Due to the ringing from before, the battle outside the Senate had temporarily stopped. From here to Hope Square, the citizens and city guards dazedly stood in their spots as if they had yet to recover from their previous state.
Apart from the injured's instinctive groans, the area was so quiet that even the wind could be heard.
Gaius didn't give them a chance to sink back into madness. He held a loudspeaker and shouted, "My fellow citizens, soldiers, Elder Varro controlled the consul by colluding with the Salvation Army and the Anti-intellectualism Church in an attempt to purge the Elders who are on your side. Fortunately, thanks to the Kalendaria's blessings and the heroic spirit of First City's founders, we were given an opportunity because of your timely demonstration. Now, they have been killed or controlled. The sun has appeared above First City again!"
