Having left Eva, the human forces joined up with the Federation at the Hiral Mountain Range. The full power of the two nations together created an enormous force that was a spectacle to behold. Lines of troops connected from one end of the mountain range to the other, making literal sense of the phrase sea of people forming a mountain.

The war had already begun. To be more precise, it started when they stepped into the Parasites’ territory.

The corrupted land consumed the vitality of non-parasites in its domain. The effect was minimal since the allied force was still at the border of the Parasites’ territory, and the Federation had brought a countermeasure as well.

But the situation was bound to get worse the deeper the allied force went into the Empire. Furthermore, there was a good chance time would bring about a change.

The allied force was marching into the enemy territory, yet they couldn’t see a single parasite. Not even a single Cockroach or a Bug.

This wasn’t a good sign. The Parasite Queen’s intention was clear. She wanted to make full use of the corrupted land’s effect.

Since her enemies were invading her land, she must be planning to sit back and drain the allied force’s strength as much as possible.

It was a logical decision, as expected of the Parasite Queen.

*

A few days went by.

The situation everyone feared occurred. When the allied force entered the central region of the Empire, more and more people began to fall behind from fatigue.

While Seo Yuhui...