When Athenae’s Second Era began and the strongest empire, the Luvien Empire, emerged, all players harbored the same dream. They believed that they had the power to protect what was precious to them and that they could win against them.0

However, that was their miscalculation. The Luvien Empire quickly devoured Athenae. Since that day, the players had been playing the Athenae controlled by the Luvien Empire. Many high-rankers associated themselves with the Luvien Empire to enjoy wealth and honor.0

However, many players wanted to stay in the game, where they had memories with their precious someone. They fought against the world, but they eventually collapsed. They realized that they could not compare with the Luvien Empire’s power. Ultimately, they were forced to hide like rats and avoid the Luvien Empire.0

However, the most important part here was this.0

[The Transcendental Being is none other than Minhyuk!]0

[Minhyuk is recruiting the players openly.]0

[The thing that we need to pay attention to here is the fact that Beyond the Heavens’ Emperor Minhyuk has ‘betted everything on the line.’]1

That was right. Minhyuk had put everything on the line. This was an undeniable fact.0

Before, the Beyond the Heavens Empire had not shown any hostility or openly antagonized the Luvien Empire. They had always defended against them...0