In the Purple Zone, Gu Ding and the others remained where they were, patiently waiting for the pursuers to arrive.
Sea Emperor, Miko, and Melissa had been setting up various Illusion Array formation plates.
Melissa's knowledge of ancient civilization formations came as something of a surprise to both Gu Ding and Liliath.
The Calamity Beast leisurely licked its lollipop, its eyes narrowed into slits with an utterly contented expression.
The Purple Zone was surrounded by Blue Zones, which did provide a certain degree of defense.
As wave after wave of pursuers flooded toward the Purple Zone, they inevitably disturbed the few but powerful Three-Star Asura Demonic Beasts within the Blue Zones as they passed through them.
Demonic Beasts possessed a strong sense of territory. The more powerful the demon or beast, the broader its territory. That was why there were so few Three-Star Asura Demonic Beasts in the Blue Zones.
Yet it was precisely because of that territorial instinct that they were extremely aggressive toward outsiders who intruded upon their domains. With crowds of humans pouring in, some inevitably stepped into the territories of those Demonic Beasts and were met with frenzied attacks.
Wars between the Demonic Beasts and the various races broke out one after another in the Blue Zones surrounding the Purple Zone.
Gu Ding and the others had anticipated all of this, but they did not witness the carnage firsthand.
Because there were so many candidates from the various races, every Three-Star Asura demon or beast in the Blue Zones was besieged by groups of people and eventually died from exhaustion.
However, the various races suffered heavy losses as well. Teams without a Three-Star Asura expert leading them had, for the most part, lost over half their members.
After passing through the Blue Zones, the teams continued