Recaps

Avilan rebuilt Despair Fortress, gathered and named new followers, and expanded his forces through the Messiah Great Forest. After disguising himself as Aslan Sara to help Chika Village, he faced the Blood Church’s attack, while an unseen figure killed Valen and approached Cameron.

• Avilan awakened in the ruined Despair Fortress, learned from Arthur that it was under invasion, and defeated the mercenaries who had entered to loot it.
• Avilan revived Allen, Lippy, and Agonsi, recruited Ratkin, and brought Zhou Yu back to help restore Despair Fortress.
• Avilan declared his intention to spread his name across the world as Demon King, while Zhou Yu and Mi Yue concealed the fortress behind an illusion barrier.
• Avilan’s forces defeated the Goblins, accepted Miuo and the Catfolk into their ranks, and expanded the South District as Mize conquered tribes and bandit groups.
• Kalons learned that the Blood Church had massacred Kelan Village, while Avilan left the forest disguised as a mage and saved Wellington and his sister from pursuing knights.
• Avilan sent a Light Spirit Swordsman to protect Chika Village, defeated a Dark Blood Knight, and forced surviving black-armored knights to surrender.
• Cameron’s force ambushed the Blood Church’s army as Adahua confronted Avilan, who knocked him down and killed fleeing knights with Radiant Bullet.
• An unseen attacker exploded Valen’s head during his fight with Cameron, and Cameron saw a snow-white figure walking toward them from Chika Village.

Avilan expanded Despair Fortress through military campaigns, trade, and the recruitment of new followers while preparing for threats tied to the Blood Church and the ancient Dark Seal. The stretch ended with Avilan rejecting Xuelin Ai’s invitation to join the second prince and offering only to trade weapons and equipment.

• Avilan met Cameron at Chika Village, then summoned Aranda and more than three hundred Horned Demons and sent them to take over the Horned Demon Legion.
• Avilan accepted Wellington and Anxi as followers, named his Light Spirit Swordsmen Light Wolf and Light Tiger, and began preparing the fortress for war and trade.
• Avilan arranged weapons and grain sales with Essin City, while Mi Yue’s forces clashed with Dark Elves and Avilan summoned new demons after a powerful presence appeared in the sky.
• Avilan ordered Mi Yue to attack Oldwood Fortress, where Mi Yue and Zhou Yu led the assault and the defenders retreated, and Tian Ye became the fortress’s lord.
• Tian Ye defeated the Piten Tribe after its warriors invoked the War God, while Avilan negotiated a large weapons sale with Fox of the Munk Kingdom.
• Avilan expanded plans for farming, recruitment, and satellite towns, then persuaded Allen and his companions to move Moning Village’s residents to Chika Village and serve him.
• Cameron left Vought City with his family and elite soldiers as Avilan investigated the Dark Seal, prioritized restoring the Eastern District’s industrial zone, and prepared for new trade contacts.
• Avilan received Xuelin Ai and Li En Conde, refused Xuelin Ai’s request to join the second prince, and offered to sell them weapons and equipment.