It had been around ten days since Night Raid destroyed Fist Emperor Temple. The fall of one of the Empire's foremost powers was an earthquake that shook the entire Empire.
This major force, which had existed for centuries, had simply vanished?
One had to know that even the Emperor of the Empire had shown them a measure of respect before. Yet such a force had been destroyed by Night Raid.
Once again, Night Raid's name resounded throughout the Empire.
However... just as the minister was furiously preparing to explode, something even bigger happened, leaving him and everyone in the Empire with no mood to care about Night Raid anymore.
Because... the anti-Empire forces had reached their doorstep—they had marched all the way to the Imperial Capital!
They had originally thought it would take at least another month or two, but in reality... not even a month had passed before the Revolutionary Alliance came knocking.
In particular... the Revolutionary Army had won over quite a few disgruntled governors at the Empire's borders, allowing the anti-Empire army to enter the Empire without losing a single soldier.
After that, although they encountered some minor forces under several generals, those scattered forces were simply no match for the alliance formed by the Revolutionary Army, the three major foreign tribes, and the Path of Peace.
As for the truly elite troops, aside from Durandal's and Esdeath's soldiers, the rest had been gathered by General Budo around the outskirts of the Imperial Capital.
It was as if they had already abandoned the other cities, believing that as long as they held the Imperial Capital, that would be enough.
Thus... after entering the Empire, the several allied forces advanced as swiftly as though they were traveling through unoccupied territory. Once they reached the heart of the Empire,