Expedition

Winter gave way to spring.

As the Demon Extermination War drew near, undercurrents began to stir beneath the continent's calm surface, and a tense atmosphere hung over every race.

The roads across the land were filled with transport convoys laden with cargo. Vast quantities of supplies converged on the Three Great Empires—the Elf Empire, the Arcane Empire, and the Holy Alliance—from every direction.

Having sensed the coming war, the demons were likewise mobilizing their forces. Countless demons emerged from the three Spatial Rifts, while large numbers of war machines were sent to the front lines to reinforce the demon fortresses at key defensive positions.

At the same time, under the orders of the hell demons, the cult organizations that had lain dormant for so long reappeared. They committed several massacres across the continent, wiping more than a dozen old noble families from the face of the earth overnight and turning hundreds of thousands of living beings into food for the demon evil gods.

The bloody scenes once again threw the people into panic. In the end, Seraphim personally took action, uprooting several cult strongholds in succession and killing a large number of cultists, finally putting an end to the turmoil.

Under such circumstances, at the beginning of April in Year 63, the port of Double Gate Island was packed with heavily armed troops. Dark masses of soldiers covered the entire harbor, their imposing presence so oppressive that even the clouds overhead seemed to grow heavier.

Today, Roland wore Silver Full Plate Armor beneath a cloak, a longsword hanging at his waist. With his hands clasped behind his back and a sharp gaze, he stood proudly atop a temporary platform.

That was right. In this Demon Extermination War, he was the supreme commander of the Sacred Co-Prosperity Kingdom.

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