Chapter 337

337 Laughable

Selma Payne’s POV:

It was obvious that the elven officer, who had arrived late, and I wanted to keep the peace. However, I didn’t know if it was because of the higher-ups’ indulgence that the elves who caused trouble thought they had obtained a death-exemption medallion. Still, this group of people refused to let us go and ignored their embarrassed boss.

Officer Klein tried to scoff at the daring soldiers, but he was ruthlessly humiliated.

Now, I was starting to doubt the elf race’s education level. Otherwise, the elf recruitment requirement was that their intelligence be below average. Otherwise, why would there be so many intelligence depressions?

Although I was at the center of the storm, I was honestly not in a hurry at all. This was not my city, nor my fellow countrymen, so they could drag it on if they wanted to. I believed my attitude was good enough that I hadn’t fallen out with him yet. Why should I stick my warm face to the cold butt?

Finally, Klein couldn’t stand his subordinates’ foolishness anymore. He pulled out his military saber and shouted, “All of you, back down! Are you guys trying to rebel? If you dare to cause trouble again, get out of the camp. The elf race doesn’t need arrogant and unruly soldiers like you!”

The noisy crowd went silent for a moment, then buzzed again, but it was much softer this time. The soldiers didn’t dare to openly stroke the tiger’s whiskers because their superior was angry. Although they still looked indignant, they suddenly only dared to whisper.

Klein sheathed his knife in satisfaction and led me forward...

However, the people in the way did not move like rocks and had no intention of making way.

This made Klein lose face once again. He didn’t hide his anger at all. His cheeks were red, his eyes were widened, and he was panting heavily. The veins on his forehead were popping out, destroying the elegant temperament unique to elves.

I would listen to such a superior if I were an elven soldier. However, the troublemakers were just so stubborn. They ignored the authority and anger of their superiors. They were so brave that I wanted to give them a round of applause.

“The elves don’t welcome any werewolves,” the leader said.

“No matter the relationship between those stray werewolves and you, whether they were expelled or defected, that’s just the one-sided story of you wild dogs. Who knows what the truth is? Maybe they’re the spies you sent to the elf clan to sabotage us. Do you want to distort the truth with your words?

“A group of people is here to cause destruction, and another is here to hypocritically show kindness. Isn’t this kind of conspiracy too blatant? How could it be so coincidental that you can purify evil energy? It’s hard to say whether it’s you who can purify evil energy or if your ability was born with evil energy!

“No one here trusts you, murderer! Don’t put on that arrogant face of a benefactor. You werewolves caused the disaster we encountered. You should be compensating for our losses!”

I almost couldn’t hold back my laughter when I saw his smug expression, thinking that he had seen through the truth.

To be honest, was it true that we’d been treating the elves as a neighbor worthy of respect and vigilance all these years? Look at all these beautiful fools with the looks, the intelligence, and the rationality. I even felt that even if no one were to do anything, the elves would be able to destroy themselves.

The tradition of splitting up the elven race was also passed on to the army. Even the relationship between superior and subordinate could not defeat the deep-rooted concept of the family. Klein couldn’t control the soldiers under him at all. He seemed to have the highest military rank present. Even he couldn’t do anything about it, much less make the soldiers listen to the words of the lower-ranking officers.

I was not a person made of mud that could be toyed with by others. The reason I hadn’t gotten angry yet was purely because I was well-mannered, and I didn’t want to cause any more trouble. However, if someone were ungrateful and still wanted to slander the soldiers and me, I would have to talk sense into him.

I sneered as I walked over to the elven soldier who was making such a big threat. The elven soldier’s expression stiffened as he took a step back. Seeing this, I didn’t hide my sneer at all.

“What are you retreating for? Weren’t you speaking so righteously just now? Why do you not dare to look at me now? Don’t tell me you’re afraid.” I gently pointed at the new badge on his chest. “Don’t do that. You’re the little hero who represents the elf race to judge me. If you don’t even dare to look me in the eye, I’ll wonder if all elves are as weak as you.”

The elven soldier’s eyes dodged my gaze. He was all talk and no guts. After a long time, he finally managed to say, “Stop being so arrogant. This is the elf clan, not your doghouse...”

“Oh, really? This is the elf clan?” I suddenly raised my voice, which startled him. “So you’re saying everything that happens on this land is under your control? That’s strange. Look at this place full of wolves. Is this how the elves control their territory? A bunch of vicious lunatics came in to burn, kill, pillage, and then swagger away, and you only know how to act after it happened. You don’t even have the slightest sense of responsibility, and you’re in a hurry to push the blame on your kind neighbors who came to help you?”