In the blink of an eye, it was the next morning.
"My lord, my lord!" Nalant had only just awakened when he heard an urgent call from outside.
"Lilia, what is it?" By now, everyone from Nalant's territory, aside from the barbarians, had arrived outside the Holy City.
Thus, the one responsible for attending to his daily needs was Lilia, his personal little maid.
"My lord, the sky outside has suddenly turned blood-red!" Lilia said.
"It's turned blood-red? Death energy has descended!" Nalant had never expected that, after lamenting just yesterday that death energy had not arrived so quickly—
It had truly descended today.
Moreover, he could indeed faintly hear the uproar outside.
Without further delay, Nalant had Lilia come in and help him dress. After washing up in haste, he quickly left the room.
When he stepped outside, he saw that today's sky was indeed markedly different from before.
Though the sky had carried a faint reddish tint over the past few days, it had never been as blood-red as it was today, as though they were standing in hell itself.
Nalant immediately headed for Bernard's house, only to learn that Bernard, the earls, and King Carlfer had already gone to the city walls.
Nalant hurried without stopping toward the walls.
"Nalant, you're here!"
"Yes, my lord Earl. The moment my maid woke me, I came right away!" Nalant nodded.
"Mhm. Death energy has descended!" Bernard nodded silently before speaking with boundless emotion.
As far as the eye could see, the entire sky had turned blood-red, while endless death energy slowly spread down from the heavens toward the earth.
Outside the city, cries had already erupted everywhere. Faced with a scene like the end of the world, no one could remain calm.
"My lord Earl, one day, we'll drive