Though many kingdoms on the central front successfully fended off the Dark Lord’s army, these victories solely amounted to a brief repulsion of the evil influence invading their lands.

The Holy Kingdom of Astoria was the only one successful in crossing the front lines and intercepting the demonic forces beyond the borders.

The kingdom used its extensive numbers of priests and the power of the Templar Knights to attack the demonic beings, and they even had the remarkable achievement of blocking the demon king’s forces before they reached the front lines.

However, neither the powerful priests nor the Templar Knights dared to infiltrate deep into the Dark Lord’s territory to fight the evil creatures acting as the source of demonic energy.

The kingdom’s superhuman beings and their holy energy were the natural enemy of the demonic energy. But despite this advantage, their sanctity was unable to exert its power in front of the much denser and pure demonic energy.

Entering the Dark Lord’s domain to take down these creatures was highly risky, even for the superhuman beings of the Holy Kingdom.

Drachen, the guest from Adenburg, stepped up in their place.

“It’s too dangerous. Even if you are the Indomitable Duke…”

The priests tried to dissuade him, mentioning his uphill...