The scene shifted to Fortress City in the Upper City. Gepard, Pela, and several high-ranking Guard officers sat in the conference room. Gepard wore brand-new Garrison Officer armor, his expression utterly gloomy. After all, every Guard member knew he had been stripped naked by Sampo.
Humiliated and enraged, he kept thinking of Sampo and swore he would make him pay!
Everyone knew about Gepard's incident. Pela occasionally looked at him while holding back her laughter, while Gepard covered his face to hide his flushed cheeks. He truly hated Sampo. That man had humiliated him so badly that he could barely hold his head up.
Urgent footsteps rang out. The Guard higher-ups and several City Builders all raised their heads to look at Cocolia, who approached with a dark expression.
"Supreme Guardian."
Everyone respectfully greeted Cocolia. She nodded absentmindedly and took the seat at the head of the room.
"I assume everyone understands the reason for this meeting. I do not wish to waste words."
"First, the Silvermane Guard's weapons were stolen by Sampo, the notorious accomplice of Underworld Fire. Then, Garrison Officer Gepard's armor was stripped from him. Finally, my daughter, Bronya Rand, was taken hostage and brought to the Lower City."
"These incidents are the gravest provocation against the Silvermane Guard and the City Builders!"
"We will never compromise. This meeting is very simple. Garrison Officer Gepard, I need you to lead seventy percent of the Upper City's Guard to the Lower City. Anyone who obstructs you will be killed without mercy!"
"You must rescue Bronya Rand, my heir and the next Supreme Guardian. To that end, I permit you to lead the Guard into a fight to the death with Underworld Fire!"
"As for your sister Serval, she is currently accompanying me in searching for the Stellar Core.