Recaps

The Star Wheel Demon Ancestor continued to wear down the traitorous Liè Chǐ Demon Ancestor while God of Destruction Zanding failed to break through Demon Fall Supreme’s interception. Demon Ancestor Lei Ji arrived to help finish Liè Chǐ, leaving his execution poised to accelerate.

• The Star Wheel Demon Ancestor severed Liè Chǐ Demon Ancestor’s arms and consumed more of his Dominator Omnipotent Soul as Liè Chǐ begged for mercy.
• Liè Chǐ Demon Ancestor called to God of Destruction Zanding, but Demon Fall Supreme blocked Zanding from reaching him.
• Demon Ancestor Lei Ji arrived from the Bone Emperor’s battlefield and struck Liè Chǐ Demon Ancestor with lightning.
• The Star Wheel Demon Ancestor and Demon Ancestor Lei Ji prepared to intensify their assault and kill Liè Chǐ Demon Ancestor.

Liè Chǐ Demon Ancestor abandoned his attempted self-destruction as Star Wheel Demon Ancestor and Demon Ancestor Lei Ji pressed their attack amid the Evil Tide Civilization’s growing advantage. After Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor moved Saine and his companions to safety, Saine chose to join the battle against the Bone Emperor, a rare Half-Step Level-9 target, and check on his expeditionary troops.

• Liè Chǐ Demon Ancestor threatened to self-destruct, but Star Wheel Demon Ancestor and Demon Ancestor Lei Ji refused to back down, so he suppressed the energy and searched for an escape route.
• Star Wheel Demon Ancestor and Demon Ancestor Lei Ji resumed their attacks as the Evil Tide Civilization’s general offensive increasingly overwhelmed the Decayed Civilization’s forces.
• Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor transferred Saine, Zi You, and the others to safety, then vanished after speaking with Zi You.
• Purple Colony Demon Emperor emerged from the Purple Evil Tide and gave Saine’s group rule-based enhancements while Master Naige'er watched her closely.
• Saine chose to go to the Bone Emperor’s battlefield to assist against the Half-Step Level-9 powerhouse and check on the Wizard Civilization Expeditionary Force nearby.

Saine received a distress call from the Ancient Goose Martial God, who was being overwhelmed by two Decayed Civilization Dominators on the Evil Tide battlefield. As the goose fled toward Saine and the Expeditionary Force, the chapter described its pursuit of wealth and freedom, leaving its place among Wizard Civilization’s allies in doubt.

• The Ancient Goose Martial God called for Saine’s help while fighting two Decayed Civilization Dominators.
• The Ancient Goose Martial God abandoned nearby Expeditionary Force Dominators and used its speed to flee toward Saine.
• The narration explained that the Ancient Goose Martial God had stayed in the Wizard Star Region to profit from the war but resisted joining the Wizard Alliance to preserve its freedom.
• The chapter noted that Alien Star District Dominators sought power and rewards by joining wars among Top-Level Civilizations, though many became cannon fodder.
• Saine’s forces treated the Ancient Goose Martial God as an expendable ally and questioned whether it could match the strongest Dominators of the Free Blade Civilization.

The Ancient Goose Martial God Regan fled toward Saine’s God of Machines, hoping to recover and profit from the Wizard Civilization, but discovered that Evil Tide Dominators had gathered around Saine. Saine confronted Regan about knowing too much, while the Shura Demon Emperor demanded a chance to devour it.

• The Ancient Goose Martial God dreamed of recovering inside the God of Machines and spending its Magic Coin on potions, Holy Fruits, and upgrades, while considering sending more believers to work for the Wizard Civilization.
• Regan flew into the Tidal War Battlefield seeking Saine’s help, only to realize too late that the Wizard Civilization’s attitude toward outsiders like it had changed.
• As Regan neared Saine’s God of Machines, it noticed enormous Evil Tide Legions and Dominators gathering around the machine body.
• Saine addressed Regan by name and warned that it had seen too much to be trusted, prompting Regan to retreat in alarm.
• The Shura Demon Emperor arrived and demanded that the others let it devour Regan.

The Shura Demon Emperor followed Saine’s group to the Bone Emperor’s battlefield, where Zi You helped him recover and the Evil Tide Dominators restrained the fleeing Ancient Goose Martial God. The Shura Demon Emperor attacked the helpless bird to feed on its flesh while Saine’s Wizard Civilization Dominators watched.

