A dense mass of shadows appeared on the desolate horizon, as if the barren wasteland, where not a blade of grass grew, had suddenly sprouted an endless thorny forest. The shadows swayed and surged toward the Mirror Realm tower like a tide. Gradually, countless twisted, hideous monsters became visible within them. They were like the Chaos monsters seen in the real world, with thick, exaggerated bodies, as if many creatures had been haphazardly pieced together in bizarre ways. From head to toe, they radiated an air of madness and distortion. The monsters leaped, shoved, and charged wildly across the land, reaching them in the blink of an eye!
Everyone instantly fell into a panic. Even King of Mountains - Gorton and his fellow Wardens were shocked when they saw the monsters that had appeared out of nowhere on the horizon. Beside Hao Ren, Vivian immediately spread a pair of bat wings and flew into the air. Storms of ice and lightning rapidly took shape on either side of her body. Sparks sprayed from Izax's eyes, mouth, and nostrils, while the power of demonic fel surged from beneath his skin. Lily jumped up and down within the group, shouting, "Landlord, Landlord! Monsters are spawning! Monsters are spawning!"
Hao Ren completely ignored Lily's jumping and shouting. Prompted by some vague premonition, he turned to look toward the mirror-like tower.
Another tide was indeed surging from that direction.
It was a human army—or at least, most of it appeared human. Amid the rolling dust, countless soldiers and generals with indistinct faces charged on horseback. They wore tattered armor, and the swords and spears in their hands were covered in rust. Every one of them was covered in wounds, wounds so severe that their bodies were as tattered as their armor. Their faces were