Chapter 448: The Torch Strikes, A Myth Across the Sky! (5.4K)_2

This is what the nobles feared the most.

The living dead they did not fear, for they could fend off visible enemies, and at the very worst, they could still hold their ground behind the barriers of the noble districts.

What they feared was the influence of invisible disasters.

However, once the outer and inner city districts were to fall, their losses would be immeasurable and equally unacceptable to them.

"We can ask for assistance from Flamefire Academy!" a strong individual suggested.

"But Flamefire Academy is an external force, and the federation does not wish for Flamefire's mythology to step foot within its borders," someone hesitated.

"At a time like this!" another retorted.

Phosphorescent City's City Lord rose and said,

"Gentlemen, let's put it to a vote."

...

If the previous disasters were akin to boiling a frog in warm water, then at this very moment, the disaster was pouring out in tens to hundreds of times its intensity in a short period.