The number of soldiers on the battle ground seemed far higher than what Davey had seen earlier. It was an unbelievably large army, dozens of times greater than his estimations, with thousands of higher-ranking martial artists. It was unbelievable that such a force had been put together for the purpose of capturing a single person.0

And while it was a small number compared to the real military power of both nations, it was still remarkably and unusually huge for targeting just one individual. But the allied force that was capable of toppling a whole nation was reduced to complete chaos because of a sudden and unexpected attack.0

-Rawr!!!0

The Azure Dragon, Rumble, roared ferociously, soaring into the sky.0

Mysterious black mist had appeared out of nowhere, encircling and enveloping the army until it began to swallow the entire area. The blinding black mist itself posed no danger; the touch of death that sprang from within it, however, was lethal.0

Boom!!0

“Arghhhhhhh!!”0

“Hel... Help me!! Ahhhhhhh!!”0

Bipedal raptor-like monsters, giant spiders, flesh with protruding tentacles, worms as thick as arms with grimly sharp teeth arranged in dense circular patterns—the sudden invasion of these inexplicable creatures transformed the scene into hell itself.0

The Divine Beasts were not idly standing by, either. Rumble struck down with lightning across the whole area shrouded in black mist, while Fire Chicken shot powerful flames, shielding humans from the countless monsters that crawled up from the Abyss. Whitey ferociously leaped, altering the terrain to simplify attack routes. Then there was ...0