The War Ends

The abilities granted by that Divine Descent did not seem to be possessed by every Apostle, or perhaps they had other plans.

As the Dark Green Sun faded away, the other two Apostles vanished as well, seemingly having already left.

Seeing that the Apostles of the Star Praise Sect had failed, the other ninth-ranks secretly watching from the sidelines ultimately did not intervene out of various concerns.

In the end, the Star Praise Sect's Apostles were pursued by the royal ninth-ranks and driven out of the country. Meanwhile, the Floating City of unknown origin hid within the Deep Dream World, making it impossible to track.

Overall, both sides suffered losses. Silver Storm had regained consciousness, but it would still be a long time before it recovered its full ninth-rank strength.

Although the two marquises whose true bodies had died also possessed their own contingencies, they would not be able to return to the battlefield anytime soon.

With neither side having outside support any longer, the marquises' side was now down another ninth-rank, putting them at an even greater disadvantage.

Yet during that night's war, it was those Rebel Army members who had appeared from nowhere that profited instead.

Taking advantage of the moment when both sides' ninth-ranks had left the battlefield, they suddenly launched an attack from the rear and briefly occupied Katila City, Cold Crystal City, and several other cities and towns near the border in the southwestern part of Carlas Province.

Then, as the situation shifted repeatedly and the war between the two sides temporarily subsided, these people looted the cities' resources and fled in advance, avoiding a later purge by the Olyvendi Family.

Through the secret intelligence network he had personally established, Anvis also learned some interesting news.

Although those Rebel Army members appeared to have fled,