By capitalizing on the element of surprise, along with Pride's presence as a local, the Wizarding Army of the present world gained the upper hand for the first time in its battles against the Returners.
All the information Pride gave Sean was compiled and distributed to the various groups. Wizards unaccustomed to large-scale warfare formed squads under the leadership of elite wizards such as Aurors and Hit Wizards, then used the maps sent down from above to continually sweep the surrounding areas.
Meanwhile, the army as a whole advanced steadily and rapidly in a particular direction.
Scattered squads of Returners and magical creatures born from the darkness were utterly incapable of hindering them. Whenever a troublesome enemy occasionally appeared, the overwhelmingly powerful individuals represented by Sean, Grindelwald, Professor McGonagall, and the others would swiftly move in to support them.
At the same time, Sean continued searching for native survivors of the Realm of Illusion. With Pride's help, he could more easily detect the unique soul auras that the Returners found difficult to notice. Combined with his experiences in Avalon, Sean's knowledge of souls had reached a level ordinary people could scarcely comprehend.
Pride harvested the pure essence within those souls, while Sean gladly accepted all the survivors' resentment.
With this advance, the Wizarding Army's pace was not slow. Before their first rest, they had swept through an area where the dark aura was especially dense.
The Returners were particularly active in this area, but before such overwhelming numbers, even the most active enemies could only buy themselves a little more time to resist.
However, Sean and the others discovered that the reason the Returners were active in such areas was likely the distorted black holes flickering overhead from time to time.
"This doesn't seem to be some mutation caused by