Since they were flying in a straight line toward the highest peak on the land of the Wotam Church Country, they inevitably passed through some settlements along the way.
It was just a traditional religious festival, and apart from places like the Sky Port which served as an external entrance, the Defender Knights Order wouldn't deploy people everywhere to guard it.
Most of the land was inhabited by devout believers, and the Defender Knights Order didn't need to oversee their fasting and chanting.
Those Flying Airships patrolling the skies to prevent outsiders from intruding from above were avoided smoothly by Elaphia, who was skilled in aerial combat and adept at avoiding the observation range of the Flying Airships by maintaining an appropriate altitude.
However, as they got closer to Thunder Peak, everyone noticed the Defender Knights increasing in numbers.
