Nathan had always been easygoing, but that did not mean he was a pushover.
Not even the President could oppose Nathan if the man's mind was made up, much less a Jetroinian God of War.
Eiken was deeply offended by Nathan's words.
Even though he wanted nothing more than to please Wolfric, he still felt insulted when Nathan directly called him Wolfric's lapdog.
“Don't get too cocky, Nathan!” warned Eiken angrily, jumping to his feet and pointing his finger at Nathan. “We have Gods of War from hundreds of countries and Wolfric, the commander-in-chief, here. You better watch yourself.”
“If you're aware this is the headquarters, you should also know that I'm the deputy commander, your superior. Who are you to spew nonsense in front of me like a mad dog?” voiced Nathan coldly.
As soon as Eiken heard those words, his face immediately turned as grim as death.
Furious, Eiken was about to curse at Nathan when the man added, “Besides, this is between Wolfric and me. You have no right to speak up.”
With that, Nathan ignored Eiken and shifted his attention to Wolfric before stating indifferently, “Ariarica is a superpower, and you're a world-renowned figure, Mr. Welz. You're not going back on your word and shamelessly trying to cheat your way out, are you?”
With Eugene IV, Leopold, and the others looking at him, Wolfric had no choice but to reply, “As Eiken said, I only bet against you because I wanted to provoke you—”
Before Wolfric could finish his sentence, Nathan interrupted with a chuckle, “Do you actually believe that yourself, Mr. Welz? Even a fool could tell that you were giving me a hard time by asking me to kill Raytor, the Alpha Wolf, without other Gods of War's help, yet you're shameless enough to claim that you were simply trying to provoke me now? Even you don't buy such nonsense, do you?”
Wolfric intended to defend himself to the very end, but before he could do so, Nathan sneered, “Who do you think is a fool among us, Wolfric? You came up with an excuse that even you don't buy just to avoid honoring our bet. Tell me. Are you taking me for a fool, or are you trying to insult everyone's intelligence here?”
After listening to Nathan, everybody at the scene began to give Wolfric strange looks, which immediately caused Wolfric great discomfort.
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