The battle against the monsters lasted until sunset. Due to the recent war, the provincial army was rather short staffed. Fortunately, Woohyuk had played a large role, which reduced the casualties for the soldiers.

But it still hadn’t been enough.

“My poor son!”

“Please, open your eyes!”

The hearts of Woohyuk and Lee Jaesung were heavy as they watched the families mourn the loss of their loved ones.

They couldn’t help but blame themselves for perhaps not having done their very best.

“Where did all these monsters come from?”

“We haven’t found that out yet.”

He had hidden his identity the whole time, so that the culprit behind all this might reveal themselves, but it had all been for naught. The main culprit couldn’t be some beginner monster trainer.

‘Not even Choi Kayoon would be able to control so many monsters this early on.’

Not to mention that he knew that she would begin in the Izuna kingdom. Of course it was technically possible for her to have arrived by sea through the free city of Media, but it was rather unlikely.

There must be some other explanation.

“If we don’t find the reason for this, there will only be more needless casualties.”

“Probably.”

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