"I too wish this were a joke..." Lady Karol said with a melancholic smile. "But the Great Army of the Elf Race is indeed waiting for us to rescue them. If Knight Yan Xing truly cannot make it, we shall depart now."
Arlanda wasted no time; she and Lady Karol boarded Yan Xing's private carriage.
Once the team had assembled, the convoy set off from Blood Crown Mountain City, continuing northward along the Thunderous Swamp Avenue.
Lady Karol sat in the carriage, carefully observing everything she saw.
The civilization of Blood Crown Mountain City was extremely polarized. Most Werewolves and Lizardmen appeared to be uncivilized barbarians—rough, reckless, barely clothed, and still using bone and stone tools. A small portion of Werewolves and Lizardmen, however, wore clothes or armor characteristic of the Eternal Domain. They carried themselves with a proud air, walking as if they were heroes, their pride clearly on display.
