Just as Anvis had told Fiona, the Dark Tide of Beasts that had swept across half the continent finally came to a complete end on the fourteenth day after its outbreak.
Aside from a few scattered Dark Creatures still wandering about, most had been killed. Some had charged into the Fallen Star Remains and vanished, while the rest had plunged into the Endless Sea.
In this disaster, the Gloria Empire suffered the worst losses, especially Magna Province, one of the Four Great Provinces.
East of the Lochka Mountain Range at the provincial border, no fewer than three large main cities and their satellite cities, along with seventeen medium-sized cities, had been completely destroyed by the Dark Tide of Beasts.
The number of small and medium settlements and villages destroyed was impossible to count.
The number of casualties was impossible to count.
The sole consolation was that, thanks to the presence of Professionals and Players from other empires, the disaster suffered by the Gloria Empire had been greatly reduced from what it would normally have been.
Though the disaster had been terrifying, those who survived it began to enjoy the dividends of victory after the great battle.
Although they came from the underground fissures, Dark Creatures were like ordinary creatures in that they possessed Crystal Cores and all kinds of other materials. Most of these, however, had dark, poison, or chaotic Magic Attributes.
A huge quantity of high-, mid-, and low-rank Dark Creature materials flooded the market, causing the prices of existing Dark Creature materials to plummet. The prices of other Magical Beast materials also fell considerably as a result.
Many industries began to undergo intense upheaval. Commoner Professionals could now purchase the resources they needed at far lower prices, while many merchants who had previously stockpiled Magical Beast materials with