The sooner they entered the fray, the more desperate they were.
And the more desperate they were, the less prepared they tended to be.
In his previous life, the Players, led by the Shadow Puppet Sanctum, had killed the Shadow King fourteen years later than on the current timeline!
Throughout that campaign, the Players had seen the horrors on planet after planet and learned about the various factions. By the end, they hated the Shadow Legion to the bone.
They had been highly motivated from the start.
And throughout the campaign to kill the Shadow King, the Shadow Puppet Sanctum had appeared remarkably calm and confident.
With each successive update and dungeon, they had gradually eliminated many of the Demigods under the Shadow King.
By the time the Shadow King realized what was happening, only two hastily promoted Void Abyss Crown Princes remained at his side.
Back then, every Player had been well prepared for the campaign to annihilate the Shadow King.
Some Players had cut off the Dragon Veins; others had laid traps among the sacrificial offerings.
Large numbers had disrupted his logistics, while others had suppressed the Void Abyss fluctuations in the surrounding area.
The Shadow Puppet Sanctum had barely seemed involved. Only at the end, when the honors were handed out, had they made a small move and claimed the greatest prize.
Under those circumstances, the gods of the Void Abyss had no idea who stood behind the Players.
They could not make sense of the mysterious Shadow Puppet Sanctum. Besides, its people rarely acted directly, offering only necessary guidance and help at critical moments.
So the gods of the Void Abyss had not felt particularly threatened by them.
The Shadow King's death had caused little stir throughout the Void Abyss.
Many other factions and Deities had