Over the next week, the gathered Martial Sages of the Sovereign Martial Alliance watched as Rui's regime began. They watched with grim expressions as the Void Order began targeting Martial crime, starting with Apprentices, before very quickly moving on to Squires, and eventually Seniors and Masters.
The Martial Sages of the Alliance gritted their teeth at just how smoothly the Void Order dominated those they subjugated. Failures were certainly there, inevitably, but the failures were always contained and quickly fixed.
What was shocking was that collateral damage had hit absurd lows. It was one thing if it was only Apprentices and Squires, who had a limited capacity for collateral damage. But even Senior and Masters were quietly defeated before they could even cause too much damage.
