Outside Ming'an City in Feiming Province of the Beast Taming Empire, the nine Blue Star Trial Takers who had chosen the Empire faction had roughly figured out the situation. With civil unrest breaking out in the Empire, more than half of Feiming Province had already fallen. The Undead Cult had seized this opportunity to preach in various cities and recruit new members.
Ming'an City was not the only place affected. Undead Cult missionaries could be found everywhere. But although the Undead Cult posed a tremendous threat, it had not openly rebelled yet. The Empire's greatest enemy remained the Rebel Army, leaving it without enough manpower to deal with the Undead Cult taking advantage of its troubles.
"Your Highness, Princess, and fellow knights," the Nippon Beast Tamer with the ID Beast Doctor said politely, "what should we do next? Act on our own first, or go straight to the Empire Army and lay our cards on the table?"
The one with the ID Knight of Glory said, "Ha, you saw the morale of those imperial remnants just now. There's little hope of getting them to attack on their own."
"We'll prepare on two fronts!"
"On one hand, we'll lay our cards on the table with the imperial remnants and show them our strength, so they know our side has an absolute advantage. On the other, we'll infiltrate the Undead Cult's hideout ourselves and cause some chaos, giving them the false impression that the Empire Army could attack at any moment and has already pinpointed their location."
"If the Undead Cult abandons the city and flees, the imperial remnants, whose orders are to blockade Ming'an City, will have no choice but to act. Then we can move into Ming'an City with ease."
"Of course, since the confrontation mission is to capture the