1084 The People in War (1/2)

Boom! Boom!

In the building at Cherwood Borough's 17 Minsk Street, the female owner of the building, Stelyn Sammer, and her maidservants heard a loud explosion from afar. She fearfully hid in a corner of the room, feeling as though the ground beneath her feet was trembling.

Only after the constant, terrifying commotion started to fade away did she straighten her body and look left and right with an unusually strained mind.

”What exactly happened?”

The two maidservants simultaneously shook their heads. They were both at a loss and also afraid.

As soon as she left the comer of the room, she instinctively wanted to walk out of the room and talk to her neighbors to figure out what had just happened. However, she was worried that another attack would happen again, so she had no choice but to pace around in the living room.

After a few minutes, she suddenly heard the sound of the door opening. She quickly turned her head and realized that her husband, Luke Sammer, had returned with his valet.

”Aren't you working?” Stelyn asked subconsciously.

The stout Luke replied solemnly, ”I happened to pass by the vicinity and came back immediately.

”Quick, put on your coat. Let's go to the cathedral now!”

”What happened? What happened?” Stelyn asked again.

Luke took two steps forward and said, ”Feysac's airships are bombarding Backlund!”

”How... How could this be?” Stelyn's eyes widened in disbelief.

”Now is not the time to discuss this. Whatever it is, it has already happened. We have to go to the cathedral immediately!” Luke gave his wife a hug. ”Don't worry too much. I think those airships aren't heading over.”

”Alright, alright!” Stelyn replied in a panic.

As she wore the coat the maidservant had brought over, she instinctively said with concern, ”What about the children?”

”They're at the Church's school, so there will be people who will arrange for them to take shelter. We don't have the time to reach them,” Luke said calmly.

”Alright.” Stelyn made a prayer gesture, hoping that the deity she believed in would provide them with protection.

The two of them, along with their male and female servants, quickly exited their house and walked towards the other end of the street.

As she passed by Unit 58, Stelyn took a glance and whispered, ”Previously, I had laughed at Lawyer Jurgen, saying that he gave up a lot of opportunities in Backlund from moving to the south just because of Mrs. Doris's ailments. Now, I'm starting to envy him...”

Luke shot her a look and said, ”Don't worry too much. It'll be fine.”

While walking quickly, Stelyn couldn't help but ask, ”Luke, are we fleeing Backlund?”

”No, there's no need!” Luke Sammer answered firmly. ”This was just an accident.”

Seeing that his wife was clearly confused, he added, ”Backlund is the capital of the kingdom, so it has to be the most well-defended area. This time, it was just an oversight that no one expected. The next time, the Feysacians won't have another chance!

”The kingdom has the strongest military in the Northern and Southern continents. The Feysacians will definitely be taught a lesson. There's no way they can invade Backlund again. After this, Backlund will definitely be the safest place to be!”

”I see...” Stelyn felt that her husband's words made sense, and she was willing to believe him.

After the explanation, Luke fell silent for a few seconds.

”However, we still have to make some preparations. Once the Church announces that we can move freely, we'll immediately fetch the children back and buy more food. We'll buy as much as we can!”

Inside a public school in the Backlund Bridge area.

Due to the distance, Daisy and her classmates didn't realize what had happened in the North and West Boroughs, nor did they sense the chaos that had spread from Hillston Borough to Cherwood Borough.

However, teachers still came to their classrooms and arranged for them to line up to head to the nearest cathedral.

This made Daisy recall the Great Smog of Backlund last year. Back then, they had also been asked to hide in the cathedral beside the school.

D-did something similar happen again... The trauma in Daisy's heart made her tremble slightly as she felt intense sadness and anger.

When she passed by the door, she couldn't help but turn her head to look at the teacher in charge and ask, ”Is it another disaster?”

”Maybe...” The teacher didn't know the details and had only followed the orders sent by a telegram.

”Is there a disaster like this every year, or maybe even more than one?” Daisy asked with a slightly ethereal voice with a tinge of innocence.

The teacher looked at her with pity and shook his head.

”All difficulties will pass. God will protect everyone.”

Daisy didn't waste his time and followed the crowd to the nearest cathedral in a somewhat blank manner.