Chapter 177 Dispute
The moment Raven’s words fell, the entire courtyard descended into a stunned, suffocating silence.
Every pair of eyes turned to her, wide with disbelief.
Did she really just say that?
Everyone in Vyrdenia who held even the faintest shred of power knew the unspoken truth–there were people in the military who were never meant to see a battlefield.
Raven’s suggestion, to send everyone into combat, would shake the very foundation of their privileges.
And just as many had predicted, Benson’s face darkened instantly.
His eyes narrowed, sharp with hostility, as he stepped forward and hissed, “Send everyone to the frontlines? How did someone like you become a general? Are you really so ignorant that you can’t understand the contributions made by those who serve from within our borders? They’ve done far more for Vyrdenia than your reckless soldiers ever will.”
A chilling light flickered across Raven’s eyes.
She had anticipated resistance–but not this. Not the sheer shamelessness of it.
“Reckless soldiers?” Her voice cut through the silence like a whip. “The men and women who bleed on the frontlines to defend this country are nothing but expendable brutes to you?”
Benson’s lips curled with disdain. “Everyone can charge into battle. But the real talent -the ones who stay behind–think. They solve the problems your so–called warriors never could with brute strength alone.”
Raven let out a laugh–cold, sharp, and laced with fury. “Oh? Then what about the four million who’ve stayed safely within Vyrdenia’s borders all these years? Are they all solving unsolvable problems with their brilliant minds? Tell me, General Macy–what exactly have you done with that brain of yours to serve this nation?”
Benson’s expression turned to ice. “I have no obligation to report my work to you.” “Right,” Raven replied with a smirk. “Since you’ve made it clear our soldiers are replaceable brutes, then you won’t mind if I recall them to focus on strengthening themselves instead?”
“Absolutely n…” Benson began instinctively, then caught himself.
He wasn’t exactly up to date on the lefthe foreign front, but even he had heard
Successfully unlocked! whispers–about how Vyrdenia’s current strategic advantage relied heavily on the Sirius Pack.
Though he suspected those rumors were exaggerated, a free unit of highly trained
Benson watched her with stormy eyes. She hadn’t just ignored him–she’d dismissed him, as if he were an irrelevant afterthought. Still, he made no move to stop her.
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