The great counterattack began.

The allied forces of the Federation and humanity, which had been losing since the start of the siege, had finally found a way to turn the tide against their enemy.

The first sign of change appeared at Tigol Fortress.

—Keu…!

Abhorrent Charity groaned, waving his tentacles.

The situation suddenly became so chaotic that he could not tell what was happening.

However, the cause of the change was clear.

The World Tree — fully grown and at its prime, to make matters worse — had appeared out of nowhere.

As the avatar of the World Tree took root, the land surrounding the tree became sacred, blessed, and protected by the divine tree.

For that reason, even after the unsealing of his divinity, Abhorrent Charity’s power was greatly limited. Moreover, the duration of his divinity, which had been short from the beginning, was further reduced.

—Damn it!

Abhorrent Charity, who rarely showed his feelings, flew into a rage.

The revival of the World Tree had certainly boosted the strength of the enemy.

He now had no choice but to produce more soldiers, even at the risk of a further decrease in the duration of his divinity, just to match the strength of their opponents.

—Arise!

The energy emanating from his billowing robe became stronger.

Abhorrent Charity extended his tentacles toward a mountain of corpses piled up on the cliff.

But the Federation didn’t sit back and watch.

“Everyone, to your respective positions!”

A Sky Fairy elder cried out.

The vengeful Sky Fairies immediately began to move as if they had been waiting for this moment.

Most of them flew over the fortress wall, but some slipped into a path near the middle of the staircase and quickly hid inside the engine devices...