The war between the Bottomless Abyss and the Nine Hells had raged for countless years.
Countless demons and devils had died in this battle.
And not just demons and devils—there were also many fallen races, even devil mercenaries, and more.
They fought here, offering up their lives and souls as the price of war.
The vast majority of lives here were no more than a speck of dust.
Whether they lived or died made little difference to the Abyss or Purgatory.
The place where demons and devils clashed most fiercely was the first layer of Purgatory: Avernus.
The ruler here was the Devil Lord Bael.
The Devil Lord fought the demons from within the Bronze Fortress, renowned throughout the universe.
And the Abyss had never obediently chosen only one place to wage war against its enemies.
No one knew exactly how many layers the Abyss world possessed.
But when the Abyss attacked Purgatory, aside from fighting at the Bronze Fortress in Avernus,
some Abyss worlds would directly connect with Purgatory worlds.
At such times, powerful Demon Lords would rise from their thrones, leading vast demon legions in an assault upon the world of Purgatory.
Countless demons and devils would die in this battle.
If a Demon Lord achieved victory, he would swallow up a huge portion of the Purgatory world, then depart from Purgatory with the entire world in tow and return to the Bottomless Abyss.
And if the devils won and killed that Demon Lord,
then that layer of the Abyss world would remain in Purgatory and become new land for Purgatory.
According to Mark, the layer of the Abyss world where Charles currently was would soon connect with the Purgatory world.
This clearly meant one thing: before long, a Demon Lord would lead an army into battle against