Cultists.
Compared to disasters in other Otherworld Planes, Nostria had the Sun. The people of this world had not suffered the threat of the Northlands.
They had no history or experience of fighting disasters. When disaster began to descend, the commoners became like headless flies.
Among them, there were bound to be many pessimists. Some of those pessimists would fall into despair, while others would lose their way. And Nostria had the catalyst for it.
Namely, the Abyssal Rift. Once the Abyssal Invasion appeared, it could never truly disappear. Its power constantly tore open the weak points of Nostria's world.
Human hearts were weak points as well. The demons of the Abyss loved nothing more than exploiting such openings.
Moreover, the Holy Flame Empire possessed a group of natural "technicians."
Although Monarch Hildegard and Ryan had stripped the Sun Sect of its authority and created an entirely new Sun Sect, there were still Sun clergy in the shadows who refused to acknowledge it. Some even hated and opposed this new Sun Sect.
No one's rule could extend over every person, nor could anyone obtain everyone's loyalty.
Some of the remaining people of the Holy Flame Empire, even a small number of nobles, harbored grievances against Hildegard. They were invaded by the Abyss, and its all-pervasive whispers assimilated them, turning them into followers of Chi.
Yes, Ryan had even learned who the great being worshipped by those Cultists was.
After all, it was the Abyssal Evil God [Isaac], whom he had personally brought into Nostria.
"Truly everywhere. The Planar Gate has only been closed for a month, yet it has already caused such chaos. How many warehouses did those Cultists burn?" "In reply to Lord Ryan, sixteen in total. Your Majesty dispatched Holy Knights to hunt down those Cultists, forcing them