Chapter 556: Restructuring Dismissal

Chapter 556: Restructuring Dismissal

"Reinforce Alpha, the Order of Knights," a fading voice trailed off as an elderly man quietly surveyed his surroundings.

The guardians all appeared to have lost consciousness, frozen as if caught in a deep trance. It was startling not only that all the guardians had been swiftly incapacitated, but even Basara seemed caught off guard by this turn of events. Nevertheless, there was no sign of fear on the faces of the aged elders.

"What on earth are you doing?"

Silence was Davey's sole response as he moved closer to them. Despite a mere step bringing them within striking distance, the elders displayed no signs of panic.

"I am asking," one of them noted.

"And if you hear the answer," Davey responded. In the midst of this profound silence, Basara's hand twitched slightly as Davey added, "Does that alter the reality?"

"At the very least, we need to know the reason."

"It's simple. I've concluded that the leadership, too foolish to differentiate between a poisonous mushroom and an edible one, requires a change," Davey retorted, his tone saturated with sarcasm.

This prompted a hardening of expressions among a few of the elders.

"Member Davey! How dare a mere member speak like that to the central three elders!"

Their words were paradoxical. The purpose of having leadership and elders in the Order was to unite it for more systematic operations. However, if the incompetence of the leadership shook the fundamental ideology of the Order, their existence became superfluous.

Disregarding the agitated cries around him, Davey turned away, focusing solely on those who sat on the ground, their faces empty, kneeling in defeat. He asked them, "Why are you like this when I caused trouble?"

"A student's breach of discipline is a burden for the teacher to bear." Boris looked at Davey with a tired face, devoid of surprise, only resigned acceptance. "Davey. Stop, please stop."

"I can't do that."

As Davey effortlessly snapped the chains, Boris reached out with trembling hands, his once robust body now devoid of strength. The extent of his suffering was painfully evident, marked by signs of prolonged torture.

"This is the heart of the Order! No matter how unfair it may seem, decisions made here are absolute. And the fact remains that a breach of discipline has occurred..."

"No, the ones who breached discipline are not you but those sitting over there." Davey pointed toward the elders.

Leaving Boris behind, Davey knelt beside Lucia Shelman, whose face was worn out with exhaustion, and checked her pupils. Narrowing his eyes, he noticed her pupils could not focus properly.

'Her vision is damaged. Prolonged exposure to bright light or strain on the eyes can cause this.'

Shayir Renda, bruised and trembling with fear, bore signs of severe beating, and her twin brother Fendyr nervously bit his nails. They had reacted immediately to the sounds of battle, a stark contrast to their previous state during the trial.

After silently observing their condition, Davey finally asked, "Who tortured them?"

"How dare you!"

"Who did it?" Davey's voice was indifferent, almost chilling, as the atmosphere around him shifted starkly. The swords floating in the air trembled as if ready to strike at any moment. "If you won't answer..."

With a short sigh, Davey lightly waved his hand. Simultaneously, the iron swords in the sky began emitting powerful aura blades, plunging toward the ground.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Amidst tremendous explosions, the ground split open, creating a hellish scene. This caused some of the elders to panic, scattering in disarray.

"Stop!! Stop this at once!"

At that moment, one of the central three elders abruptly stood up and berated Davey. "How dare a mere member act so presumptuously! Where is the justice in your actions, the noble ideals?"

"Justice, idealsnice words. But are those who exploit the loopholes in the rules to sentence innocent people to death really pursuing justice or ideals?" Davey retorted sarcastically, triggering a loud outburst from an elder.RêAd lateSt chapters at novelhall.com Only

"Nonsense! They did break the rules!"

"Sure, if you focus on just one particular thing."

"What do you mean?"

"According to the rules of knightly conduct, in special cases, contact with outside entities to resolve issues does not incur blame. But..."

"Are you saying the current worldly affairs are so critical that they necessitate such special circumstances?" the elder, Hector, scoffed. "The matters of the outside world are merely human conflicts. There's no reason for the Order to intervene. This young and foolish member is just being obstinate."

