Chapter 336: Pathetic

Chapter 336: Pathetic



A silence fell in the court. Colonel Hulk frowned and looked to the side. Something like this had never happened before.

"It's very clear here that the mission has not been cleared."

"That's because I was arrested the moment I returned to the encampment. There was no time for me to trade in proof of mission completion."

Silence fell once again.

'There's something off here.'

Sylas was just as calm and collected as usual, but he didn't allow that to stop his mind from racing. He was still having a hard time believing that the City Lord was too stupid to even check such a thing.

What Sylas didn't know was that Plinli was incredibly limited in the actions he could take. The City Lord couldn't even check the Nexus of Earth to understand Sylas' position; he could only deduce things by observing from afar.

When Licirius gave him the information, he immediately acted on it. Even waiting the days out had been solely because they could only passively allow things to play out. They hadn't sent any groups to clear the missions that Sylas had already cleared. Instead, they had to wait until these teams naturally stumbled onto these already completed missions and then began to file complaints.

Only then was the case against Sylas able to be brought forward with more robustness.

Things like questioning his teammates were completely out of the purview of the City Lord. Plinli couldn't even easily walk out of his abode.

The system wasn't so easy to screw over. It could be said that many of those like Azrael, Licirius, and Plinli were mostly taking advantage of the ignorance of the people of Earth.

However, before the gavel fell, Sylas spoke again.

"A moment, please."

Colonel Hulk's action froze. He laid the gavel down and looked toward Sylas with a half- guilty, half-meaningful expression. It looked like he was quite fond of Sylas now. All things considered, he was a young Captain who had done great merit and could easily rise through the ranks in the future.

As expected, most of the System City's population was real and true to Earth. All things considered, in the future, when the System Cities were fully integrated, these people would be Earthlings as well. Their makeup was entirely built with the Genes of Earth in mind. So how could they not want to watch the people of Earth flourish?

"If you have anything to say, feel free." Colonel Hulk nodded in encouragement.

"Thank you, Colonel. I only feel that if I keep this matter hidden, it might leave troubles for the city in the future.

"This matter is very odd to me. I only left the city for four days, well within the normal time frame for such complicated missions. All things considered, even if I had taken up to a month, it wouldn't be an issue of time. From my understanding, the Hobgoblin Village 182 mission has been available for even more than a month, and it's only gotten more difficult over time." After Sylas said this much, even the Colonel began to frown. Indeed, this was odd. How could Sylas be accused of such a thing when it had been such a short time since he accepted the mission?

"I believe the panel and everyone present is sharp enough to see the problem here. I feel that I was targeted."

Murmurs began to spread through the courtroom, but many of them were affirmatives. When things were laid out like this, it was only too obvious that this must be the case.

Captain Bas felt a cold sweat mat his back, thinking that Sylas was about to come for revenge. But what Sylas said next was even more baffling.

"According to the laws of Guiz City, a court martial can only be directed and convened by a General, and it must be approved by the City Lord. Either it must be reported by the General and assented to by the City Lord, or the City Lord must pass down an order to the General.

"May I please know which of these cases triggered my court martial, as it will inform my next words?"