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Long Rain

長雨の中の侵攻（スラーシュの夜襲）

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A past disaster of the Roble Holy Kingdom (date unknown, mentioned at the start of Vol. 12): soon after the Great Wall was built, the demi-human Srasch crossed it in a night raid during a long rain and ravaged the Holy Kingdom.

Recalled at the start of Vol. 12: the worst invasion the Holy Kingdom suffered after building the Great Wall, occurring during a period of long rains
The invaders were the demi-human Srasch, which have suction cups on their hands and long tongues that carry paralytic venom; higher-ranking individuals can change their skin color as if casting [Blend]
Crossing the wall under cover of night, the Srasch pushed west, and many villages fell as a result
Even now, rumors persist that Srasch still lurk within the Holy Kingdom
To prevent a repeat, the Holy Kingdom placed small forts at intervals along the Wall, overseen by several giant fortresses; the small forts are to hold out to the death to buy time and to call on the fortresses for help with signal fires (rendered as "smoke signals" in the English translation)
Sources regard this tragedy as the origin of the Holy Kingdom's Great Wall defense system, and even of its national mobilization order (the latter is speculation)
According to Japanese sources, there is no record of the Srasch following Jaldabaoth

Notes

"Long Rain" in the original simply refers to when the invasion happened (during the long rains); it is not an official name for the event.

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