-1536- Pig wrapped in a human skin

"Hey!"

"Mr. Dambelcrew!"

Seeing Dambelcrew ignore the current situation and offer an olive branch to Rozen, Emilie and Cris immediately spoke up.

However, Dambelcrew didn't give them a chance to speak.

"You two, shut up!" Dambelcrew glared at Emilie and Cris and said, "There's no place for you two to intervene here!"

Dambelcrew had always shown disgust and rejection toward the Armored Beetles.

In his eyes, Emilie and Cris were nothing more than filthy creatures, unworthy of conversing with him.

One day, he would eliminate all the Armored Beetles, restore humanity to its supreme position in this world, bringing humanity back to its peak from four hundred years ago, and make himself the greatest power among humankind. This was the plan Dambelcrew had always been plotting.

Just as everyone had described him, this man was nothing but boastful, talking big without any real actions. To put it simply, he was living in a fantasy.

Rozen couldn't even muster any disgust for such a person.

Because feeling disgusted with this guy would feel like lowering his own intelligence.

Thus, Rozen, as if watching a clown perform in front of him, still had that half-smile as he spoke up.

"I wonder what the former councilor plans to do to show these so-called monsters what you're capable of?"

Rozen asked the question with a smirk.

And in Dambelcrew's eyes, Rozen's expression seemed as though he had taken the bait, making Dambelcrew smile.

"I will drive all the monsters occupying Vebel out!"

Dambelcrew said this without hesitation.

"Although the Pope seems to have no good methods, with the Sky Wizards Martial Arts Festival about to be held on the Ninth Artificial Floating Island, don't you think this is a good opportunity?"

Annerose used the festival as a pretext, gathering the strongest Sky Wizards from floating academies worldwide. Tomorrow, they would all head to the Ninth Artificial Floating Island and compete in a three-day survival battle according to the tournament's rules.

In other words, tomorrow, all the Sky Wizards from human forces would gather on the Ninth Artificial Floating Island.

"In this situation, the enemy will definitely allocate personnel to guard against the human forces on the island, weakening the defense around Zeth."

Dambelcrew explained his plan.

"At that time, you will lead the charge, and together with my subordinates, you'll take the opportunity to attack Wiegert's mansion and kill Zeth."

This was Dambelcrew's so-called plan.

"Without Zeth's command, the rest of them are just a group of mindless creatures with power but no brains, easy to deal with. By then, humanity will have achieved a great victory."

Dambelcrew confidently declared this.

For this purpose, Dambelcrew had been frequently going to the Aries Palace recently to propose this plan to Annerose, only to be rejected each time.

Although the title of Pope sounded grand, in the end, she was just a woman. Being incompetent was quite normal.

So Dambelcrew disregarded the risks of exposing the underground city and ignored the objections of Annerose and others. He took it upon himself to withdraw his subordinates from the front lines to execute this plan.

As long as he could achieve this great feat, he would gain more power than he currently held. For this, Dambelcrew planned to launch a surprise attack with a small elite force to win this decisive battle between humanity and the Armored Beetles.

And if Rozen were to join them, Dambelcrew was even more confident in achieving his goal.

At that time, Dambelcrew would make Rozen the true hero of humanity, while he, as Rozen's superior, would use this unmatched power to gain more authority and ultimately achieve an unbeatable position.

As these thoughts ran through his mind, Dambelcrew's heart grew hotter with excitement.

He didn't notice that Rozen's gaze had shifted from watching a clown's performance to observing an insect flaunting its might.

It couldn't be helped.

What exactly gave him the confidence that such a simple plan, which even a pre-college student could come up with, would succeed and win this race war?

If Zeth's defenses weakened, they could take him down in one blow?

If Zeth was killed, the rest would no longer be a threat?

Did this fool really believe that with the thugs posing as Sky Wizards by his side, he could accomplish these things?

If Zeth were so easily dealt with, and if the Armored Beetles' camp was so easy to handle, Rozen might as well pack up and leave.

Because rather than dealing with opponents of this caliber, it would be more productive for him to return to studying Foreign Mana rather than wasting time here.

Moreover, there was one fundamental problem.

Did this fool not know that Wiegert's mansion had already been nearly destroyed by him, and that Zeth wasn't even there anymore? Only his clones appeared in public.

Now, Rozen finally understood why this former councilor was described as nothing but a loudmouth who talked big without even a shred of reality or awareness of the situation.

Rozen felt that continuing to speak with this guy was an insult to his own intelligence.

Thus, Rozen turned his head and looked at River.

"Hey, can you lock up this pig wrapped in a human skin already?"

Hearing this, Dambelcrew's expression froze.

"Pff! Hahahaha!"

Emilie first looked stunned, then burst out laughing without restraint.

"Mr. Rorelei!?"

Cris widened her eyes.

"You… you you you!"

River was similarly shocked, seemingly unable to believe that Rozen would start with such insulting words, and aimed at none other than a former senator.

As for the surrounding Sky Wizards, they were already enraged.

"You little brat!"

"How dare you speak to Lord Dambelcrew like that!"

"You're dead!"

One after another, the Sky Wizards, who resembled thugs, shouted angrily.

And given their reaction, one could only imagine how Dambelcrew himself felt.

"You… you dare insult me?"

Dambelcrew pointed at Rozen in disbelief, his fingers trembling uncontrollably.

Sadly, Rozen didn't even spare him a glance.

"If you truly care about the Pope and humanity, then do us all a favor and control this idiot ally of yours who's full of himself. Otherwise, if he insists on executing this laughable plan, not only will he disgrace humanity, but he'll completely expose our location, allowing Zeth's forces to attack. At that point, we'll truly be beyond redemption."

Rozen said this calmly to River, his eyes no longer acknowledging Dambelcrew's existence.

Instantly, something in Dambelcrew's mind snapped.

"Break his arms and legs for me! Then smash his mouth!"

Dambelcrew roared in fury.

"Attack!"

Among the Sky Wizards, their apparent leader immediately gave the order without hesitation.

"Boom!"

A surge of mana exploded in the air.