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In Alfano, where the Holy City had once stood...
Now...
A cavern tens of thousands of meters across had opened there, plunging to an unseen depth.
Yet what rose from the cavern was not impenetrable darkness, but a rolling crimson haze.
Look closely, and a vast Black Sun could be seen submerged within. Wisps of Chaos spread from it, while endless blood gathered around it into a huge Blood Pool that bubbled and churned.
The scent of blood drifted through the air, strange and intoxicating.
The place resembled the legendary hell of the Nine Hells. The Blood Pool, the bones, the Black Sun—one glance was enough to make the soul tremble.
Far away, a Blood Altar gave off a faint crimson glow. Its light connected to this place, as though it were continually feeding energy into the Blood Pool.
Seen from above, it was far from the only Blood Altar. Across Alfano, an enormous altar stood every few thousand kilometers. One after another, they shone crimson like colossal beacons.
Nor was Alfano alone. These terrifying beacons crowded the other regions as well.
An image of Purgatory's Black Sun hung over every world, and streams of Chaos tore across the sky. The heavens were dark as a dead world.
Yet within that world, countless plants and animals began to mutate as the invading Magic Network filled them with demonic energy.
Some plants flashed with crimson lightning. Some animals radiated Destruction. Even certain minerals grew extraordinary after absorbing the demonic energy.
The occupied regions were truly falling under the Magic Network's control. Whether living