This was a very successful surprise attack.
Not only was it completely unexpected, but the battle was also almost a one-sided crushing.
No one anticipated that the Bloodline of the Free City State Alliance would leave their main forces unmoved and suddenly have their high-ranking members nearly all emerge.
Hundreds of Bloodlines, whose power was at least at the level of Blazing Sun, appeared like a ghostly army in the Dragon Ridge Mountain Range. In past battles, even Legendary figures who were enough to anchor the formation appeared in droves. Such a powerful force gathered together was not something that any internally hollow Old God Divine Palace could resist.
Perhaps, when facing armies protected by Divine Artifacts and mythological protection, the Blazing Sun and Legendary figures couldn't exert an overwhelming power. But when these Legendaries began to use "sneak attacks," everything changed.