In what was once the peaceful Silver Gull City, thick smoke and flames were now rising from the direction of the City Lord Mansion.
The alarms blared, and the entire city swiftly entered a state of emergency; all city gates were urgently shut, and the City Defense Array was activated, enveloping the entire city like a bucket.
Meanwhile, the elite guards of the City Lord Mansion emerged in full force, patrolling everywhere within the city to hunt down the culprits responsible for everything that had happened.
"Some remnants of the rebellion have infiltrated the City Lord Mansion, attempting to steal from the treasury but failing. They are now fleeing within the city. Anyone daring to shelter them will be treated as a collaborator of the rebellion and killed on sight!"
Simultaneously, related news spread wildly through various shady channels, while different versions of rumors erupted in the taverns across the Lower City District.