• The Shura Demon Emperor followed Saine and the God of Machines after Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor left him behind, and Zi You sent him a violet-gold Magic Core to help him recover.
• The Ancient Goose Martial God recognized the wounded Shura Demon Emperor and fled in terror.
• The Ring Demon Emperor used a secret treasure to slow the Ancient Goose Martial God before Saine’s group could intervene.
• The Shura Demon Emperor charged the Ancient Goose Martial God as Zi You enhanced him, while the Clear Sky Demon Emperor and Demon Emperor Kufeng helped prevent its escape.
• The Shura Demon Emperor began slaughtering the Ancient Goose Martial God as Evil Tide Dominators watched and Saine’s Wizard Civilization Dominators remained indifferent.

Saine asked Zi You to protect key allied legions as they moved across the battlefield, while Naige'er arranged for the Twilight Tribulation Demon Emperor to retrieve the Ancient Goose Martial God's forehead emblem. Saine then tried to acquire Monster Emperor Geluomuzi, but Naige'er offered it in exchange for Rose bearing a child, leaving Saine to say the matter needed long-term consideration.

• Saine asked Zi You to protect the Light Dimension Country, the Minghe Empire, and the Church Legion, and Zi You agreed to do her utmost.
• Saine and Zi You flew deeper into the battlefield, while Naige'er pulled the Twilight Tribulation Demon Emperor from the void and ordered him to take the Ancient Goose Martial God's forehead emblem.
• The Twilight Tribulation Demon Emperor agreed after Zi You's glance and returned to the void to approach the Ancient Goose Martial God.
• Saine asked Naige'er to sell him the badly damaged Monster Emperor Geluomuzi so he could turn it into a Mechanical Dominator.
• Naige'er offered Geluomuzi—and even the Death Crown—in exchange for Rose bearing a child, and Saine said he needed to consider it.

Saine and the others reached the battlefield where the Bone Emperor was holding off Dominators from the Wizard and Evil Tide Civilizations. The Shura Demon Emperor rejoined them, then spotted the Alien Queen and charged toward her.

• Saine and the others traveled toward the Bone Emperor's battlefield, where Qingtian, Michelle, the One-Eyed Demon Ancestor, and the Dragon Roar Demon Ancestor had gathered.
• Qingtian and Michelle followed Wizard Civilization's lead, while the Galente Federation accepted its control and deployed its forces as ordered.
• The Shura Demon Emperor caught up with Saine and Zi You, saying he had drunk his fill of blood and wanted revenge on the Decayed Civilization's Dominators.
• Master Naige'er studied the Shura Demon Emperor and the Bone Emperor as possible specimens for Corpse Refinement Synthetic Beasts.
• The Bone Emperor fought back against the combined Dominators using the White Spine Scepter and Demon Cultivation Eye.
• The Shura Demon Emperor spotted the Alien Queen and charged toward her battlefield.

Saine and the Shura Demon Emperor attacked the Alien Queen’s forces, revealing that Saine intended to obtain the Alien Queen and three Alien Kings for Lisa. The Alien Queen tried to retreat, but Zi You’s Demon Emperors joined the battle and Saine ordered them to capture one Alien King alive if possible.

• The Alien Queen recognized Saine’s arrival alongside Evil Tide’s Demon Emperors as a betrayal and summoned her forces while seeking a route of retreat.
• The Shura Demon Emperor charged the Alien Queen and smashed through two Level Seven Alien Kings, but the White Alien King’s support helped her escape his grasp.
• The Shura Demon Emperor turned his attacks on the two Alien Kings who had blocked him as nearby Decay Demon Emperors considered fleeing.
• Zi You’s Demon Emperors arrived and cut off the Decay Demon Emperors’ retreat.
• Saine told Zi You to preserve the White Alien King if possible and kill the other three Alien Kings, explaining that he had promised their corpses to someone as a gift.
• Zi You recognized the white Alien King as a support-type Dominator.

Church Holy Daughter Michelle fought Bone Emperor with the Astral Realm Will’s blessing, helping the Demon Ancestors suppress the Half-Step Level-9 enemy. Saine then sent Mystra to hold back the Reverse Mutant and ordered Wizard Civilization’s experts to leave the Alien Queen’s battle to Evil Tide Civilization.

