In the Black Flag Nation, a fierce melee was raging in a mountain valley.
Attacks and defenses launched by all kinds of Mind Power Artifacts and abilities tangled together, flashing with multicolored light.
One side had only a little over a hundred people, holding a narrow pass against the enemy's assault.
The enemy force attacking the pass numbered in the thousands, stretching like a long snake as far as the eye could see.
Facing enemies dozens of times their number, the defenders would have long since been overrun and wiped out if not for the narrowness of the pass, which prevented many people from passing through at once.
Even so, faced with such a vast numerical disparity, the defenders were gradually running out of strength. The Ascendants at the front fell one after another.
"The front can't hold much longer!"
"Hold the line! If we let those monsters through the pass, we're finished!"
"Damn it... My Mind Power is empty! Agh!!!"
Even elite Ascendants capable of taking on ten enemies alone could only fight until they collapsed and died when facing such an overwhelming numerical disadvantage—especially against parasites that feared no death—with no way to escape.
As soon as several people at the front fell, a huge mass of enemies immediately surged into the pass, with those behind them continuously pressing forward.
The defenders inside the pass fell into complete despair. The people guarding the front had been their strongest fighters. Once they fell, those behind them had barely any combat ability left.
Some could not help but burst into tears. They had finally escaped the city full of parasites, only to remain trapped in these monsters' claws.
Bang!
Just as the defenders despaired, a powerful sonic boom suddenly rang out overhead.
Everyone looked up and saw a massive white