The elven army had assembled, directly pushing the situation across the continent to the brink.
Anyone with even a little knowledge knew that a new Continental War was about to erupt.
With the situation suddenly spiraling out of control, the most terrified were not the Alpha Kingdom, which had lit the fuse, but the innocent bystanders caught in the blast.
The Dwarf Kingdom, the Troll Race, the Moxi Duchy, the Black Forest Kingdom, the Dante Kingdom, and a string of other unlucky powers caught in the middle were all on the verge of collapse.
While tensions had been high before, everyone had still clung to a trace of hope.
Conflicts between the Alpha Kingdom and the Beastfolk had always remained frequent. Trouble broke out every few days, which was well within everyone's expectations.
But with things suddenly escalating into a Continental War, every force involved began to panic.
Although more than a decade had passed since the last Continental War ended, no one had known peace during those years.
Some powers whose development had faltered had yet to recover their military strength to the level it had been before the previous war.
Even those whose reforms had produced results were still in the digestion phase. Turning the benefits of reform into military strength remained a long process.
Complaining was meaningless. In troubled times, the weak had no voice.
Those who enjoyed the Alliance's protection had to shoulder the corresponding obligations.
When war came, neither the human kingdoms nor the major alien race powers had the right to choose.
Emerald Palace.
The sudden deterioration of the continental situation, coupled with the terrified pleas for aid from their allies, directly prompted another court meeting.
Caesar IV swept his gaze over the gathered kingdom nobles before setting down the stack of documents