Rumble! Rumble!
In the building at 17 Minsk Street in Cherwood Borough, the mistress, Stelyn Sammer, and her maids hid in a corner of the room when they heard the explosion from afar. They felt the ground beneath their feet tremble slightly.
When the continuous and terrifying commotion grew further and further away, Stelyn straightened her body and looked around with an abnormally tense expression.
"What happened?"
The two maids shook their heads at the same time. They were both confused and afraid.
Stelyn left the corner and instinctively wanted to walk out of the room to talk to her neighbors and figure out what had just happened. However, she was worried that an accident would strike again. All she could do was walk around the living room.
After a few minutes, she suddenly heard the sound of the door opening. She quickly turned her head and saw that her husband, Luke Sammer, had returned with his manservant.
"Aren't you working?" Stelyn asked subconsciously.
The tall and sturdy Luke replied with a solemn expression,
"I happened to pass by the area, so I came straight back.
"Quick, put on your coat, we're going to the church now!"
"W-what happened?" Stelyn asked the question again.
Luke took two steps forward.
"Feysac's airships are bombing Baekeland!"
"H-how could that be?" Stelyn widened her eyes in disbelief.
"Now is not the time to discuss this. Anyway, it has already happened. We must go to the church immediately!" Luke gave his wife a hug. "Don't worry too much. I don't think the airships are coming this way.
"Alright, alright!" Stelyn replied, still a little flustered.
As she put on the coat brought by the maid, she instinctively said worriedly,
"What about the children?"
"They are in the church school. Someone will arrange for them to hide. We can't get there in time," Luke said calmly.
"Alright." Stelyn made a prayer gesture, hoping that the deity she believed in would provide her with protection.
The two of them, together with the servant and maid, quickly left the house and walked towards the other end of the street.
When she passed by the house at Unit 58, Stelyn glanced at it and whispered, "That's right.
"I used to laugh at Lawyer Jurgen, saying that he moved south because of Mrs. Doris's illness, giving up the many opportunities in Baekeland. Now, I'm a little envious of him …"
Luke glanced over and said,
"Don't worry too much, it'll be fine."
As Stelyn walked forward quickly, she couldn't help but ask,
"Luke, are we escaping from Baekeland?"
"No, no need!" Luke Sammer replied firmly. "It was just an accident."
Seeing that his wife was obviously puzzled, he added,
"Baekeland is the kingdom's capital, so it's definitely the area with the highest level of defense. This happened because everyone didn't expect it, resulting in negligence. Next time, the Feysacians won't have another chance!
The kingdom has the strongest military strength in the Northern and Southern Continents. The Feysacians will definitely be taught a lesson. It's impossible for them to invade Baekeland again. After this, Baekeland will be the safest place!
"I see …" Stelyn felt that what her husband said made sense and was willing to believe him.
After the explanation, Luke was silent for a few seconds.
"However, we still have to make some preparations. When the Church announces that we can move freely, we will immediately bring the children back and buy more food. Buy as much as we can, as much as we can!"
…
In the public school in the Baekeland Bridge area.
Due to the distance, Daisy and her classmates didn't notice what had happened in the North and West Districts, nor did they sense the chaos that had spread to Hillston Borough and Cherwood Borough.
However, there were still teachers who came to their classrooms and organized them to line up for the nearest cathedral.
This made Daisy recall the Great Smog of Baekeland last year. Back then, they had also been asked to hide in the cathedral beside the school.
I-did something similar happen again … The shadow in her heart made Daisy's body tremble slightly as she felt intense sadness and anger.
When she passed by the door, she couldn't help but turn her head and look at the teacher in charge.
She asked, "Is it another disaster?"
"Maybe …" The teacher didn't know the exact situation and only knew to follow the telegram's instructions.
"Is there such a disaster every year, or even more than once?" Daisy asked in a slightly ethereal voice with a hint of innocence.
The teacher gave her a pitiful look and shook his head.
"All difficulties will pass. God will protect everyone."
Daisy didn't waste the others' time. She followed the order and followed the crowd to the nearest cathedral in a daze.
…
North Borough, 22 Phelps Street.
When Audrey, who was at the Rouen Charity Bursary Foundation, heard the explosion, she immediately hid her dragon scales and rushed to the window.
As she watched the airship formation with the Feysac flag appear in midair, she watched as the bombs were deflected by the hurricane and thrown into the distance, either landing and exploding or disappearing as though they had entered the spirit world. Audrey's mind flashed with the words of The World's German Sparrow and the Psychological Alchemy mission. As a result, she came to a realization.
The war had really broken out!
She immediately turned her head and said to Susie, her personal maid, Annie, and the others, "Don't worry.
