The "Mount of Demons Territorial Expansion Plan" ended in complete failure.
On the human side, those responsible for the plan were dismissed if they were to be dismissed, while those meant to be executed were directly killed as sacrificial offerings.
Although humanity had reached a peak in technological development, it still fell far short of being able to contend with the gods. Arrogance and conceit would only invite destruction.
The expeditionary force that had been presumed completely annihilated unexpectedly returned to the Emperor Capital a week later, with more than five hundred survivors.
One of them was even a Grand General.
The impossible evacuation had actually succeeded. The defeated remnants returned home, bringing back vital information about the "Demon Lord" and the "Formless Legion."
This made humanity clearly aware of the fundamental gap between itself and the gods. Unlike wars between humans, where numbers could determine victory, defeating a god required individual powerhouses. For this reason, humanity began strengthening its cultivation of individual elites, formulating multiple training programs and investing in the construction of numerous facilities.
At the same time, the Grand General reported the fundamental reason they had managed to withdraw safely.
At the moment between life and death, a "Ghost Controller" had appeared.
In the Old World, the term "Ghost Controller" had never existed.
To humans, ghosts symbolized ferocity and brutality. They were beings that should never have existed.
The establishment of Ability Agencies in the major cities had all been intended to deal with ghosts. Humans and ghosts were incompatible, just as the admonitions passed down by their ancestors had taught.
There had once been many places where tales resembling "Ghost" had circulated. Whenever such contact between humans and ghosts was discovered, ability users would swiftly mobilize to exterminate the ghosts.
At the same time, the humans