Chapter 590: Flipping the Table! (4/4)

Chapter 590: Flipping the Table! (4/4)

"Outrageous, absolutely outrageous! Bernie, do you and your men have any inkling of what you are actually doing?!"

"Do you still hold any respect for the rules? Does the dogma mean nothing to you anymore? Bernie, how dare you act with such reckless abandon!"

"By what right do you presume to do this?!"

"The Whip of Order must give us an accounting this very day!"

The five Lords Bishop began to roar in fury, yet for all their bluster, not one among them chose to resist the defensive array.

Within moments, all five bishops were bound fast to their seats by chains of solid darkness.

Seated in the front row, Regional Director Harry stared wide-eyed at Neo, who stood upon the stage.

Beside him, Wofuren lowered his head, taking several deep gulps of tea in quick succession; using the back of his hand to wipe his lips, he allowed a faint smile to slip through.

Neo, meanwhile, declared in a clear, resonant voice:

"Whether you are a servant of the Gods or a bishop of the faith—anyone, and I mean anyone—is devoid of the right to violate the Regulations of Order. This is the very conviction that the newly revitalized Whip of Order intends to proclaim to the entire faith, and to the whole ecclesiastical circle.

Our Head, Lord Bernie, knows precisely what this course of action entails, and he is well aware of the resistance he will encounter, yet he harbors no regrets!

This is precisely why our Lord Head insisted on bearing a coffin onto the stage today!

Either,

We purge every last speck of dust from the order of the York City Region;

Or,

He shall lay himself down within the very coffin he chose for his own rest!"

Head Bernie: "..."