Earth in Upheaval

As Kyle led Thor and the others toward Asgard, which had been invaded by the Goddess of Death, Hela.

Meanwhile, on Earth.

The watchtower floating in Earth's near space stood coldly in outer space like a towering border fortress. The deserted throne at its summit faced the vast, dark, silent universe.

Several points of light suddenly appeared at the unknown edge of the cosmos—

At that moment.

The signals emitted by the watchtower seemed to detect something. Red warnings flashed frantically in the central monitoring room, and emergency alerts were sent directly through the watchtower to the Karl Nation below.

The Karl Nation's surface defenses activated automatically, and the floating nation descended to a lower altitude as it entered its highest alert level. One Card Disciple after another felt an ominous premonition and stepped out of their homes.

With the Ancient One gone and Kyle away, no one could foresee what exactly had happened.

"What the hell is going on?"

Inside the royal palace of the Karl Nation, the dining table trembled slightly as the floating nation descended. Lucy, Yutong, Sakuragi, Wanda, and the others, who were having a meal together, looked at one another in surprise.

"Neigh!!" It was the cry of the Black Flame Horse guarding the palace gates.

Everyone looked out the window and saw Hellfire already gripping his divine axe as he rode the Black Flame Horse rapidly into the skies above the Karl Nation. The flaming hollows of his eye sockets stared into the heavens.

Even the gatekeeper of the Karl Nation had been alarmed. That meant something enormous was about to happen!

Silver light surfaced in her eyes as Yutong immediately rose from her chair. Looking up at the ceiling, she asked urgently, "Main God, what happened?"

A virtual screen automatically appeared in midair