The Invasion Begins

A month later, in the Forest Fairy World!

The Natural Energy Decay Fungus released by the Wizarding World had spread across fifty percent of the world. A faint pall of despair hung over the entire Forest Fairy World, while death and wailing echoed everywhere.

Wherever the Natural Decay Fungus spread, countless white spots appeared. First, the energy in the environment plummeted. Once-lush jungles turned withered yellow, and every plant fell into deathly stillness. Leaves drifted to the ground, but the white spots drained their last traces of energy. Even fallen leaves rotted away instead of becoming fertilizer.

Fairies collapsed one after another. Born of energy, they left no corpses behind. The Natural Decay Fungus simply drained them and used that energy to multiply.

At first, the lower-ranking fairies had believed the world was punishing them. Now they feared the White-Spotted Plague like a tiger.

The white spots slipped through every crack. The lower-ranking fairies received no attention from those above them, and without protection, they died in swathes.

Abandoned, the lower-ranking fairies finally broke down. Once infected, they wandered frantically, carrying the disease everywhere. Even soldiers tasked with controlling them were ruthlessly cast aside by their superiors if they became infected.

Hearts wavered, and chaos erupted. Born of nature, the fairies could hear nature crying out. The whole world wailed in despair.

At last, the three kingdoms took action—or perhaps they had been preparing all along and had only just finished. The Wizarding World had struck while its enemy was unprepared. Even though the other side had a countermeasure, the damage was already severe.

Three beams of light shot into the sky: a red pillar from the Lava Kingdom, a silver-white pillar from the Metal Kingdom, and a green pillar from the Forest Kingdom. The three converged in a cone,