Chapter: 1278
Nikki was firm. "I saw it with my own eyes. Dustin was the one who found the scripture’s whereabouts and helped us obtain it!"
The rest of the disciples looked at the two worriedly. It seemed like Nikki was challenging Brittany’s authority.
"How dare you!" Brittany glared at Nikki, enraged.
"Nikki Horst, are you questioning me?" Brittany roared.
"I’m just speaking the truth." Nikki lowered her head slightly, but her gaze remained unyielding.
"The truth? Hmph! You’re just trying to undermine me!" Brittany’s expression soured.
"We’re guild members, and I can’t believe you’d challenge me on behalf of an outsider!"
With her seniority in the guild, no one dared talk back to her, even when she was oppressive and unjust.
She couldn’t believe Nikki questioned her publicly and embarrassed her. Nikki should have known her place!
"Brittany, don’t you have a conscience? We can’t just ignore it when Dustin helped us out," Nikki reasoned.
"Shut up!" Brittany’s temper flared, and she slapped Nikki hard across the face.
She screamed, "Who the hell do you think you are? How dare you lecture me?"
"You!" Nikki bit her lips, feeling wronged. Her face was swollen from the slap.
Just then, Edith finally spoke up, "Enough! We’re all members of the same guild. There’s not need to argue about a small matter."
"Madam Edith, I’m telling the truth. Dustin handed the Jade Maiden Scripture to me personally before I handed it to Brittany!" Nikki tried to explain.
"Do you have proof?" Edith asked impassively.
"The other disciples saw what happened. They can vouch for me!" Nikki pointed at them.
"Oh, is that so?" Edith looked over lazily at the other disciples.
"Madam Edith is asking a question. All of you must answer truthfully!" Brittany’s expression was icy, and her gaze was hostile.
"Madam Edith, I can testify that Brittany was the one who got the Jade Maiden Scripture!"
"That’s right. It was all thanks to Brittany. That rotten bastard had nothing to do with it!"
"Nikki, you must have been mistaken."
The disciples spoke out one after the other, choosing to side with Brittany.
"Y–you all!" Nikki was annoyed.
She couldn’t believe all of them were exactly like Brittany. They didn’t hesitate to change the truth. It was outrageous!