The atmosphere within the center of Numon City was suffocating and intense.
No actual fighting had occurred, but the presence of Void and adept usage in repelling the law enforcement officers was visible.
Based on such power and their previous statement, the NPCs residing in Numon City were starting to hold some doubts.
Their eyes then shifted at the incense on the ground, which was pointed out earlier by Carmen.
"One-third of the incense had already been burned!"
Nobody knew who called it out, but as soon as they did, some of the people who feared for their lives the most began to rush home.
Even if there was a 0.01% chance of the statement being false, they didn't dare to gamble their lives away, much less their family.
"I have some business in the Aetheria Empire. I will see you all later." One of the people gave an excuse for a business trip and bid farewell.
Another quickly chimed in and claimed that they had forgotten about an important document from a nearby city.
