As the Agrandia Council Nation, ruled by the Dragon Kings, began a full-scale mobilization and recruited large numbers of demi-human races into its legions, the war between humans and nonhumans slowly began.
Likewise, the human side was unwilling to be outdone.
In less than a few days, the alliance formed by the Bahamut Empire, Slane Theocracy, and Kingdom of Re-Estize used magic to continuously deploy troops along the northern border between the Council Nation and the kingdom.
Without exception, all these troops were equipped with large quantities of firearms provided by Allen.
The Hunter Association also dispatched a full thousand of its most elite official members, ready to deal with powerful enemies that were difficult to kill, such as Great Dragons and Giants.
The Black Sacred Canon, humanity's final guardians, made a public appearance without the slightest attempt at concealment, making sure the other side knew they were here.
During a small-scale clash, Certain Death even slaughtered a Red Dragon that had only recently reached adulthood in an exceptionally cruel and bloody manner, using its head to deliver a declaration of war to the Platinum Dragon King—Chando Lox Baixion.
For a time, the entire world could feel the tense atmosphere.
This was especially true for the Council Nation, which had no idea where the Platinum Dragon King had gone or when he would return. Every day, it endured enormous pressure and casualties.
The Dragon Kings, accustomed to looking down on all living things from on high, suddenly discovered that humanity, once the weakest race, had unknowingly grown to such a terrifying extent.
Whether it was the firearms widely distributed throughout the army or the Hunter Association's elite members, both gave humanity an overwhelming advantage over the Council Nation.
Even they themselves had become prey in the eyes of the hunters.