"I finally understand why, if possible, wars had to be fought abroad—better yet, beyond the world itself."
The front lines only needed to fight to the death, but the rear had far more to consider, such as how to survive. This time, it probably was not just a meme. The rear lines and ordinary people of every country had suffered terribly during this period as well.
The top combatants on the front lines were constantly being depleted, while every nation endured immense pressure. The coastlines had become battlefields. Who could escape this war?
More precisely, once a war escalated into a world war or even a Plane War, there was no longer any clear distinction between front and rear lines.
You called yourself the rear, so your enemy would just leave you alone?
Along rivers, lakes, and seas, people died every moment. Defensive lines were constantly breached, and both commoners and soldiers were dying.
Because of the Dragon Serpents, the forces of the Otherworld Invaders had also entered an extremely active phase. The ocean had predators far too powerful, and the fish were eager to come ashore. Naturally, they fought and hunted the land's inhabitants in all sorts of deadly battles.
It was not as though no temporary agreements had been reached to share land and space, but those were essentially rare exceptions.
After more than three years of bloody fighting, both sides had accumulated enough blood feuds and distrust. The only reason they had not seized the chance to kick the other side back into the sea was that they lacked the strength. Once the slaughter between races rose to a struggle over living space, it became even harder to put the brakes on than a national war.
".Pingdu City has fallen. The city has been flooded, and fewer