After an unknown number of eras, the Raven Guards once again set foot in the world that had dragged their homeland into destruction.
As they gazed at the now-desolate Shadow Country, the shattered memories contained in the troop building's inheritance began surfacing one by one in Pairush's mind.
Shadow Creatures that seized living beings' bodies, Shadow Energy that devoured heaven and earth.
Compared with the contents of his memories, the world before him was like an apocalypse after all its former splendor had faded away.
Amid the ruins surrounded by dense Shadow Energy, traces of the civilization that had once existed there could still be discerned.
Yet the Shadow Plants that absorbed Shadow Energy and grew wildly told these new visitors of the desolation and silence of the world beneath their feet.
"Clear out the nearby Shadow Creatures and gather intelligence on the surrounding area. Don't let anyone approach the Fire Seed or the teleportation passage!"
Pairush held the Fire Seed in his left hand, while his right gripped five Shadow Diamonds.
Seeing that three battle groups of Raven Guards had already descended into the Shadow Country, he immediately issued them orders.
At the beginning of their descent, Pairush had activated his domain—the Youmi Soul Reaping Domain—and rapidly slaughtered the Shadow Creatures nearby.
The Shadow Diamonds in his hand were the energy cores left behind by those Shadow Creatures.
In the Chaos Mall, each one was worth nearly several hundred thousand.
"Wa—wa—"
As Pairush's orders were issued, Shadow Ravens emerged from the bodies of every Raven Guard.
The Shadow Ravens let out hoarse, unpleasant cries and flew in all directions under the Raven Guards' control.
Before long, the Shadow Ravens had appeared in every corner of the abandoned city.
They thoroughly monitored and took control of the area within dozens