For the Empire, attacking Francis posed a number of problems.
The black fog covered almost all of Francis, leaving the Empire unable to determine exactly what was happening there. Even Li Wei's [Soul Sight] could only pick out patches of red aura. He could see nothing else.
Under these circumstances, the Empire also struggled to determine which locations were targets and which were not. Carpet bombing was an option, but even the Empire lacked enough ammunition to flatten all of Francis. Besides, even if it had enough, it could not simply do so. Who knew whether bombing the place would make things better or worse?
Li Wei had actually been planning to investigate inside the black fog for some time, but the incident at Outpost prompted him to act ahead of schedule. After all, even witches had appeared, beings whose demonic nature could not be confirmed. Letting this continue would only lead to more trouble. Just as Li Wei had suspected, these demons were clearly no longer content to remain in this enormous prison.
That being the case, Li Wei had to act as soon as possible, discover what these demons were doing, and devise countermeasures.
But first, the most important thing was to look at the map.
So Li Wei once again took the Eye of the Sky over Francis. Then he switched on the reconnaissance scope and looked down at the land shrouded in dark fog.
Next, Li Wei activated [Soul Sight], and the darkness gradually filled with color.
The Eye of the Sky had long since surpassed the limits of ordinary airships. It hovered silently at an altitude of thirty thousand meters, where looking down almost felt like studying a map or a globe. Through [Soul Sight], Li Wei was reminded of photographs of cities taken from