The doors of the council room clicked shut behind the raid team, their tired footsteps fading down the hallway until the only sound left was the soft crackling of the mana lamps mounted along the walls.
The Beast King core still sat in the center of the table, its dark energy pulsing quietly while the council members stared at it in complete silence.
Nobody spoke for almost a full minute.
Then the older councilman who had slammed his hand on the table earlier leaned back in his chair, letting out a sharp breath through his nose.
"Ridiculous," he muttered, shaking his head slowly. "A rookie Ranker killing a Beast King Anomaly? It is the most absurd thing I have heard in my entire career."
Several heads around the table nodded in quiet agreement.
