The enormous column of smoke, a kilometer in diameter, that soared into the sky, caught attention far beyond the Niflgaard people.
In fact, there were still quite a few armies of the Northern countries present in the Sodden Region at this time.
The lawful ruler of the Sodden Region was King Veltrest of Temeria, who had made a claim to the land by maternal lineage.
In the process of forming this Northern coalition, he actively connected with the kings of various nations, ultimately becoming a significant driving force for the coalition.
To facilitate the Northern coalition against the Niflgaard Empire, Veltrest even gave up devouring and claiming the remaining forces of Steza within his own country.
The subordinates of the Emperor of Niflgaard had once planned, on the eve of dispatching troops, to deliberately expose some of their forces within Temeria, making Veltrest too full to move.
This was equivalent to sacrificing some espionage forces to delay Temeria's dispatch time.
