Thousand Lakes Region of the Maple Leaf Forest.
Duchess Vera arrived at the Holy Kingdom Knights' encampment with a grave expression.
Even as she approached, the elegant duchess could not help holding her breath. The ground was covered in muddy filth, the ashes left behind after Abyss Demons had been purified by holy light. Or perhaps it was ash. In any case, layer upon layer of black matter blanketed the earth, all left behind by Demons.
As for why, the reason was simple.
Under the dim sky, the place radiating holy light was undoubtedly the encampment of the Holy Kingdom Knights. They were stationed at the northernmost edge of this land, a position that any Demons appearing here could not avoid.
At the same time, it was also the safest line of defense for Duchess Vera's castle.
Vera Fortress had abruptly changed from the most dangerous place in this land to the safest, at least for normal humans.
That was also why Duchess Vera had come here.
The Holy Kingdom Knights had been in this land for quite some time. They had indeed been killing Demons, and countless demonic monsters had become cannon fodder beneath the majesty of the Eternal Kingdom. Yet countless nobles had also died because of this.
Half of the Holy Kingdom Knights were traveling through the noble territories of this land. Every day, they uncovered souls that had fallen into the Abyss. The number of Cultists was terrifying, as were the Church of Dawn's methods of judging heretics.
No one could escape. Even Duchess Vera had already sent dozens of letters to the Church of Dawn explaining the large number of Cultists within her family. More than half of those letters were probably still on the way.
Every noble was anxious, because the Holy Kingdom Knights