(BGM: Vendetta Position Music)
As the Fungus Queen and the Faceless One followed in the footsteps of Ghaunadaur, God of Oozes, this army, already beginning to show signs of fatigue, set out once more under Li Wei's lead.
From this point onward, having lost the logistical support and source of reinforcements that Barto Hell had provided as their rear base, shortages gradually began appearing in the resources and supplies of both the Bronze Fortress and that celestial Demiplane.
To make matters worse, apart from the ratmen legion that had accompanied the main expeditionary force as logistical support, every ratmen legion Garvin had used to hold back the Demon Armies across the various layers of the Bottomless Abyss had gone silent.
The resistance and pressure they faced surged at a visible pace, and even the casualty rate among the elite legions began to rise sharply.
Another half year passed before they reached Thanatos, the 113th layer of the Abyss.
This was a land shrouded in gray-white clouds, where sunlight could never shine. Only a handful of cities crouched upon the layer's vast frozen earth, and Castle of Eternal Death was undoubtedly its heart.
It was the residence of Orcus, the Undead King. Across the frozen earth, countless undead armies roamed ceaselessly, sweeping over the land in search of flesh and blood.
Li Wei and the others had originally prepared themselves for a hard battle, but the resistance they encountered was far weaker than they had imagined.
Even after they punched through the End Hills, the Undead King still did not appear.
Yet faced with this situation, Li Wei felt no relief whatsoever. Instead, his expression grew increasingly grave.
For a powerful enemy could not simply vanish into thin air. What was meant to come would come in the end.
Sure enough,