The Light Holy See had prayed to those above. The divine envoy's avatar had been smashed to death outright, greatly shocking the upper realm as well. They had originally intended to question Franklin over the loss of the fortress, but after the divine envoy's death, those above understood that the enemies in this world were rather powerful. Unless an angel descended, there was no other way. Thus, this time, they had come with every intention of negotiating.
If they could not expand toward the Glory Empire, then they could only develop toward the rainforest, or head south to conquer the seas and islands. Once Dole left this world, perhaps they could reclaim the lost territory in the future.
This Dole was simply too fierce. That was the opinion of those above as well.
Occupying a world was not something that could be done overnight. Besides, the Dark Empire was watching them like a tiger eyeing its prey. If their high-end forces suffered too severe a loss, they might lose the faith of the entire world. The gains would not be worth the losses.
The five of them came together, standing opposite the Light Empire from afar.
A full nine Level Nine experts stood outside together, exerting an enormous influence on the world. At the very least, throughout the mountain ranges near the nine of them, every Magic Beast above Level Seven had vanished completely, too afraid to emerge. Even the Level Nines in dangerous regions far away did not dare show their heads.
With the forces of both great empires fully mobilized, even Magic Beasts had to weigh their own combat strength and decide whether to watch the show or tuck their heads into their shells.
Once they possessed intelligence, no matter what kind of creature they were, they would