Crockta got up.1

“Let’s go.”1

Tiyo and Anor were waiting for him.0

Guiderid was a beautiful resort city, but they had to leave without getting a chance to enjoy the city.0

They weren’t in the mood to take a vacation.0

As soon as they got up after spending the night in Guiderid, they heard the news that the kingdom had attacked Alaste. The city was now in ruins.0

The kingdom, led by mercenaries cursed by the stars, destroyed the city in a fit of rage after losing the duel. Alaste was now a part of the empire.0

The knights of Alaste fought to the end, but all of them got slaughtered.0

Galadin, Vigo…everyone was dead.0

They had to leave Guiderid.0

“We have to fight back!”0

A man was passionately delivering a speech on top of a crate, surrounded by a large crowd.0

Each time he shouted, people nodded their heads in agreement.0

“We don’t have a king! No one can oppress us! Guiderid is the city of freedom. We elect our own leaders! We must stand against the kingdom, no, the empire!”0

People clapped along with his words, but those who disagreed shook their heads.0

“How will we fight against the empire?!” a spectator shouted.0

The atmosphere sank, and people fell silent.0

It was just as he said.0

The empire’s military power greatly surpassed theirs. The moment they showed resistance, the empire would dispatch its forces to destroy them.0

They had already crushed countless...0