He dearly wished that this wouldn’t be the case and was even slightly hopeful, but the reality was callously cold.

Scheherazade, seen at a close distance, was a scene of chaos.

Thick clouds of black smoke rose from the city engulfed in fire, and dozens of screams were erupting from multiple locations.

Seol Jihu had finally arrived at Scheherazade, but after flying up with Flone’s help and looking down at the city, he couldn’t help but become speechless.

Pandemonium! There was no other word better fit to describe this living hell.

Scheherazade had already been seized completely. Not a single show of resistance could be seen.

Most were running toward the gate, trying to save their lives above all else, and the enemy was freely killing the escaping people.

Seol Jihu became more and more impatient as the situation grew tense.

‘Calm down.’

Perhaps due to the effect of Clear Mirror Still Water, his head cooled off, and he regained his composure.

After doing a quick scan of the city, he saw a couple of things worth noting.

First, people were only heading to the city gates, not the temple. Second, there were succubi visible in sight.

What these two signified was clear. The warp gate was disabled, and at least one Army Commander, and likely more, had appeared in Scheherazade.

‘Damn it….’

Seol Jihu bit his lower lip.

Though it wasn’t confirmed, he considered the fall of Nur as a matter of fact.

To conquer a city in a single night, a suitably sized force was needed.

As such, he expected the appearance of Army Commanders to an extent.

But the fact that the warp gate was disabled meant something else.

[…I had no choice.]

[Damn it! Our path of retreat vanished as soon as the siege started. What was I supposed to do when we were attacked from both the inside and outside?]

A part of the future he saw back then had come true.

Though he couldn’t be sure, it probably had something...