Chapter 1084: Who Is To Blame?

Chapter 1084: Who Is To Blame?



A few moments later...

Dragon and the other members of Broken Exile who had just participated in the battle against the Ghoul of Deep Sins, Travgelga currently, sat gathered around a long table inside of a spacious room.

The room was in one of their temporary bases of operations, located in a town near the edge of the Proximus kingdom border. They chose this place because it was the closest town to the area where the Ghoul of Deep Sins, Travgelga, roamed.

At the moment, the room had a heavy and gloomy atmosphere. Broken Exile had invested a lot of resources and time into preparing for the fight against the Ghoul of Deep Sins, Travgelga. However, in the end, it was all for nothing.

"...Money, time, event lives, consumables, and even a legendary-ranked item-we've lost quite a bit this time around, wouldn't you all agree?" Dragon was the first to break the lingering silence as he swept his gaze out over the room.

He then continued, "Failure is not uncommon among top guilds. But, of course, that applies to other top guilds, not my Broken Exile. Failure is a weakness. Failure is a sin. Failure is unacceptable. Yet, here we are, embracing failure like a long-lost lover. So, can anyone tell me why we failed?"

Dragon's question was met with silence.

"No? No one? What about you, Judge? Any idea why we failed?" Dragon questioned as he set his cold gaze onto Judge.

Judge furrowed his brows and hesitantly replied, "I'm not sure, leader. The shield just shattered without warning. If not for that, we would have-"

BANG!

Suddenly, the long table split in half and collapsed, causing Judge to halt his words.

Dragon's fist could be seen hovering above the exact height where the table once stood. The aura around him had drastically shifted to one that was intense and overwhelming. The veins on his forehead, neck, and arms protruded as his expression turned fierce.

"Shut up! The reason we lost is because you're all too weak! Even the trash from Sleeping Gardenia has two members in the top ten of the event leaderboards! What about us? There's only me! Must I do everything around here myself?! Core players?! Six Stars?! More like Crap players and Six Jokes!" Dragon erupted in a fit of rage and verbal onslaught.

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Despite the flurry of insults he threw at his guild members, none of them dared to speak out. Even if his words were harsh, what he said held some truth.

When the existence of the event leaderboards was first revealed, Broken Exile had plans to dominate the top ten spots and show off its power to the world. It was a chance to let the other top guilds know exactly where they stood and belonged-underneath Broken Exile's feet. However, things did not go as planned.

"What is it?" Dragon asked with an intense gaze.

"Well, it may be just a coincidence, but... I thought I should bring it up, just in case. The A- ranked magic item I received from that place was also destroyed without warning. It doesn't really add up since there were still five charges left in it." Juke said with a bit of hesitation. At first, Juke was reluctant to bring it up. After all, the A-ranked magic item was the reward that he was allowed to keep for discovering that mysterious cave and the Imp of Dreams in Fragul's Valley. He feared that if he told others that the magic item was suddenly destroyed, they may not believe him or, even worse, blame him for its destruction and force him to compensate the guild.

But, once he heard what happened with Judge's shield, Juke decided to speak up. Dragon frowned as he looked over at Judge and said, "You're the one in charge of assignments to that place. Who's the person we sent to collect this time around?"

"Since we were short on hands, I sent my younger brother, Feral Blade. Rest assured, guild leader, I can personally vouch for his trustworthiness and competence." Judge reassured. "Contact your younger brother immediately. Ask him for an update on that location and to note anything that seems strange. Pax, I want you to contact the section leader of Shattered in that place. Ask them if anything out of the ordinary occurred recently." Dragon ordered.

"Leave it to me." Judge nodded.

"I will get on it right away, leader," Pax replied calmly.

"Why do I have this annoying feeling?" Dragon thought to himself as he visibly frowned.

...

Somewhere in RML...

'I can already see it. I should receive an alert soon.'

After departing from Fragul's Valley, Izroth had been traveling nonstop. Thanks to his title,

Gift of Divine Speed, his journey time had been greatly reduced, and he was approaching his destination ahead of schedule.

'I'm a little earlier than expected. Though I already contacted them ahead of time.'

[System Alert: You have entered <<Kifa Karsts>>![]

Right as Izroth received that system alert, another sound rang from the system. It was a

message from one of the players waiting for him at Kifa Karsts. The message contained updated coordinates to the spot where they agreed to meet up with one another.

'Perfect timing."'