The grotesque city seemed to have been deserted after the destruction of the light pillar. All the buildings were damaged except for the city hall in the distance. There were only around nine thousand survivors, so if Bale was the guild leader here, he would have gathered troops and supplies in one city in preparation for the invasion of other forces. 

Bale’s henchman advised, “You’d better look around.”

Bale had also been thinking the same thing. Although it was an abandoned city, there could be documents left inside the city hall. It could be an opportunity for them to figure out the internal situation before meeting with people from Revolucion (12). 

Right as Bale led the attacking team into the city, something happened. 

Bang!

A toy doll rushed toward Bale at formidable speed and landed. No one had noticed where it flew from. A huge hollow appeared where it landed, and the shock wave that was created ended up pushing the entire group away at once. Bale managed to balance himself and stared ahead, then he stretched his arms to the side to stop the...