• Purple Colony Demon Emperor looked down on the Level 7 White Alien King but respected Michelle, a Level 8 Holy Light Dominator.
• Saine and Naige'er explained that Michelle attacked Bone Emperor because Decayed Civilization was especially rejected by the Astral Realm Will, which directly blessed her as its representative.
• Michelle, One-Eyed Demon Ancestor, Dragon Roar Demon Ancestor, and Mountain Giant God Qingtian worked together to suppress Bone Emperor.
• Saine told Mystra to hold back the Reverse Mutant and keep her from seeing the Alien Queen.
• Saine ordered Wizard Civilization’s experts not to join the coming battle against the Alien Queen, leaving it to Evil Tide Civilization.

Saine and the Wizard Civilization’s powerhouses arranged for the Evil Tide Civilization to fight their contracted enemies while avoiding direct intervention. As the coalition advanced on the Bone Emperor, Zi You committed many Demon Emperors to the battle, and Saine predicted their losses would be far lower than she expected.

• Saine and the other Wizard Civilization powerhouses left the Alien Star District Dominators to the Evil Tide Civilization, relying on their Rule Contracts to avoid attacking them directly.
• Little Tenth wanted to stay away from the battle, but Saine assigned her to join the assault on the Bone Emperor; Master Naige'er chose to attack from the shadows and eyed the Bone Emperor’s staff and eyeballs.
• Saine’s forces received simultaneous buffs from Zi You’s Evil Tide Strange Power and Michelle’s Holy Light Power, raising the Demon Emperors’ combat strength and healing their wounds.
• Saine asked Zi You how many Dominators the Evil Tide Civilization would risk against the Bone Emperor, and she said they could endure dozens or even hundreds of casualties to achieve their objective.
• Saine told Zi You that the battle should cost only around a dozen Dominators, and perhaps fewer if it went smoothly.

Saine joined the siege of the Bone Emperor with the God of Machines, unleashing a devastating combination of physical attacks and enhanced elemental beams. As Decayed Civilization Dominators rallied to support the Bone Emperor, the Half-Step Level-9 battle remained a desperate struggle.

• Saine entered the battle in the God of Machines, which fused him with several mechanical Dominators and struck the Bone Emperor with its Fortress Iron Fist.
• Vikz watched the God of Machines and realized his own strength might not be enough to control the growing Molten Steel Tyrant King.
• Saine used the Light of Wisdom to enhance the God of Machines' Energy Beams, creating an Element Torrent that intensified the pressure on the Bone Emperor.
• The Bone Emperor regained control of its body and ordered nearby Decay-Type Dominators to support it.
• More than a hundred Decayed Civilization Dominators moved toward the Bone Emperor, determined to help it withstand the siege.

Saine, strengthened by Zi You’s divine cards and the Purple Colony Demon Emperor’s blessing, battered the Bone Emperor with Ash Power as their allies surrounded it. The Bone Emperor unleashed its Civilization Supreme Treasures, leaving Saine vanished inside a black hole and Michelle gravely weakened by a beam of death.

• Zi You led her Demon Emperors and nearby Evil Tide Dominators against the converging Decay-Type Dominators while strengthening Saine with the Light and Fire Divine Cards.
• Saine’s Ash-enhanced strikes burned away the Bone Emperor’s bones, while Michelle and the One-Eyed Demon Ancestor continued attacking it.
• The Bone Emperor used the White Spine Scepter and Demon Cultivation Eye to target Saine, Michelle, the One-Eyed Demon Ancestor, and other nearby Dominators, including the hidden Purple Colony Demon Emperor.
• A black beam from the White Spine Scepter made Saine’s God of Machines vanish into a black hole, while two energy spheres struck it and severed contact with at least a hundred fused robots.
• The White Spine Scepter’s white beam pierced Michelle’s defenses and sharply drained her vitality and lifespan.

The Bone Emperor used the White Spine Scepter and Demon Cultivation Eye to grievously injure Michelle and the One-Eyed Demon Ancestor, then seized the opening to break out toward Saine. The Dragon Roar Demon Ancestor and Mountain Giant God Qingtian pursued as Saine remained trapped in the black hole domain.

