All Kinds of Clues Emerge!

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A sacrifice, demon blood, Runes, the mysterious Ruins beyond the gate...

Only a few dozen days had passed between the phantom's appearance and the revelation of Blood Contribution.

Every demon had been caught off guard. Countless demons who had expected to reap the rewards without lifting a finger went mad when they learned that only those branded with Bronze Runes could enter the so-called Ruins beyond the Portal.

How could that be fair?

How were weak creatures like them supposed to get into the Ruins?

Then rumors spread that the entrance to the First Layer of the Abyss lay inside those very Ruins. They were stunned.

What good was reaching the Portal?

They still couldn't enter the Ruins!

"Damn it. How did it come to this?" countless lazy demons muttered.

While these weaker creatures agonized, a bloodier, more sweeping slaughter began.

This time, even many major powers were drawn in.

To seize the so-called key to the Ruins, they would stop at nothing, no matter how many died!

Killing and being killed became commonplace even within the cities. Nowhere was safe anymore.

Some powerful demon factions had once questioned Archmond's claims, suspecting he was hiding something.

But after Archmond said flatly, "If you don't want to enter, then don't come," they fell completely silent.

Amid the chaos, Er Dongsheng drew his subordinates back and held his stronghold, seemingly content to watch from the sidelines.

Seated on the Throne, Er Dongsheng studied the bronze-colored Rune in his hand, an unreadable light flickering in his eyes.

It was one of the Runewords, something the Legendary Demon