"Everyone, do you think there might be something unusual about this?" After the representatives of the six great empires had all arrived, the Alliance Council president, who had convened the meeting, was the first to explain its purpose.
Aside from forces like Nalant's, which were joining the expedition for the first time, the rest were thoroughly familiar with expeditions like this.
Although many minor nobles had noticed the issue as well, they had not taken it too seriously.
After all, decisions during expeditions had never been something they needed to worry about.
Those matters were decided by the Alliance Council and the six great empires.
"There shouldn't be any major problem, right? Though there have been more Dark Creatures, they're only ordinary low-level Dark Creatures. The strongest among them are merely Hellhounds!" As Theodore finished speaking, Eric of the Bach Empire was the first to voice his opinion.
This was not his first expedition either. Although he had not served as commander in past expeditions, as the eldest prince, he still knew the various dangers encountered along the way.
The number of Dark Creatures had indeed risen over the past two days, but in his view, it was nothing particularly unusual.
Instead, to vent his frustration, those extra Hellhounds had let him properly release the resentment Nalant had caused him.
"Everyone, do you all feel the same?" Theodore did not say much in response, merely turning to look at the representatives of the other empires.
He had gathered everyone this time simply out of caution, not because he had truly discovered any great danger.
"I believe this situation is still worth being wary of. We have developed this buffer zone for decades. In the past, although Dark Creatures occasionally wandered over here, they could not survive for long in a