearing this, Gabriel's expression became grim as she stood in front of Draco and released her Divine Might as well, colliding with Justicar's in order to protect Draco. Justicar simply glanced at Gabriel coldly and spoke without a hint of the former respect.

"If you dare to shield a criminal from the council, your position as the Punishment Hall Elder will be called into question! Gabriel, are you willing to take that risk?!" he demanded with a roar, causing the air to tremble.

Gabriel remained resolute. "How dare you decide he is a criminal before he even faces trial? Are you the Punishment Hall elder or am I? Sit down and know your place!"

Just as Justicar was about to make a move, a weak cough was heard. Ulido shook his head and tapped the table before speaking calmly.

"The Punishment Hall Elder is right, you overstep your bounds Justicar. The rules state that only she can decide the culpability of any member of the pantheon or the city, so please take your seat." The fishman True God gestured to the seat beside him.

Surprisingly, Justicar snorted coldly but folded his arms and sat down, openly glaring at Draco with maliciousness. Ulido then sighed and tapped the table again, this time glancing at Gabriel and Draco.

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"However, the law also makes provisions for dealing with True Gods that are deemed objectively too close to the Punishment Hall elder, possibly affecting their judgment. In that situation, the role of arbitration falls to me, the Administration Elder. Alternatively, there is also the Impartial Arbitration as a last resort." The aged True God revealed slowly.

"So I ask you, young man, why did you disappear for ten years despite knowing you have duties?" He eventually inquired, not at all confrontational.

Draco sighed and walked up to the dais, leaning on the stand casually. "Look, see it from my point of view for a second here. I come to this broken realm after ascending despite knowing that there is a grey rot invasion, fully intending to help fight it."

"But what do I see when I come to the number city and pantheon in the Divine Realm? I see desperation, lack of courage, and especially cowardice from the upper echelons."

Draco pointed at Luther and Poseidon. "One is a wretched abomination born of dragon and man, definitely a cast out from our noble race that dares to posture here while wearing the clan emblem. The other is a former slave of the behemoth race who betrayed his masters and staged a rebellion, before stealing the abundant resources of the sea to ascend, now choosing to hide from the fight."

Draco then focused on Justicar. "On is a trash general wannabe who only sits at his desk in the safety of the frontlines, making orders but never actually descending to fight himself."

Draco then pointed to himself. "Then there's me, who came in on my first day with merely in Intermediate Divine Law and cleared so much of the grey rot in one attack than your entire army had in the centuries before I arrived. It's likely that in the ten years since I left, your entire defensive force has not cleared enough grey rot to match what I did."

"So then, realizing this, I understood that fighting with you guys was going to lead to my death and eventual failure. You know what they saw, a man does not fear a strong enemy, what he fears are idiot teammates. You are those idiot teammates." Draco concluded with a shrug.

The entire council chamber was silent, with heavy breathing from the three main True Gods who had been called out by Draco. Meanwhile, the other True Gods in attendance licked their lips and felt their throats become dry, feeling that yes, the fellow really was back.

Ten years ago, they had underestimated him and he had caused a transcendent ruckus during the council meeting involving him and who knew that ten years later he hadn't changed one bit? Seeing him like this, these fellows who had been pushed to despair due to the continued losses finally felt a bit of amusement, which brightened their moods.

Ulido was left speechless while Gabriel was fighting for her goddamn life not to smile and ruin the mood. The three True Gods were on the verge of exploding waiting for the right moment to refute or challenge Draco's words, but the fellow did not give them much of a chance.

"Look, look, see how red-faced they are. Tsk, tsk, are these your Supreme Law True Gods? They don't even dare to speak!" Draco waved his hands with disdain.

"Back in my day, I simply called down the moon on the grey rot and cleared hundreds of millions of kilometers of space. Unfortunately, I was cheated by this council and had to pay for it, which was why I left. Such a good deal, which forced undergoing an emergency wouldn't like?"

Draco forked a finger at Justicar. "That retard over there is acting all big but he is the most anxious. Aside from my beautiful Gabriel, he is the person who had probably longed for me day and night, because I could casually clear so much space and be forced to pay for it, which he would then mark as his own achievements as the Military Elder."

All heads turned to Justicar, even those of Ulido, Poseidon and Luther, their expressions showing surprise and suspicion. Justicar, who had been calm and cold this entire time, visibly displayed panic as he never expected to be so easily read by the target he most wanted to lure into the den, which also had the effect of confirming Draco's words.

However, the reaction that should have occurred didn't actually happen. Rather, the minds of everyone else exploded as they simply realized something that they had failed to take into account! Just as Draco said, he could casually call down the moon and caused the entire realm to quake, releasing a huge area for them to live in and significantly affect the battlefield.

Thinking about how they would have to fight and risk their lives against that agitated monstrosity that crept closer and closer to their place of living, many were filled with regret as they wondered why they hadn't thought as far ahead as the Military Elder.

Immediately, their eyes all landed on Draco, bloodshot with greed and malice, as they realized that if this fellow was captured and forced to use his abilities, wouldn't they be able to beat back the grey rot enough to buy them more than a few centuries of time?

Of course, subduing a person with such power was easier said than done, or do you think the Supreme Law True Gods wouldn't have struck already given his continued rudeness? They still remembered what Kilobar said about the fellow, so their words were just words.

But looking in front of him to see Gabriel, it was as if the saw the light at the end of the tunnel, a surefire means to force Draco to do their bidding!