After the earth-shaking battle between the Embers of the Burned Emperor and the Lord of the Rotten Swamp, the climate and environment of northern Seleucia underwent dramatic changes.
The storm clouds that had perpetually shrouded the sky under Erebos's influence vanished, while the Poison Mist that had spread across the land gradually dispersed.
Under the sunlight, the damp ground slowly dried up. The decaying swamp that no one had dared enter was transforming toward a primeval forest. Birds, Forest Deer, wild boars, and other creatures returned to the woods, and this land would regain its former Life Force.
Meanwhile, after Erebos died, Lynnhawk City was captured, and the Green Dragon Sect's main forces were utterly destroyed, the Embers of the Burned Legion swiftly occupied the entire fallen region of northern Seleucia with little effort.
Due to the Dragon Worship Cult's cruel exploitation and oppression throughout the kingdom, the people had long lived in misery. They practically regarded the Imperial People who had defeated the Dragon Worship Cult as saviors and wished they could immediately bow before them.
The Embers of the Burned Empire's Southern Expeditionary Army, with Dolo as its commander, stationed garrisons across the region and firmly controlled one-third of the former kingdom's territory. However, the nominal government remained in the hands of the Fadlanites led by Duke Adrian.
Using Lynnhawk City as a temporary capital, Adrian established the Seleucia Provisional Government, took in rebels fleeing from all regions, and formed the "Anti-Dragon Worship Cult Alliance" with the Embers of the Burned Empire's Southern Expeditionary Army.
At the same time, millions of players drawn by the War Quest headed south and flooded into the Seleucia Kingdom, becoming an important force within the allied army.
In the southeastern and southwestern regions of the Seleucia Kingdom, the Dragon Worship Cult gathered