Now that the situation hung in a fragile balance, Adam remained in the mansion, reviewing one report after another from the different areas.
Most of the deaths were civilians who had been unable to react in time or who had been left unprotected by the late arrival of the knights. Even so, the damage had not been as devastating as he had anticipated.
That meant that the initial decisions had worked... for now.
He had ordered reinforcements to be sent to the northern and southern areas, where the rank IV and V monsters were located. None of them had made any direct moves yet, and that was precisely the problem: they weren't attacking, they weren't retreating, they weren't exposing themselves. It seemed as if they were waiting for the right moment.
And when that moment came, the balance would be broken.
Therefore, he had to find a solution before everything fell apart.
"The Mana Dragon Lotus crops have spread... but they still can't be harvested."
