"Are you alright, Your Majesty?" the surrounding guards asked.
"I am fine," the king replied, his expression darkening. "But my people are being killed. Is there anything you can do to protect them?"
The guards exchanged helpless glances before looking toward the ground in guilt.
"We're sorry, Your Majesty," one of them said.
The king's expression changed as he listened to the anguished wails of his people.
Today was supposed to be a glorious day.
Instead, it had become a miserable bloodbath.
His people were dying one after another, and there was nothing he could do.
This continued for several more minutes.
Then, gradually, the violent winds surrounding the energy whirlpool began to weaken.
The enormous vortex slowly faded, revealing a gigantic ruin more than fifteen thousand kilometers in size.
It floated above the kingdom, casting an enormous shadow over the entire land.
At this moment, the kingdom's only Middle-Level Rank 0 expert finally emerged.
