As the north wind howled in, carrying snowflakes with it.
The bright moonlight in the night sky seemed to have grown somewhat murky.
Across the snow-covered earth,
thousands upon thousands of figures were scattered everywhere, like streams of flowing black asphalt.
The 2nd Division of the Second Main Battle Legion had completed its assembly and deployment.
Together with the ninjas, they had thoroughly swept the area ten kilometers north of the Black Spade Magic Palace.
At the same time,
within the Black Spade Magic Palace, which consisted of four towering spires aboveground and a fortress buried deep underground,
faint purple light flickered everywhere.
The light here was steeped in a blood-red hue that sent chills down one's spine.
Gloomy, terrifying, and bizarre were the best words to describe it.
It was worth mentioning that
"Black Spade Magic Palace" was merely a new name coined by the Black Clover Allied Army for convenience.
Before that, magic knights had called it the "Necromancer Palace."
According to the investigation results,
its known builder had been a duke from a small country thirteen hundred years ago.
And that duke's magic attribute had been "necromancy."
There was nothing strange about why he had built his magic palace in this strong magic zone.
He had simply hoped that his own soul and those of his loved ones could live here forever.
While also storing away the treasures and magic items he had amassed throughout his life.
And because of his magic attribute,
the place was filled with traps and creatures related to "necromancy."
If Merlin saw this place, he would likely regard it as a "magic workshop."
Later, the Black Clover Allied Army discovered and cleared out this magic palace, turning it into a frontline base against the World Government.
They then further modified it, adding