At this moment, Shien still did not know that while he had broken into the Dark Temple, nearly shattered Lilith the Evil God's seal, and kidnapped the Beastmen Race's Saintess back home, things were also happening in other corners of Cosmos.
For example, after an imperial princess woke up and learned that she had completely lost to Shien, she sank into depression for an entire day without saying a single word. The female knights of the Shattered Blade Knights worried over her for quite some time and, left with no choice, could only send word back to the Empire.
For another example, after suffering a setback and witnessing the ruins left behind by Shien and Capeline's fierce battle, the First Knights seemed to have realized that the situation in Cosmos was gradually becoming more complicated and more dangerous. They likewise sought instructions from the Streim Family and did not dare act rashly for the time being.
Of course, Yuri still had the Knights report Shien's group's movements at all times, showing tremendous concern over their whereabouts.
He especially instructed them not to casually alarm the two little girls beside Shien, or severe punishment would follow.
Under such circumstances, the Beastman Priest Corps also seemed to be constantly searching Cosmos for Iris's whereabouts.
Together with the enormous commotion caused by Shien's Celestial Magic and Enchantment Magic some time ago, as well as the inexplicably increasing frequency of mysterious teleportation phenomena throughout Cosmos, the entire city now felt as though a storm were about to descend. The atmosphere was extremely oppressive, and even the air felt heavy.
Without question, this was the calm before the storm.
The longer this calm lasted, the more terrifying the undercurrents surging beneath the surface proved to be.
At the very least, both the Kingdom and the