Book 3: Epilogue 3
** Silver Balance **
Airships dropped shells from the sky and bombed the monsters on the ground.
Each shell boasted high power, and sometimes wiped out monsters in the double-digits, but some monsters survived to the extent of only having their arms blown off.
There were many unseen monsters; a dragonewt monster with four arms, an antelope with an electric horn on its head, a poisonous spider with extraordinary jumping power, etc.
Although it was an open ground battle at the beginning, they found a stronghold in the huge checkpoint at the border, and were now blockading the city.
As such, the Empire was in turmoil as to how much property should be carried along to the stronghold. Although there were no marauders or riots at the last minute due to the nation still functioning, the people still had to throw away most of their propertyーbecause they couldn’t carry furniture and such, obviously, and banks were shut down. The citizens were full of dissatisfaction and anxiety.
「Zerry, how are things outside?」Dante asked as Zerry returned to the tent.
「It’s the usual~ Everyone is down with a dull look on their face.」Zerry said, shaking her head.
「I see…」