Ultel was amassing all his forces to prepare for a massive invasion. The larger the scale of the invasion, the more difficult it was to prepare for it. After some time passed since Ultel gave his decree for all the robed figures and Bellid followers scattered around the world to join him, the forces directly or indirectly under his order began to gather at the headquarters. However, the size of the gathered forces was smaller than he expected.

Many arrived with their lives hanging by a thread, and they had lost contact with a significant number of people. In particular, the Demon People they had been raising had been completely wiped out. Those who managed to come back alive told Ultel that they were attacked by the Karuwimans and nearby countries.

“Those guys are trying to destroy our forces one by one,” his subordinate reported.

Ultel gulped. Although Ultel’s force would be enormous if they gathered in one place, the fact that they were scattered all around the world was becoming a great weakness right now. Of course, they weren’t scattered meaninglessly. All members of Ultel’s forces were deeply hidden, and if their identities were discovered by sheer bad luck, his...