The western district evacuation collapsed into chaos the moment an ancient royal boundary marker classified every living resident as sovereign property.
The perimeter gates slammed shut across six interconnected avenues, trapping hundreds of terrified families behind ancestral barrier wards.
Didi sprinted toward the glowing boundary marker alongside Roen, her hand firmly planted on the hilt of her rapier.
Her three Shards remained dormant for the moment, preserving her spiritual stamina after arresting the demonic pulse in the archive.
"The ward identifies residents through tax records and municipal service registers!" Roen reported, waving a chalk-marked wooden slate.
"Stripping military badges prevented equipment seizure, but household records still bind these citizens to the First Prince's lineage!"
"Then we suspend the ancestral instruction utilizing those records!" Didi declared, her regal voice cutting through the panic.
