Loulan's Calamity!

The wind howled as though something were crying out.

It always blew in through the windows of this spacious stone hall.

The beautiful woman with deep crimson hair gazed out the window with her clear reddish-brown eyes, but all she could see was an endless world of yellow.

A sandstorm was raging outside.

That was nothing unusual. This city had always stood in the middle of the desert.

It was only that this sandstorm was unexpectedly large.

Perhaps because of that, the gentle woman in a classical purple dress, with skin like jade, could not hide the worry in her eyes. Or perhaps something else was troubling her?

Just as she lightly stroked the ruby at her neck and drifted into her memories, the doors behind her suddenly swung open.

A short, plump man with a hurried expression walked in.

"Your Majesty, the people we sent out to investigate have returned, but only two came back."

The man dropped to one knee and spoke sadly as he looked at the queen's back.

"How could this happen?"

The queen spun around and hurriedly asked, "Who came back?"

"Boone and Tashi."

"What? Then Mr. Hara... does Sister Mako know?"

The queen's face was filled with worry and regret, because Mr. Hara was Sister Mako's husband.

"She should know by now." The short, plump man sighed, then continued, "Your Majesty, I believe you should pay more attention to the situation outside."

"Get up first, Salai."

Queen Sara's gaze immediately turned serious at those words. "How is the Sand Village doing? Did they stop the Cloud-Hidden Village's invasion?"

"Your Majesty guessed correctly!"

At the mention of this, the plump Salai straightened up and grinned excitedly, revealing his distinctive single upper front tooth.

"According to the intelligence Boone and the others gathered, the Sand Village