The Great Smog Incident in Backlund had caused the deaths of dozens of nobles, including two counts.
All of Loen had immediately entered a state of war preparedness.
The nobles stood united as one.
At this time, there were no factions, no distinction between old and new. All nobles shared a highly unified goal.
Moreover, Duke Negan had been assassinated not long ago. Now that the power of Loen's nobility had gathered together, even the royal family had to compromise.
Even the Forsak Empire, which had always been at odds with Loen, chose to keep a low profile at this time, unwilling to provoke its old rival and risk being hammered by a united Loen.
In terms of overall national strength, Loen was actually the strongest among all nations. Its power simply could not usually be concentrated, and it even tended to hold itself back.
Even when full-scale war broke out later, many nobles, including Count Hall, thought more about securing a way out than doing their utmost to help Loen overcome its crisis.
But during the period when Loen's strength was highly unified, even the warlike Forsak Empire did not wish to provoke it.
After emerging from the underground shelter, Audrey's eyes were similarly filled with confusion.
Was this the incident Mr. The Lovers and Mr. World had been watching?
As the informant, Audrey had been notified by the Church of the Evernight while they protected her information.
Thanks to her timely intelligence, the losses had been reduced to a minimum.
Otherwise, it would not have been strange if the death toll in the Queen's Area had been ten times higher.
With that rate of spread, every additional second made an enormous difference.
Yet even so, looking at the desolate Queen's Area, Audrey felt her mood grow heavy.
She