Now, the internal crisis remains unresolved, and the external threat has arrived in force.
Eternal Night City's own armed forces couldn't possibly withstand the invasion, and what could just a few hundred reinforcements from the imperial capital possibly achieve?
"Leave from the west gate, take a detour, there's always a way to survive. We can send an elite squad to guide all you lords out of the city. Just promise us to avenge us someday, then we'll die without regrets."
"Yes, my lords, please go. All we hope is that the Alliance you establish in the future will remember that there was once a city called 'Eternal Night.' We fought, but human strength is finite, after all."
The War God Ares looked at Bai E, silent.
He had heard stories of Bai E's "miracles."
But back then, he commanded a trusted army entirely under his control, whereas now...
He might very well be on his own.
