A large number of mid- to high-level demons had broken through the defenses of the Frozen Great Rift and were ravaging the countryside!
This was shocking news!
No wonder so many people were fleeing toward the big cities!
Demons were creatures born chaotic and evil, possessing tremendous destructive power. Ordinary rural militias were no match for them.
Only large cities had enough high-level professionals!
Aaron followed the Nutcracker Caravan into the city without much trouble, with none of the especially annoying repeated inspections.
After all, this time the enemy was demons!
And expecting demons to carry out a Secret infiltration mission? Uh... they might as well wait until devils turned kind first.
"So... this is where we part ways."
Aaron looked over Kahn City. It was enormous, with professional guards patrolling the streets everywhere.
Of course, that was not the important part. The important part was that a mage tower was still floating in the sky!
In an age when the Weave had collapsed, any mage still qualified to raise a mage tower had to be a 'Great Arcanist'!
And it was not just the mage tower. At the center of the city stood a colossal oak, like a pillar holding up the heavens!
In the square before the central 'Ice Palace' stood a statue of the Goddess of Ice and Snow...
These powerful landmarks seemed faintly connected, together forming a mighty 'mythal'!
You could also understand it as an enormous barrier! Or an array!
Within this barrier, anyone of the 'chaotic evil' alignment had nowhere to hide!
At the same time, it suppressed the power of all professionals and even monitored spellcasting, functioning like a 'temporary Weave'.
"Arcanists, a natural barrier... a divine sanctuary..."
Aaron muttered inwardly, *As expected, forced to the brink, every faction has brought out most