The nameless world, later named the Ocean World known as the Land of Radiance, was destined to become the greatest loophole in the Octopus Universe.
A Plane War had fully erupted in one region. Through the suddenly opened Plane Gate poured countless enemy legions.
Karma came full circle, and retribution never missed. The Fishmen's world had received uninvited and unwelcome guests.
The original invaders had now become the targets of a new round of invasion.
From that moment on, from the sea surface to the deep sea, from the Great Vortex to the trenches, everything became a battlefield.
The malicious visitors had arrived with overwhelming force.
An unfamiliar Fishmen army attacked. They were fierce and utterly fearless. Behind them, Longhands monsters hurled meteor-like javelins shaped like fish.
Land-dwelling littlefolk with scales and claws entered the battlefield aboard strange waterborne vessels and underwater speedboats. They were cavalry, but also large-scale destroyers on the battlefield.
At the very rear stood the smallest yet toughest race. They were true Children of War, a legion of pure soldiers.
Nearly all of them were superhumans, with absurdly exceptional individual strength and formidable military discipline. They remained restrained, yet always somehow tore through enemy lines and became the vanguard.
In just three days, during the first round of the war, more than ten square kilometers of that region had been breached.
A simple forward base was established with ease. If they had not called a halt themselves, they could even have pushed several hundred kilometers farther.
They built wall-like defenses here, began taming beasts, and deployed War Machines.
Most importantly, the High-Tier Gardeners had acted, directly transforming the environment.
Large numbers of "native plants" sprang from the ground. From the deep-sea floor to the sea surface, high-pollution magic plants filled the area. They grew, spread, and