On the battlefield, there was a gentle gasp.
The noble soldiers and mercenaries all paused, looking at Brand with a sense of reverence — the story of the Red Copper Dragon Reto had long spread across the Southern Territory, and even some northern regions had heard of it:
The Year of Flowers and Summer Leaves, the very year the Black Rose War erupted—
When Karasu was defeated, the Viel Region was in crisis. The White Mane Legion's flank collapsed at the first contact, and the Golan-Elsen Territory fell into retreat. The Black Lord Instarlon advanced without restraint, making Denell's situation perilous.
The news of the defeat did not surprise anyone, but the kingdom's citizens could not help but ask, where is our army? Where is our victory? Where is our honor?
The response given to them was a cold treaty, written in Ben's frigid language, declaring that the Buqi Region no longer belonged to this ancient kingdom.
Then, there was silence.