"Quick, hide in Saint Samuel Cathedral!"
Although Audrey didn't know how to deal with an air strike, the education she received from a young age told her to head to the cathedral as soon as possible if she encountered danger.
In fact, her instinctive thought was to immediately rush back to Empress Borough to protect her mother. However, considering that Annie and the other servants and staff were ordinary people without experience or the ability to deal with such a crisis, she had no choice but to take care of them and accompany them to Saint Samuel Cathedral.
In order to resolve the danger she might encounter on the way, Audrey planned on wearing Hand of Horror and Lie at the same time. On the one hand, she could distort the trajectory of the bullets, and on the other hand, she could control the flames to detonate the bombs ahead of time.
In the face of long-range attacks, it was indeed difficult for the Beyonder powers of the Spectator pathway to be effective.
After "secretly" protecting her servants and the foundation's staff, Audrey successfully entered Saint Samuel Cathedral and saw a few bishops and priests coming over to welcome her.
"Miss Audrey, you don't have to worry about the Earl, Countess, and Lord Hibbert. They have their own people protecting them. An air raid of this level won't hurt them. Besides, you know how big and sturdy your basement is." A bishop quickly brought Audrey to the side and consoled her.
Audrey took off her gauze gloves and nodded, agreeing with the bishop's words. She was no longer in a hurry to go home.
"What's the situation now?"
"The Feysacians lost two airships and have turned to West Borough. Don't worry, all the defensive forces have been awakened. They won't be able to cause any more damage." The bishop simply said a few words and led Audrey and company to the underground area of the cathedral to hide. And one level below was where the Nighthawks were active.
…
160 Böklund Street. Butler Walter and a group of servants were hiding in an underground area that doubled as a wine cellar.
This was an order from Dawn Dantès, and this gentleman had brought his valet to find Bishop Elektra.
After an unknown period of time, Walter and company heard knocking on the door. Through the hole in the door, they confirmed that their employer had returned.
"There aren't any attacks now, but let's hide in Saint Samuel Cathedral for a while longer," Klein said as he surveyed the area.
"Yes, sir." Walter responded on behalf of the servants before asking, "What happens after that?"
As a qualified butler, he often read the newspapers and knew that the situation was tense to begin with. It wasn't difficult for him to guess that a war of a certain degree would erupt after the bombing.
Klein pondered for a moment.
"Once the Church has confirmed the situation, we will go to Maygur Manor. You can bring your family along.
"Regardless, the kingdom's capital is definitely a relatively safe place. And the manor at the periphery of the capital won't be a target of an air raid. It's of no value. Yes, Maygur Manor has plenty of food and large amounts of wine. Even if the war continues for a long period of time, we won't have to worry about starving to death."
Upon hearing their employer's words, the servants who had already married immediately revealed looks of delight. Their paleness and fear from before were wiped away. Walter directly expressed his gratitude.
Then, he deliberated and said, "We can buy more food.
"You can buy more food. Under such circumstances, no one will ever complain that there is too much.
"Also, the vicinity around Baekeland might not be attacked again, but public security might be in chaos. The manor outside the city has to be guarded against this."
Klein nodded.
"I've considered this as well. I'll get Member of Parliament Macht and the military to discuss buying a batch of 'scrapped' weapons and bullets. You have to practice more.
"In short, Enuni and I will return to Baekeland to handle matters based on the situation. If there's anything we didn't consider, we'll make up for it when the time comes."
As for food, Klein didn't forbid Walter from buying it. This way, if there was a famine, he would have the ability to provide relief.
After discussing the follow-up, everyone in Dawn Dantès's residence packed their luggage and brought their valuables with them. They followed their employer into Saint Samuel Cathedral and went underground.
Klein immediately saw Audrey, who was walking among the crowd and calming them down. He smiled and nodded at the noble lady.
Upon seeing Dawn Dantès, Audrey returned a smile. From his attitude, she confirmed that nothing major had happened.
…
Fors and Xio moved once again, but they still moved to the periphery of East Borough. Furthermore, they were closer to the Baekeland Bridge area.
After waking up naturally, Fors rubbed her hair and walked out of her bedroom to prepare lunch.
As she swept her gaze, she saw Xio, who had long gone out, sitting on a chair and quickly flipping through the newspapers.
"What's wrong?" Fors asked in confusion.
Xio frowned.
"The Feysacians have launched an air raid on North and West Borough …"
"What?" Fors blurted out before recalling the discussion on the Tarot.
At this moment, the paperboy's voice sounded from outside.
"Extra! Extra! The kingdom has declared war on Feysac! "
"Extra! Extra! The kingdom has declared war on Feysac! "
Divine Emperor of the Nine Heavens
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