Everyone sensed that something was wrong with Falanis Floating City.
The king's loyal citizens in Banbei City were ecstatic. The Super Sun Legion surrounding the royal palace saw a glimmer of hope in their despair, and their morale began to recover.
"Their Floating City is having problems!"
"Counterattack!"
"Brothers, don't panic! Together, we'll defeat these invaders, kill them, and drive them back to the Aurelian Empire!"
Shouts of resistance rose one after another throughout the city.
The imperial army had already occupied most of the city and was turning it upside down, searching everywhere for and exterminating followers of the Evil God. For a moment, they were caught off guard. They repeatedly looked up at the silent Floating City, their eyes filled with uncertainty and worry.
The deterrent power of the Floating City gave the imperial army boundless confidence. Its might was unparalleled and served as the imperial army's strongest support.
As long as the Floating City remained, even if the ground battle went badly, the imperial army would still have a way out.
If they lost the Floating City, it would not only deal a devastating blow to the imperial army's morale, but also leave them with nowhere to retreat. Trapped in a foreign land thousands of miles from the Empire, they might well be annihilated.
At once, the major legions slowed their advance.
The private armies of the imperial nobles and senators inevitably changed their behavior. They fought, then stopped, hesitating over whether they should retreat and reinforce the Floating City.
Outside the royal palace.
Salain, the leader of the Order of the Arcane Sword and an Arcane Sword Saint, flashed to Rayne's side and whispered, "Speaker Rayne, should we return to the Floating City?"
"No need."
Rayne waved Salain off and said firmly, "Continue besieging Shivaji Royal