In fact, even before Aramaki, Sakazuki, Newgate, and the others received their reports,
the command headquarters of Loulan's Astral Sixth Army had already noticed the Gate of Hades that had appeared within Wind Province.
It was located thirty kilometers south of the Land of Ghosts, in a desert region the Loulan Government had specifically asked Aramaki to preserve on the scholars' recommendation.
"So they really are coming for us!"
Inside the army headquarters, Army Lieutenant General Wrangel narrowed his eyes as he watched the black tide gradually spreading across the sandy yellow earth on the large screen, his voice grave.
This was live footage captured by reconnaissance aircraft.
That black tide consisted of countless demons, advancing toward Loulan in a vast, unstoppable mass.
Clearly, the demons already knew that Loulan was the hub of the Shinobi World.
But what puzzled Vice Admiral Wrangel was that, if so, why had the demons not opened the "gate" directly near Loulan?
Why open it in a desert hundreds of kilometers away?
Were they truly that stupid, or simply unable to do so?
Vice Admiral Wrangel already had an answer in mind. There had to be restrictions they did not know about.
Just then, the vast black tide on the screen began to be engulfed by clusters of rising firelight.
Those were the bomber formations under Air Force Vice Admiral Jolidon Dodd.
While suppressing the scale of the demon army, they were also buying more time for the Army.
The problem was that two of Vice Admiral Wrangel's three divisions were on the "Demon Country battlefield."
One armored division and one infantry division.
That left only one infantry division in Loulan. Though it also had a small number of armored vehicles, stopping the demon army would be a struggle.
Of course, struggle or not,