After the great war, Liber fell quiet. As if all the factions in the world had wordlessly agreed to do the same thing, there was a temporary ceasefire. Of course, technically speaking, the Sernitas had quickly made a move right after the war to demolish the Demon Empire. But why did they do that? The reason was simple.

The unimaginable coalition of the three factions formed in order to maintain the status quo with the original four. Their plan was to crush humanity before they got bigger and threatened them even more. Having failed in reaching their goal, the Sernitas needed to make up for the loss, and they chose the Demon Empire as the sacrificial pawn. Chi-Hyun had expected all that up to this point. Thus, he focused on the aftermath and tried to predict what the Sernitas’ next move would be after they absorbed the Demon Empire. Since they didn’t lose anything besides one Sky Castle in the great war, it appeared the Sernitas had the means to run wild with all other factions having suffered critical damage.

Yet Chi-Hyun’s prediction turned out to be wrong. After destroying the Demon Empire, the Sernitas had been quiet as a mouse and were still maintaining their silence. Like a hermit on a mountain, they had halted all external activities. It was the same for the Abyss. Factions that had fought vigorously before and during the war showed not even the slightest stir. Chi-Hyun was hit with a foreboding feeling from this sudden silence. There must be something. There was no reason otherwise that these...