• The Bone Emperor’s Death and Explosion attacks weakened Michelle, while his Explosion strike pierced the One-Eyed Demon Ancestor’s chest and worsened his existing injuries.
• The Bone Emperor’s remaining Demon Cultivation Eye spheres exploded, creating enough disruption for him to attempt a breakout rather than continue fighting.
• The Bone Emperor charged toward the battlefield gap near Saine, hoping to escape while Saine was still trapped in the White Spine Scepter’s black hole domain.
• The Dragon Roar Demon Ancestor charged after the Bone Emperor despite his injuries, and Mountain Giant God Qingtian moved to support Saine and Michelle.

Zi You ordered the Demon Emperors to stop the Bone Emperor, and three Level-7 Dominators sacrificed themselves to hinder its escape. As Michelle and the other powerhouses attacked the battered Bone Emperor, Saine remained trapped inside the Darkness Space, studying its strange properties.

• Zi You ordered Luoye Demon Emperor and the other Demon Emperors to block the Bone Emperor's escape.
• Luoye Demon Emperor and two other Level-7 Dominators detonated their Dominator True Bodies, slowing and injuring the Bone Emperor.
• Demon Emperors including Level-8 Dominators continued attacking the Bone Emperor, while Qingtian and Dragon Roar Demon Ancestor joined the fight.
• Michelle recovered enough to summon her Holy Light Scythe and strike the Bone Emperor with Angel's Judgment.
• Inside the Darkness Space, Saine used the Magic Cube to manage the God of Machines and discovered that he could not escape to the Star Realm.

Saine studied the Darkness Space after the Bone Emperor banished him there, comparing it with the Time-Space Crack he had visited before. He remained unharmed and began searching for the gap that could lead him out, while the war and Wizard Civilization kept him from exploring at leisure.

• Saine compared the Darkness Space with the Time-Space Crack where Gray Mist Level-9 had hidden and suspected a powerful being had shaped this place into a Civilization Supreme Treasure.
• Reports showed that the God of Machines had suffered manageable damage, while Saine himself remained in peak condition after the attack.
• Saine released mobile Intelligent Robots and used the Magic Cube and Light of Wisdom to analyze the Darkness Space's data.
• Saine concluded that he needed to find the door connecting the Darkness Space to the Material Star Realm, though he could not contact his forces outside.
• Saine reflected that he would have liked to study the Darkness Space longer, but the war and Wizard Civilization's affairs called him back.

Saine studied the bounded Darkness Time-Space and concluded that a Level-9 Being had carved it from a larger realm. He decided to propose it as a safer home for the Gray Mist Level-9, then prepared to escape and rejoin the battle against the Bone Emperor, ending with the exit door directly before him despite his inability to see it.

• Saine used the God of Machines and hundreds of millions of Intelligent Robots to study the Darkness Time-Space, finding it bounded and filled with annihilating black particles.
• Saine inferred that a former Level-9 Being had cut this incomplete time-space from the larger Darkness Time-Space and shaped it into its present form.
• Saine considered moving the Gray Mist Level-9 here to protect it from the unstable Time-Space Crack and the risk of discovery by an Astral Realm Overseer.
• Saine decided that Wizard Civilization should claim the Bone Emperor's White Spine Scepter as its main spoils if they killed him, and worried about Michelle and the other Dominators.
• Saine recalled his Intelligent Robots and, with the repaired Gomora and Optimus Prime, used the Magic Cube to navigate toward the exit by carefully measured movements.
• Saine stopped in the darkness and declared that the door was directly in front of him, though his sight and perception could not reveal it.

Saine escaped the Darkness Time-Space and rejoined the battle against Bone Emperor, helping drive the Half-Level-9 powerhouse into a desperate position. As the Evil Tide forces prepared to support their other battlefields, the Decayed Civilization launched an early Dimensional Hegemony, with unknown space-time gates appearing throughout the Demon Domain.

• Saine used the last of his Dominator Omnipotent Soul to leave the Darkness Time-Space and reappeared in the material starry sky.
• Saine struck Bone Emperor with his fortress palm as Michelle, One-Eyed Demon Ancestor, and other Evil Tide Dominators attacked, battering Bone Emperor from multiple sides.
• Secluded Bamboo Supreme and Undying Supreme watched the battle and warned that the Decayed Civilization could make a move, especially near the Dimensional Esophagus.
• Lie Kong Demon Emperor reported that Decayed Civilization legions had appeared in the Flowing Light Retrospective World and that Dimensional Hegemony had begun ahead of schedule.
• Bright Blue Demon Ancestor reported that unknown Gates of Space-Time had appeared across the Demon Domain and that the Astral Realm Rules seemed to be calling them to the Dimensional Battlefield.

