It was the first day after Kandelian brought a hundred thousand civilians into the Pyramid.
The sheer number of refugees packed every inch of the Pyramid from top to bottom.
Fear permeated the entire Pyramid, while Uha and the surviving guards maintained a semblance of order.
There was not a single window inside the sealed tower. Only lamps lit by the Immortal Bright Flame illuminated the cramped space, sparing people the terror of waiting in the dark.
But while the people were afraid, Kandelian and Shedskin felt only bewilderment—
Damon had made no attempt to lead the Beastfolk in storming the fortress.
Quite the opposite: the first day was unexpectedly peaceful.
No one wanted to believe that, on the first day of Wind Sand Islet's collapse, their only real problem came from a wealthy local merchant abusing his servants to secure more spacious accommodations.
It ended with Uha taking his head off with one swing of his axe:
"Fuck, who the fuck cares how much fucking money you have or who you are at a time like this? If you won't behave, you can fucking die!"
The merchant's corpse turned to ashes after his death. Even the blood on the axe blade vanished without a trace. It proved that his soul had already been completely corrupted, and he had now been reborn as a Lemure in the Nine Hells.
His death hastened the opening of the Gates of Hell, but it also effectively intimidated most of those with power and status, briefly teaching them the meaning of "all people are born equal"—you only had one life.
The second day.
Kandelian cast Eagle Eye outside the Pyramid.
This Third Ring spell from the Divination School could place an invisible sensor at a familiar location within five hundred meters, transmitting whatever it