CH 294

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A massive explosion leveled the entire royal palace.

The sky-piercing black fire scorched the area to cinders, and the intense contamination left on the ground made it impossible for anyone to approach.

Rode was initially surprised by the scale of the display, wondering why such realism was necessary, but he soon discovered that not only were several people blown to bits inside the palace, but Horus was also injured.

He immediately realized this was not a staged act, but a real attack.

The upper city district promptly entered a state of emergency, countless high-ranking guardians rushed out from every corner, and a multitude of Fire Priests descended from the sky, their fiery red robes quickly becoming the dominant color of the district. The vast Sacred Fire altar swiftly closed in, with Firekeepers filling both inside and outside the altar.

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