At first, Silas decided to ignore it. He had no intention of wasting time on petty arguments.
However, the first soldier grew more and more outrageous, his voice rising sharply over the clatter of training.
Sweat rolled down his temples as he shouted,
"Ivy is only the representative because the real base leader made a bad deal! As soon as the real leader finds someone better, everyone will see how incompetent she really is!"
Those words finally made Silas's anger surge.
'What nonsense are you spouting?' he thought coldly.
They didn't know. None of them knew that Ivy was the real base leader.
What did this man even mean? That Ivy had secretly gotten together with the base leader and that was why she held power?
That twisted implication alone was enough to ignite fury in his chest.
Without hesitation, Silas strode forward.
Lightning crackled faintly around his body as he activated his thunder ability, the air buzzing with a sharp, metallic scent.
