"Queen Sara! You mustn't let your guard down!" another minister warned.
Sara shook her head. These people could see no further than the little Country of Roran.
If Liuyun wanted to destroy them, he could do it in an instant.
Just then, Guards in armor appeared before Sara and the others, weapons in hand.
"Your Majesty the Queen!"
Sara nodded. She did not blame the Guards; after all, they were only concerned for her safety.
"Come with me!"
The Guards gathered around Sara and surrounded the ministers. They watched the black-clad figure ahead with wary eyes.
The crowd moved forward in a dense mass. Some civilians heard the news and joined them of their own accord.
The crowd trailing behind them grew larger and larger.
By the time Liuyun reached the outskirts of Rōran, more than half its residents had heard the news and gathered behind him, craning their necks to see.
The sun blazed overhead, and windblown sand lashed the people of the Country of Roran following Liuyun. They instinctively shut their eyes.
"All right! Here will do!"
Liuyun gazed across the endless desert and spoke calmly.
When he stopped, Sara, the ministers, the Guards, and the civilians behind them all stopped too.
Everyone looked at Liuyun with confusion and disbelief. Some openly sneered.
They had no idea how he intended to stop the encroaching sandstorms.
My idol, practically everyone in the Country of Roran is here. You'd better deliver!
Sara kept the thought to herself.
Liuyun had no idea what they were thinking. He clapped his hands together and shouted.
"Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!"
A thunderous boom rang out as the ground shook around them.
Before their stunned eyes, the sand beyond Rōran churned wildly and swept aside in both directions, as though something were about to burst