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Unfortunately, even without the forces on Emilia's side providing additional 'support' to the 'bandits' they had shipped to the enemy territories… the 'disease' only continued to spread.
Even when the leaders of their respective territories finally started to realize the gravity of the situation, it was already too late.
These 'rats' that they thought they would be able to easily stomp to death whenever they wanted had already burrowed hundreds of holes to hide in within their houses, and transformed into a plague.
Every time they sent their mighty army in, it was like slamming their heads into a wall.
To make matters worse, the few instances of 'success' they had also didn't help when the other side retaliated unscrupulously, slaughtering officials and the innocent alike whenever they got the chance, creating a public relations disaster for the respective governments.
