Chapter 419: Kobra
Atlan's attitude was nothing less than apathetic. He didn't care that he antagonized the entirety of the people inside this meeting, people who had a large influence on how this meeting was going to go.
They could decide that he was guilty of the crime of the church's explosion even though they hadn't started the meeting yet.
But Atlan didn't care.
That was because once he had ascended to demigodhood, all things seemed trivial. The people around him were still trying to clamor to their old lives, trying to blame someone for making them live the reality of the apocalypse.
But if you ask Atlan, then the apocalypse would have happened either way without him. It was just a matter of time.
"Stand down," a commanding voice said.
Upon hearing this, all the paranoid and scared people in the stands had relieved looks on their faces. After all, the person who just spoke was none other than the current strongest Savior in Genesis City, Kobra.
They didn't think he was sure, but sure enough, he seemed to have just been hiding in their midst without saying anything. Only now did he finally speak up and show his presence to the whole query.
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Since they now had, in their midst, a master of combat and the strongest Savior in the current world, some of the people who were deathly scared of Atlan now became extremely arrogant and antagonistic against him. They felt as if they could finally do whatever they wanted with his protection.
After all, he was a Specialist-level Savior at the top of his field, while Atlan was only at the top of the Student-level field. There was a huge difference between them.
"Ha! See that?! The Star Savior says that you should shut up!"
"You better listen now, young man, if you don't want your head blown straight off!"
"What are we even waiting for? He rudely appeared right in front of our eyes, we should have him arrested right now!"
Atlan just stood there, ignoring all their words. After all, words were nothing but an illusion. However, if they started to make their words into action, then he wouldn't hesitate to act to defend himself.
"WAIT!" Kobra said, standing up to show himself to everyone.
The man, with his green battle suit, had all sorts of medals and pins on his chest, lauding him for all the achievements he had made throughout his life. It was clear that this man was the strongest person in the room, evidenced by the amount of attention he commanded from the room.
"I didn't ask for him to shut up, I said it to all of you," he said, looking at the crowd of people among him.
He wanted everyone to shut up and let Atlan be at peace. He didn't want them to antagonize him any longer.
Even though he was confident with his own strength, this was the first time that Kobra felt him lose against someone else.
When Atlan first arrived in this place, he didn't even sense him coming. He simply just appeared right in front of the podium, without even any evidence of him coming in through other means aside from teleportation.
This was the first time in a long time Kobra felt as if he was unaware of his surroundings. He wouldn't have been able to prepare himself if Atlan had decided to attack him right there and then. And that fact scared Kobra for a little bit.
After all, he wouldn't be surprised if another Specialist-level Savior was able to best him in speed and reaction times. However, from what he knew, Atlan was only a Student-level porter.
A porter. Not even a speedster or a scout that specializes in speed. Just a porter, whose only power should be the immense strength that helps them lift tremendous amounts of weight from the construct.
This was extremely weird. Suspicious. Somehow, when Kobra looked at Atlan, he felt as if he was looking down the maws of giant Dragon Canzer, looking uninterested in doing anything, yet ready to devour him at any second.
He didn't know why he felt this way, but his intuition told him that it was best for everyone inside this room, no, best for everyone inside this City to leave Atlan alone and not to antagonize a man like him.
So, as the strongest Savior in the room, he decided to put his foot down and stop the others from making the biggest mistake of their lives.
"Settle down. This is a place of civility. We are not here to antagonize this young man, we are simply here to ask him for the truth," Kobra said calmly to the agitated crowd.
Upon his words, the rest of them finally came to a rest. They all slowly sat down on their seats and commanded their bodyguards to return their weapons to their sheaths.
Carmine sighed a heave of relief once he saw this. It was good that Kobra was here, or else things could have gone worse.
Though, Carmine didn't know why Kobra interfered this time. Usually, he would be disinterested in these kinds of stuff. He would always just stand in a corner and observe everything around him without saying a single word.
Carmine just passed this off as a one-time thing due to the heaviness of the situation. After all, they were going to talk about the incident of the Church mission.
After a few more minutes, the Elder Heads finally arrived at the meeting room, sending the whole room into silence.
The five of them all looked dignified, standing tall as if they had everything under their control.
Finally, the old man in the middle spoke up.
"First of all, I would like to thank you for gathering at this eve for this meeting. I know you all value your time, so let's not waste it anymore.
As you all know, the Church mission has failed, leading to the destruction of our cathedral. The Saviors involved in the incident are unable to talk due to their injuries, so we can only ask the porter of the group, Atlan the Star Porter."