Though the sky was clear without a speck of cloud in sight, Shalyh had been bustling with activity for the past couple of days. It was because of the announcement that Ismile made not long ago. Three factions—the Demon Empire, Abyss, and the Sernitas had formed a coalition and were marching toward Shalyh. Shalyh fell into a great commotion upon receiving this news, but surprisingly, the heroes quickly took decisive actions. Perhaps it was because they had faced crises multiple times before; many of them responded as if only the expected was happening.

Of course, everyone knew that the situation was dire, and the heroes seemed more resigned than excited; but they knew that they had no other choice but to fight. Like how all of them walked onto the stage without hesitation regardless of Laguel’s warning, they had been prepared to die when they first entered Liber.

Of course, Ismile’s eloquence and haste helped settle the situation more quickly too. First, he made an appropriate explanation for the absence of the legend, whom everyone admired. He said that the Sernitas were originally planning to send an enormous army to Shalyh, but Chi-Hyun learned of the situation beforehand and jumped into the battlefield alone to stop them. That was the reason the Sernitas could only send a single troop. And with a little grandiose and extra details here and there, he raised all the heroes’ will to fight.

Furthermore, he also told the heroes that the Cassiubia League had promised to help humanity with all the strength that they could muster. Rather than dying alone, it would be much less lonely and bitter to have someone else to die with. And with news of the legend’s fighting and the Cassiubia League putting their fate...