The Decayed Civilization launched Dimensional Hegemony ahead of schedule to rescue God of Destruction Zanding and exploit the Evil Tide Civilization’s unpreparedness. Prophet of Radiance Saliya rallied the Decayed forces and declared war, leaving them poised to invade.

• The Decayed high-level decided to begin full-scale Dimensional Hegemony while God of Destruction Zanding, the Bone Emperor, and Autumn remained trapped in the Demon Territory Middle Part.
• The chapter explained that the Decayed Civilization had a stable rear and more than five hundred Dominators in the Decayed World, with roughly two hundred more guarding its territory.
• Prophet of Radiance Saliya addressed Decayed Civilization lifeforms across the Decayed World, using his prestige to rally them for war.
• Saliya raised his uninjured arm and declared that Dimensional Hegemony had begun, urging the Decayed forces to wipe out the Evil Tide and conquer higher dimensions.

Prophet of Radiance Saliya tried to persuade the Decayed Civilization’s Dominators to launch the Dimensional Hegemony early, arguing that their circumstances favored a fight against the Evil Tide Civilization. The Dominators questioned his reasoning, but the threat to the Bone Emperor and other vanguard experts left the need to act pressing.

• Prophet of Radiance Saliya told the Decayed Dominators that the Evil Tide Civilization was larger but vulnerable because of its difficult surroundings and the Decayed Civilization’s command of decay.
• The Nether Phoenix questioned whether the Evil Tide Civilization might retaliate by invading the past, and Saliya insisted that the laws of time made that impossible.
• Saliya answered questions from high-level and Level-7 Dominators as they weighed the risks of launching the Dimensional Hegemony early.
• Reports that the Bone Emperor and Autumn were in grave danger during the cross-time-space expedition shook the Decayed Dominators’ confidence.
• Saliya urged the Decayed Civilization to support God of Destruction Zanding and the vanguard Dominators, insisting that the Bone Emperor and the others must not fall in the Demon Territory Depths.

The Decayed Civilization's Dominators discussed the coming Dimensional Hegemony and rallied behind Prophet of Radiance Saliya to rescue their trapped leaders. The Fallen Emperor promised Aurora would return when the campaign began, while several powerful allies prepared to join the effort.

• A Level-8 Late-Stage Decayed Dominator asked where Aurora was, and the Fallen Emperor said Aurora would return when the Dimensional Hegemony officially began.
• Prophet of Radiance Saliya urged the gathered Dominators to act, warning that losing the Bone Emperor and others in the Demon Territory Depths would weaken the Decayed Civilization.
• The Faceless Beast Dominator declared his support for Saliya, followed by the Echo Dominator and the Heavy Judgment Dominator, who wanted to free God of Destruction Zanding.
• The chapter revealed that Mandara might join the campaign and that Zanding's subordinate Cassio Peiya was Emperor of Depravity Xili'ao's daughter and a newly ascended Half-Level-9 powerhouse.

The chapter outlined the Decayed Civilization’s Level-8 Peak Dominators and the factions surrounding Fallen Emperor Xili'ao and God of Destruction Zanding. It left Xili'ao’s loyal subordinates guarding the civilization’s borders while the high-level gathering continued without them.

• Serpent Empress Cassio Peiya supported God of Destruction Zanding and signaled Lord of Echoes Baliek and Re-Judicator Su to step forward after the Faceless Beast Dominator declared his position.
• The chapter described Cassio Peiya’s dangerous pupil technique, which the Fallen Emperor had strengthened by fusing a Civilization Supreme Treasure into her eyes.
• Annihilation Dragon Er'gongde, Calamity Summoner Wiki, and Despair Star Envoy Alan were identified as Level-8 Peak Dominators who remained loyal to Fallen Emperor Xili'ao.
• Annihilation Dragon Er'gongde slept in Dragon World, and his slumber caused the dark Storm Tide that occurred there once every ten thousand years.
• Calamity Summoner Wiki and Despair Star Envoy Alan guarded Decayed Civilization’s borders, clashed with neighboring civilizations, and trusted Xili'ao to lead them.

