Shadow of the Covenant and an Unexpected First Companion

"Heh, shut your dog mouth."

The contempt in the sneer was absolute. The cold, disdainful threat had not frightened its prey like a gunshot; instead, it seemed to have struck a nail.

Words even more arrogant, condescending, and contemptuous than Dick's came crashing down like a fierce backhanded slap!

Within the projected conference space, everyone watched in surprise as the young man in the black trench coat stood in the center. They watched him deliver a merciless, face-tearing retort, utterly uninhibited before the crowd!

"Didn't your master teach you not to bark at people after you've just eaten shit?"

The instant those words left his mouth, it felt as though the entire conference space had frozen.

Crack—bang!!!

The projection of the table in Dick's section of the meeting shattered into powder in an instant. Yet Dick remained in the same position, only the expression on his face as he stared at Fang Ran freezing into a cold look of predatory savagery!

To Dick, Fang Ran had merely managed to arouse a little of his interest earlier. But when faced with his warning, this weaker fellow—

He had actually dared to say something like that in public.

"Hehe. Hahaha."

A crisp laugh rang out first. The woman in the Witch's Hat suddenly burst into laughter, clutching her stomach without the slightest concern for Dick's dignity.

Supporting herself on the table with one arm, she tossed Fang Ran a flirtatious glance and spoke through laughter she could barely suppress.

"My, my, saying something like that outright in this kind of setting. Hehe, what a surprise. I'm starting to like you a little."

Ignoring her laughter, which was practically kicking him while he was down, Dick's eyes widened with vicious danger. His lethal killing intent condensed into every word that came from his