Davey's expression hardened. Had they not even read his report? Surely that could not be the case.

As the elder with the spear motioned, the crimson figures raised their weapons. However, they did not attack Davey.

"What... What?! Move! Attack him!" The elder, flustered by the unexpected development, waved his spear, but the crimson figures remained immobile.

"What have you done?!" the elder yelled at Davey, who then revealed an item retrieved from his Pocket Plane.

It was a foldable bow made of metal, unassuming in appearance yet sleek and refined.

The bow, named "Divine Bow Brunak," was fundamental to Apollo, a founder of the Last Wisp, and a symbol of his legacy. Most importantly, this bow was the key to the Order's power, the spear, a genuine artifact though it was a replica.

The items from Davey's Pocket Plane were mostly genuine replicas, created by beings who used divine power. The Divine Bow Brunak, genuine yet not, represented the nature of Davey's sacred items.

As the bow transformed and emitted a crimson light, the ropes binding him crumbled away. Once free, Davey skillfully manipulated the bow, and a mechanical sound, like reeling in a fishing line, followed.

The longbow, brimming with immense tension, revealed itself, astonishing the elders.

"That... That can't be!"

"If Apollo, the First Saint Daphne, saw your corrupt deeds, she would have risen from the depths of hell to chase you with a club." Davey mused on the irony of the once noble Order's fall.

"Uh... Uh, no..." A voice of denial came, and Davey turned to see Lucia Shelman talking in her sleep. "Uhmm... Saint Daphne... The great... Hmm..."

"Even in her slumber, she remains fervent..." Davey muttered, turning back and clearing his throat awkwardly before slowly drawing the bowstring.

A crimson arrow materialized on the bow.

"That should have been destroyed by our ancestors! How is it possible?"

The absence of knowledge about Brunak within the Order now made sense.

With a proper stance, Davey pulled the bowstring fully, aiming the arrow at the center of the large Order symbol floating in the sky. The crimson figures, created by the spear, slowly retreated from him, as if acknowledging their true master.

Thwung!

With an enormous recoil, the bowstring pierced through the symbol. The crimson figures twisted and dispersed, and the frozen divine power and mana began to move again.

"First rule of the Order," Davey declared.

[The Last Wisp, as the guardian shadow of the continent, dedicates itself to defending against and vanquishing external threats and monsters that endanger the continent's existence.]

"You ignored the report of invaders from another dimension, attempting to kill valuable members of the Order."

"Let's not lie about not reading the report. You intentionally ignored it, did you not?"

It was the only way they could justify killing Boris. If they acknowledged the report, they would lose the pretext to execute him. One of the elders trembled with clenched fists at Davey's mocking tone.

"Beings from other dimensions are not merely worldly problems. They are a threat one level higher than monsters. You cannot claim ignorance of this."

"Hmph! Even if that's true, what will you do about us? If you want to follow your precious rules, you can't kill us!"

The elder's words held a certain truth.

Elders, like members of parliament, enjoyed a kind of immunity from arrest. However, they were unaware of the significance of Davey wielding the Divine Bow Brunak within the Order.

"I despise the saying 'an unjust law is still a law.'"

Unjust laws should be amended.

"I already told you. As the successor to the Order's founders, I will punish you."

The Order had no royal family, only comrades working together. But Apollo, a founder, fearing the Order's corruption in later generations, made a promise after consulting with Daphne. The successor of the founders would have the authority of a secret royal inspector, with the power to correct the Order's wrongs and even punish the elders.

This was not properly passed down as they believed there would be no issues. However, everything changed when Apollo met Davey in the Hall of Heroes. The ancestors of the current elders had destroyed the weapon of the Divine Archer, Brunak, eliminating what they saw as a threat to themselves. They could not have imagined there was another Divine Bow.

"You all are hereby stripped of your positions and dismissed."

Pack your things.