Chapter 188: Uneven
"Unfortunately, a number of Knights were killed by the swarms of Aeroraptors. However, thanks to the lockdown we imposed, we didn’t have any civilian casualties," Remarked Jules, making a report to Lyra.
"I see. Well, at least all the Monster Queens are dead now, so we won’t lose any more lives to this mess. We must make sure that this never happens again," Replied Lyra with a grimace.
"Agreed, this was entirely avoidable, if only we’d caught up to Alphonse Plore sooner, none of this would have happened. We haven’t found any more Hero Summoning Rituals, at least, so unless we missed something, it shouldn’t happen again. Also, while all the Monster Queens detected have been eliminated, there is a slight possibility that there may be one or two more hiding away somewhere, so I’m having teams of Detectors and Teleporters sweep through the nation one last time."
It was the 25th of October, 1919, the following day after the death of the Aeroraptor Queen. The hundreds of Aeroraptors it had sent to attack the other cities and towns had also been killed, though a few had scattered once the tables were turned.
"Yeah, we can’t let our guards down yet. If even a single Monster Queen was overlooked, it could prove disastrous. Until we’re absolutely certain that there are none of them left, we’ll have to stay vigilant," Nodded Lyra thoughtfully.
"Yes, there’s also the issue of the increased number of Monsters. Before the Aeroraptor Queen appeared, while we were attacking and eliminating the other Monster Queens, some of our teams failed to fully wipe out all their offspring, some of them scattered and escaped after their Queen was killed. While this is a manageable concern, we can’t ignore it.
Those species’ populations have been significantly boosted, and their numbers will only grow if left unchecked. Therefore, I’ll form teams to hunt down and thin out their numbers. Hopefully, it shouldn’t take too long to undo all the damage caused by the Hero Summoning Ritual, things should return to some semblance of normalcy soon enough."
"Well, that’s encouraging to hear, at least. With the Kingdom of Persona finally taking steps in right direction, we can’t afford any more major setbacks like this," Replied Lyra with a wistful sigh.
"I couldn’t agree more. There is another matter than we need to address. With everything that’s happened across these last few incidents, the Knight Squads have become too unbalanced at this point. We lost the Second Squad’s Vice-Captain, Jacks Aldi, in Sylph, and more recently, the Captain himself, Fyre Mozill.