When Losa and his group returned to Constantinople, it was already dusk.
Although the plague of rats was stopped in time, the trauma it caused to Constantinople was still significant. As Losa and his group walked through the city gates, they saw the same washerwoman carrying her child they had encountered on their first visit to Constantinople.
Her back was now empty, and she sat on the edge of a collapsed house, staring blankly ahead, mumbling to herself.
Looking around, there were quite a few people like her.
Some men, with numb expressions, rummaged through the debris, searching for buried belongings. The disaster was over, and those who survived had to continue living.
"This is a warning from the Heavenly Father. When the final judgment comes, no one can escape. At that time, the guilty will fall into Hell, and only the innocent can ascend to Heaven."
An ascetic with a compassionate expression shouted this among the crowd: "Only the crusade can atone for sins."
