Within the City of Arcane, Merlin walked alone through its streets. He thought of Santo the Arcane Mage and, along the way, had discovered many Spellcasters who had originally belonged to Santo City of Arcane.
For instance, Fear Monarch, Shaluo Monarch, Ice Evil Monarch, and the others were now in an awkward position. Santo City of Arcane had been destroyed, and they had become wanderers.
Of course, Supreme Arcane Mages such as Augustus and Sethis had also recruited them. Most of Santo City of Arcane's Spellcasters had entered those two Cities of Arcane, but these Monarchs had refused.
Merlin recalled when he had first descended upon Blackwater City and encountered old Aita. It was Aita who had set Merlin upon the path of a Spellcaster. Then there was Mentor Leo, whose Dark Eye had helped Merlin resolve countless crises.
After that came Legendary Zado, Mentor Blackfire, and the rest. Along this road, many people had completely vanished, leaving only a small handful behind. The familiar people around him gradually departed and disappeared.
Perhaps this was why Spellcasters were lonely. For a Supreme Arcane Mage standing as high above all else as Augustus, what familiar people could possibly remain by his side?
"War still needs to end as soon as possible!"
Merlin did not know how much longer the war would last, but Atlan Civilization had to be driven back into the Atlan Plane as quickly as possible. Otherwise, matters would become extremely troublesome. Occupying the Void Realm's countless resources, Atlan Civilization's development could practically be described as advancing a thousand miles in a single day.
Just look at how, in such a short time, Atlan Civilization had successfully developed the Void-Class Warship that they had failed to develop for thousands of years. That alone showed how astonishingly rapid their progress