A bell tolled from the highest spire in the city.
The heavy, resonating sound shook the streets of Labyrinth, and as if signaled by it, official notices were posted on every bulletin board across the streets.
- Monster Invasion Warning
- Prohibition of City Gate Entry/Exit without authorization
- Price Freeze on all foodstuffs and strategic materials
It was the signal that the monster invasion was imminent.
Tension hung over the streets ahead of the battle.
Silence settled over the roads, but paradoxically, certain places grew even more clamorous because of it.
At the center of that commotion, the Mercenary Guild, countless people were gathering.
In the guild, where general operations had ceased, mercenaries were no longer visible; instead, guild staff and government officials had taken their place.
On one side of the bustling Mercenary Guild.
Ian received a few sheets of paper in a vacant room there.
