Chapter 12: Entering the Palace
Jincheon was shocked and flustered.
He’d expected there to be a crowd, but he hadn’t imagined a scene like this.
Everywhere his eyes landed, people filled the streets—so densely packed it felt as if the entire city had spilled out into the open.
And in truth, that wasn’t far from reality.
The news that the Red Orb—the Red Dragon’s Wrath—had returned had spread across the city like wildfire.
“Why is it like this...?”
It was a sight that went beyond surprise and stirred something more unsettling, something close to dread.
And when Jincheon instinctively turned around in reaction, it brought about a result he hadn’t expected in the slightest.
Boom.
It might not even have been a sound.
But Jincheon heard it clearly.
Every person within sight—Gi Seoran, Po Eunryeong, and even the stern middle-aged woman who appeared to be in charge of guarding the gates—all dropped to their knees in unison.