Southern Continent, United City, Elder Council.
The Tiger-skin Parrot, having escaped with its life, was being questioned.
It recounted everything from beginning to end, leaving nothing out and fabricating nothing.
Several hundred people sat in rings, listening patiently to the whole account.
"The operation proposed by Swordfish was approved and assessed by our Council of Elders. Now that such a major blunder has occurred, it was because we failed to foresee enough. The responsibility does not lie with him. In the future, we will assess such operations more cautiously." After a long silence, the Grand Elder set the tone.
The Tiger-skin Parrot let out a slight sigh of relief.
What it feared most was those people above shifting the blame onto them. If that happened, fleeing would be its only option.
At that moment, the Fourth Elder, seated to one side, suddenly sighed. "I never expected that Wenren Sheng would grow stronger and stronger. We thought that with the Mist Wall blocking the way and Lord Fire Eye's protection, we could attack without restraint. The result proved that this was nothing but wishful thinking."
If they knew that the Third Elder had also been captured by Wenren Sheng's Otherworldly User, Little Illusion, they would be even more shocked.
The attendees listening nearby were immensely relieved.
Luckily, they had not been the ones carrying out the intimidation operation, and the retaliation afterward had not randomly landed on them.
For the foreseeable future, they had no intention of leaving United City even half a step.
"Still, there should have been some effect. Though we lost three precious Otherworldly Users, I believe that man will no longer dare to serve as the Patrol Division's lackey with all his heart. After all, he did not gain the most benefits, while the people closest to