The Centipede Army swept all the way through, and the small and medium nobles along the way were struck with disaster, leaving nothing but a field of bleached bones in their wake.
Even the powerful major nobles were caught off guard, suffering heavy losses and retreating to shiver inside their castles.
The nobles along the way did not fail to organize resistance, but most failed, with only a very few achieving decent results.
The deteriorating situation helped the Black Forest Government make up its mind.
As the flames of war reached their doorsteps, even those with vested interests grew timid.
The most anxious were not the nobles who found themselves in war zones, but those near the area of conflict who were yet untouched.
Thanks to the lobbying of these nobles, the Black Forest Government quickly agreed to all of Hudson's terms.