The Decayed Civilization agreed to launch the Dimensional Hegemony early and prepared to invade the Flowing Light Retrospective World. The Enlightenment Prophet assigned the vanguard and arranged for the Fallen Emperor to awaken the Annihilation Dragon and command the frontline.

• The Fallen Emperor stopped opposing an early launch after Cassio Peiya and the other Level-8 Peak powerhouses supported it.
• Xiao Bai anxiously prayed for Autumn as the Decayed Civilization’s leaders remained surrounded in the Tidal War Battlefield.
• The Enlightenment Prophet Saliya ordered the Decayed Civilization to activate its dimensional passages into the Flowing Light Retrospective World and seize territory there.
• Saliya appointed Lord of Echoes Baliek, the Faceless Beast, and the Annihilation Dragon as Vanguard Army Commanders, with nearly two hundred Dominators assigned to the vanguard.
• Saliya asked the Fallen Emperor to awaken Annihilation Dragon Er'gongde and take charge of the frontline, while Saliya remained in the rear and planned to consult Mandara and Aurora.

The Decayed Civilization launched its Dimensional Hegemony as the Fallen Emperor awakened Annihilation Dragon Er'gongde. At the Flowing Light Retrospective World, survivors gathered at Ten Thousand Generals Platform rushed toward a strange gate to the Material Star Realm, only for an endless Decayed army to emerge.

• Prophet of Radiance Saliya ordered the Decayed Civilization's legions to set out.
• The Fallen Emperor awakened Annihilation Dragon Er'gongde in the Dragon World and rode the colossal dragon away.
• The Decayed Civilization's leaders prepared its logistics and deployments while the Fallen Emperor hoped Cassio Peiya would grow during the campaign.
• A gigantic Space-Time Gate appeared on the Moss Plains near Ten Thousand Generals Platform, startling the survivors gathered there.
• Survivors sensed the Material Star Realm beyond the Gray Light Gate, and some charged through while others waited for a response.
• An endless Decayed army surged out of the gigantic light gate.

The Decayed Civilization launched a massive invasion of the Dimensional Esophagus, where Annihilation Dragon Er'gongde crushed the Shatuo Giant and led its vanguard onward. The invasion activated the rules of Dimensional Hegemony, forcing the Evil Tide Civilization into the conflict and opening possible return routes for stranded survivors.

• Annihilation Dragon Er'gongde emerged from the Space-Time Gate and crushed the Shatuo Giant in his claw.
• Er'gongde led hundreds of millions of Decayed Dragons and other elite legions deeper into the Dimensional Esophagus.
• The Decayed Civilization opened hundreds of Gates of Space-Time across the Flowing Light Retrospective World and flooded the battlefield with troops and Dominators.
• The rules of balance forced the Evil Tide Civilization to respond, locking Lie Kong Demon Emperor and other Evil Tide powerhouses inside the Dimensional Esophagus.
• Natural Space-Time Vortices opened near the Evil Tide Civilization, giving nearby survivors a chance to return to the Material Star Realm.

The chapter explained the vast Dimensional Esophagus and the uncertainty surrounding the war between the Decayed Civilization and the Evil Tide Civilization. At the Gray Dwarf Creek Settlement Area, Lie Kong Demon Emperor discovered that the rules had trapped the Evil Tide forces and opened a route back to the Star Realm, though it led to a time twelve million years in the future.

• The chapter established that Space-Time Vortices from the Dimensional Esophagus led into the heartland of the Evil Tide Civilization, while survivors risked being trapped and infected by Evil Tide Factors.
• The narration described how little was known about Dimensional Hegemony between Ultimate Body Civilizations, including whether Top-Level Civilizations could intervene as reinforcements.
• Lie Kong Demon Emperor found that he and the Evil Tide creatures Secluded Bamboo Supreme had sent could no longer leave the Dimensional Esophagus, despite his ability to activate his Dominator Omnipotent Soul.
• The balance rules formed a Space-Time Vortex above the Gray Dwarf Creek Settlement Area, creating a way for trapped beings to return to the Star Realm.
• The chapter explained that the Evil Tide route opened twelve million years in the future, while the route to the Decayed Civilization opened twelve million years in the past.