"Though they're said to cover the entire plane, the volcanic ash actually only covers part of it." Saine raised his head and gazed toward the horizon.
It had not been clear when he was at the fortress base, but after arriving at the Akale Plain, Saine discovered that this world still had light.
The murky black clouds in the sky varied in thickness from place to place. Some light could already pierce through the volcanic ash and shine upon the land, bringing a trace of brightness back to this world.
However, the overall atmosphere of the world was still rather dim.
Moreover, only a small portion of this world's light and heat came from the sky. Most of its sources of light and heat now came from the countless volcanoes across the Gumo Plane.
For example, around this vast Akale Plain stood three sprawling clusters of large volcanoes, mainly to the northwest and southwest.
The smaller volcanoes were even too numerous to count. According to the information Saine had received, the overwhelming majority of them were the handiwork of the Golo Earthworms.
Before the invasion by Wizard Civilization, the Gumo Plane had been a world of birdsong and fragrant blossoms, with abundant sunlight. The sulfur-reeking volcanoes that filled this world had been nowhere near as numerous as they were now.
Saine's sigh did not draw the attention of the surrounding knights. Instead, it prompted agreement from a Level-1 Magician in a yellow robe.
"Yes, Saine Master. When this plane first suffered widespread volcanic eruptions a few years ago, the sky was an oppressive black."
"But in recent years, under the effects of the war—especially after the Dark Flame Holy Tower deployed its Space Fortress and blasted countless holes into the sky of this Low-Level Plane—that thick layer of volcanic ash