"Mirian's been rescued?"
In the underworld, a place that had yet to take shape but was already showing promise on the outskirts of Xike City, Murphy had just arrived from the northern sinkhole on Greeny Island using the Hades' privilege when he asked. A-Feng, who had been waiting for him there, immediately nodded and replied:
"Just ten minutes ago, the young lady personally stormed into the administrative building, which had been affected by the Nightmare Tyrant, and brought out the governor. Madam Triss examined Governor Mirian. Aside from some loss of vitality and mental exhaustion, she's fine. Crimson Castle is also safe beneath the protection of the city defense array.
"The Astral Nomads are waking the citizens trapped in nightmares one by one.
"The administrative villages in the various regions are the more troublesome issue.
"They don't have the protection of the Light of Creation. Many towns have been badly corroded by the Devouring Light divine power, and the buildings in several administrative villages have even been completely erased.
"However, all our towns have well-equipped underground shelters nearby. The Night Singers' blessing protected those who follow the Way of Midnight from being consumed by the darkness, and the other churches also acted decisively when darkness fell.
"They used their holy symbols and invoked divine power to establish shelters of various sizes, protecting many of their congregations. So there haven't been many casualties."
"What about the Maginot Line?"
Murphy asked as he took the "lighter" out of his bag:
"I'm guessing the Nightmare Tyrant's cultists attacked it?"
"Right,"
A-Feng replied:
"That bunch of deranged goatmen shouted, 'Great is Baphomet!' as they tried to break through our defenses under cover of the darkness and nightmares. Too bad they underestimated the Midnight Order. General Kuder organized only a small counterattack, but it was