The previously quiet stone chamber instantly erupted into a cacophony again!
A dozen squad leaders banded together to condemn Lin Shen, trying to crush this upstart who dared provoke them through sheer strength of numbers.
At the sight, the short priest seated to the right of the seat of honor curled his lips into a faint smile.
The embarrassment and anger of being mocked to his face by Lin Shen instantly turned into cold, smug satisfaction.
"Heh heh heh..."
The short priest gave a cold laugh, deliberately drawing out his words in a sneering tone:
"Young people these days. The moment they earn the tiniest bit of credit, they start thinking they're above everyone else."
His malicious gaze slowly shifted away from Lin Shen and settled on the tall priest opposite him, full of contempt and provocation:
"I wonder... what nonsense someone has been feeding this boy!"
"Just to oppose my prudent decision, he would openly indulge a foolish plan that would send everyone to their deaths!"
"Is this the pillar of the Holy Church that certain people so painstakingly selected? Why does he look like an idiot with a death wish to me?"
Those words were an unmistakable veiled attack!
He had recast Lin Shen's personal actions as a deliberate scheme orchestrated by the tall priest to undermine him!
The tall priest seated opposite him choked on the accusation, his expression instantly turning thunderous.
He had originally hoped to use the young man's drive to suppress the short priest's faction.
Instead, Lin Shen had opened his mouth and offended every squad leader in the room!
Now that his opponent had turned the tables on him, he had gained nothing and landed himself in a mess.
Faced with the short priest's mocking gaze, the tall priest had no idea how