THE KING OF THE UNIVERSE 553 Apology

He then looked at the two hundred soldiers. He found faces full of shock. Their faces were written with "unbelievable" gazes. No doubt. They were shocked to see the outcome.

When they heard that they are going to face five thousand bandits with just two hundred of them, they were mentally prepared for being wiped out! But fighting is their honour. So they still had to fight. But none of them expected that they would win. On top of that, a complete victory.

"Guys! We won!" ,Rick smiled and said, "We defeated the army of five thousand! Please come back to the reality!"

As soon as he concluded, the soldiers came out of their daze.

"We won!"

"We actually won!"

"We killed five thousand bandits with just mere two hundred people!"

"We wiped out the Blackwood Bandit Group while taking no casualties!"

"This victory....I would never forget this victory as long as I live!"

The soldiers started to shout, cry, celebrate, their victory to their limits. Their happiness has no limits. And Rick didn't stop them from celebrating. They need to celebrate the victory. If not, then when would they celebrate? So he let them celebrate as he looked at the Archers!

The Archers were the one who had taken a little injury. And that was also from the shuriken attacks which came from that weird Whirlpool! But since the injury was not lethal, he didn't care that much. After all, the injuries are curable. So he was at ease as he joined the celebration.

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Inside the City, it was total silence. No one dared to speak at all. The war was very short. But this short battle has given them gooseb.u.mps. If people comes in, then they would feel that the City was empty. That's how silent the city is.

First of all, they were not confident in the decision made by the committee. The committee sent only two hundred people to deal with five thousand bandits. On top of that, the bandit was Blackwood Bandit Group. And yet they managed to win the war.

There were some things that completely stunned them. Like when that giant Whirlpool appeared. They were worried. Some people even gave up.

But they felt terror when Rick sucked that giant Whirlpool as if it is nothing but a food. That was truly a stunning moment. Some people found it scary. Some people found it unbelievable. Some people felt that it was impossible. But the truth was right in front of them.

But they felt true terror when those dragons appeared. They were most terrifying in the entire battle. They literally wiped out the entire opponent's army. That was truly terrifying scene to behold.

"We—We won?"

Someone asked as the broadcast was truly inconceivable. But his question broke the silence. People who were in daze came back to their senses.

"We won!"

"We truly won!"

"How did we win? I can't believe it!"

"Our prays didn't go in vain! The G.o.d has truly shown pity on us!"

Just a moment ago, the city was silent. But all of a sudden it became noisy. Everyone were cheering, crying, encouraging, thanking the almighty for the victory. After all, they knew that the Committee has sent only two hundred people to deal with five thousand bandits. What does that mean? Was it mean that they were ignorant fools? A bunch of fools to send only two hundred people to deal with five thousand bandits?

Definitely not. Then what is it? There is only one explanation. Only one word to describe the actions of the committee.

Confidence!

That's right! The confidence the committee had towards these two hundred soldiers. Or else why would they send only two hundred people to deal with five thousand bandits?

The crowd then looked towards the direction of Groundbreaker Pavilion. They had eyes full of fury and anger. These Pavilions had no guts to begin with. These pavilions pulled back when the city was in difficult period.

At least, they weren't kicked out of the city. And today they tried to shatter their faith from the committee. The very same committee, who despite knowing the danger, they are still trying their best to protect the city.

The gazes from the public like thorns piercing their hearts for the people from the Groundbreaker Pavilion. Especially to their leader. Till this morning, they found respect in their gazes. As the number one pavilion under City Lord, they were always welcomed with respect. They truly enjoyed it.

But after pulling themselves back when the city was in a crisis, their gazes transformed from respect to disappointment. But at this moment, their gazes transformed from disappointment to angry.

This was a new experience for them. A total brand new experience. In an instant they felt as if they had fallen from the heaven to h.e.l.l. They knew that their reputation has turned from bad to worse.

"Apologies to the committee!" ,Someone shouted.

"That's right!" ,Another one said, "Apologies to the committee!"

One person ignited the fire. And others followed them to expand that fire. One person started to demand apology. And others followed them and demanded the apology.

Shame!

The leader of the Groundbreaker Pavilion felt immense shame when he saw this scene. He gritted his teeth. He bended his head in unwillingness and said loudly, "I was wrong! I sincerely apologise to the committee!"

The other members of the Groundbreaker Pavilion followed their Pavilion Lord and apologised to the committee.

"Get lost!" ,Someone from the crowd shouted, "The Committee is truly trying their best to defend the city. But you tried to ignite the flames of anger within our hearts towards the committee. Next time, don't try to do anything funny. Or else, we will kick you out of the city."

The people from the Groundbreaker Pavilion bent their heads in shame. How would they have guessed that they can annihilate the mighty Blackwood Bandit Group which had an army of five thousand people with just two hundred soldiers?

How would they have guessed that the committee could summon those dragons who knew from where and annihilate the bandits? If they had know this, then would they have called humiliation upon themselves?Definitely not!

Sigh!

After sighing in regret, the pavilion left to their pavilions as quickly as possible.