554 Loyalty Is Its Own Reward
On the Eastern Continent, things were changing quickly. The massive influx of mana from the dimensional portals on the Northern Continent had turned a large portion of the continent into an awakened area in only a few days, then stabilized. It was the worst-case scenario that he had been trying to prepare for, with the continent undergoing another severe upheaval and not nearly enough awakened transfers in the cities to keep everyone safe.
The change in power level wasn't Cixelcid's reason for concern, though. The unexpected number of monsters that came with it was. Port Nefheim had been under attack for six hours, and the Wave wasn't ending.
When the sun came up, Neffie had sent out scouts with the best stealth skills they could find to locate the source of the issue, and they were due to report in again anytime now.