Hill's wait felt shorter thanks to the countless hours he spent working with his hands.
Some Undead who knew what was coming couldn't help feeling anxious, especially the leaders who needed to prepare countermeasures. But everyone was used to expansion announcements arriving months in advance.
It wasn't as though they couldn't wait. They had no choice anyway.
To many of them, this time was meant for both sides to level up and get used to their skills.
Once the curtain rose on the final act, the battles would surely come one after another. There would be no chance to rearrange their skill rotations. How many merit points they earned would depend on how well they used this time.
On the huge screen at the Heaven-Defying Alliance, Hill saw plenty of videos of players using the Moon Clan to hone their combat skills—chiefly how to counter a powerful attack in time, or, if they had to take the hit, how much defense they needed to survive those dazzling area spells.
The Priest teams were training their ability to anticipate attacks, too, so they could restore everyone's health the instant an enemy's ultimate skill landed.
Only Old School Striking King had been asked to leave those teams. She and Cunlü were essentially the mobile force.
Cunlü was the busiest person in the Heaven-Defying Alliance these days, along with Nanfeng and his Knight Order.
They traveled from city to city and island to island, all to make sure Cunlü's reputation for beauty completely eclipsed Gaia, who stayed hidden in Ismail Manor while sending her few remaining subordinates out to shape public opinion.
Xue Yunfeng believed Gaia was trying to ensure that her incarnation in Lucia could give birth successfully. Although Gaia had completely assimilated that body, it had once been human. Bearing a