Rulman Household,
The group returned safely but the weight of what they had witnessed clung to them like a shadow.
They wasted no time.
The moment they arrived, they reported everything to the elders.
Silence fell over the hall.
As the details unfolded, the scale of destruction, the presence of multiple Seventh Shackle Realm experts, the elders' expressions darkened. Some clenched their fists. Others lowered their heads, their faces grim.
They all understood.
This was not something that would end cleanly.
Too many factions were involved and too much power had already been unleashed.
Even without knowing the exact cause, one thing was certain...
The entire nation was about to change.
In the past, conflicts between factions had been contained to small skirmishes, controlled clashes. Rarely did they escalate to the level of Hero-rank experts.
