Brahma Descends

No—no matter what choice was made, the Abyss stood to profit. It was merely a matter of how much.

The situation encountered by the Chaos World was almost identical to that of the Abyss. The difference was that the Chaos World was closer to the Brahma World and could commit greater forces. More Half-Step Ninth Order experts had come, and they withstood the enemy's counterattack.

They did not retreat as the Abyss World had.

Faced with this clearly abnormal assault, the Eternal Fortress instantly shifted into a defensive stance.

Countless defensive spells inscribed with ancient runes lit up in succession, interweaving into layers upon layers of dazzling barriers that tightly enveloped the entire fortress, their flowing radiance carrying an impregnable weight.

The previously expanding Eternal Domain rapidly contracted, pressing tightly behind the defensive barriers. Its energy density soared to the limit, forming an invisible barrier of laws.

At the same time, the clatter of the Undead Legion's bone armor intertwined with the roars of the War Beast Legion. Dense figures blanketed the fortress's surface, forming the final wall of flesh and blood.

Across from them, the Supreme Scepter blossomed with resplendent Holy Light. Divine Power of the same origin instantly surged around the Brahma Legion's soldiers, and their auras swelled severalfold.

Yet the instant the enhancement was complete, all the energy within the soldiers was stripped away, turning into streams of light that flowed into the scepter.

They used themselves as sacrifices to feed this supreme divine artifact.

As energy poured in without end, the scepter's radiance grew ever more blazing, like a Great Sun hanging in the heavens. The instant its light reached its peak, the scepter swung down with Heaven-Supporting Intent. Everything in its path shattered, and the air flowed backward.

The Greenskins, the Mage World's war beasts,