After the expeditionary force suffered a crushing defeat, the conservatives grew increasingly vicious in their verbal attacks, driven by fear of the future.
This made Diko, who was kneeling below, unconsciously clench both fists.
After all, he had followed the Goblin General for so many years. He still had feelings for him.
At the time, the Goblin General had chosen to swallow a bullet and take his own life, sacrificing himself for his country. Diko had nothing to say about that.
He had surrendered immediately afterward out of respect for his own life, but that did not mean he had no feelings for the Goblin General.
Now, listening to those conservatives insult the general, he instantly felt his anger flare.
However, Diko knew that his status was different now, and it was temporarily inconvenient for him to speak up.
During that time, after learning that the Goblin General had committed suicide for his country, the Goblin King on the throne had felt his mind go blank in an instant and had been unable to recover for a long while.
Later, perhaps because he also felt that the conservatives' insults had gone too far, and because the commotion at the scene was making matters worse, the Goblin King, who had just heard the devastating news, grew increasingly irritable.
"All of you, shut up!!!"
The Goblin King's roar plunged the entire scene into instant silence.
The Goblin King had always been relatively mild-tempered. In addition, he was easily swayed, so many ministers did not take him very seriously. They had never even seen him roar in fury.
His sudden outburst truly stunned all the Goblin ministers who had been arguing bitterly.
At that moment, the Goblin King was breathing heavily, his eyes bloodshot. He looked exactly like a gambler who had lost