Compared to the turmoil in the Demon Realm, the appearance of the "gate" threw the human world into utter chaos. The drastic weakening of the light element alone had sparked panic among countless people.
At that moment, Light Holy Mountain issued an order to every empire and kingdom, commanding all human nations to immediately cease every civil war and form a coalition army with all haste to prepare for the Devil Race's invasion. Any who disobeyed would face Light Holy Mountain's highest sanction—their entire nation reduced to ashes.
In the past, Light Holy Mountain had existed merely as a religious presence and had rarely interfered excessively in the internal affairs or disputes of nations. Issuing commands in this manner was exceedingly rare, but it was not unprecedented.
More than three hundred years ago, more than eight hundred years ago... such orders had also been issued. There had not been no countries in history that defied them, but almost in an instant, those countries became history.
In the understanding of humans, whose lifespans were relatively brief, the Devil Race was the subject of countless legends. Nearly every one of those legends shared the same keywords: cruelty, ferocity, bloodlust. As for this terrifying existence that descended once every five hundred years, people's feelings were mostly the same as well: fear, hatred, hostility...
The two Holy Empires were the first to respond to Light Holy Mountain's command, and the swiftest was Emperor Rex.
Each time, the location where the pillar of light appeared was different. Yet this time, it had appeared within the Golden Radiance Territory of the Dragon Brilliance Empire. The distance from the pillar of light to Yerodisha, the capital of Dragon Brilliance, was only two days' journey.
Once the Devil Race army invaded, not only would the wealthiest Golden Radiance