A full six years!
No one on the continent had expected the war between the Three Great Empires and the Centaur, Barbarian, and Goblin Kingdoms to last this long.
It had raged from August 25th, Year 71, to November 18th, Year 77.
The Centaur Kingdom was the first to declare its downfall. Antium, Lord of the Centaurs, committed suicide in the royal palace. His people were slaughtered by the humans, with fewer than a hundred thousand escaping alive under the protection of the Elf Empire.
Nearly all the young and middle-aged men of the Barbarian Kingdom died in battle. Of its thirty million citizens, fewer than one million remained after years of war. In the end, they were trapped within the royal capital by the Sacred Alliance Empire and reduced to ashes beneath several Forbidden Spells.
The Goblin Kingdom suffered the worst of all. To support the Centaur and Barbarian Kingdoms, they had truly emptied their coffers and committed every last resource they possessed.
Thus, after the two kingdoms fell one after another, they had no ability whatsoever to resist the Three Great Empires.
Over a hundred million goblins were slaughtered by the Three Great Empires in less than seven days. Only fewer than a hundred thousand rare spellcasting professionals, such as goblin engineers and alchemists, survived and were divided among the Three Great Empires.
As soon as this news emerged, the spirits of every race on the continent aside from humanity instantly plummeted.
They were not mourning the Three Great Alien Kingdoms, but fearing the strength displayed by the Three Great Empires in this war.
Although the war had lasted nearly seven years, that absolutely did not mean the Three Great Empires were weak.
On the contrary, their strength had undergone tremendous growth throughout those years of war.
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