The battle on the icefield continued.
The giant snake had been moved away, the monsters had been frozen, and the tide seemed to be turning in humanity's favor.
Then—
A great many people suddenly appeared atop the Fortress.
Returners climbed onto the walls one after another, unleashing all manner of Mystic Arts at the enemy beyond.
Some of the stronger ones even leaped down and raced across the icefield, doing everything they could to kill each frozen monster.
"Why have so many people suddenly come pouring out?"
Xu Yuan watched in surprise.
A moment later,
understanding dawned on him.
Their auras differed from those of humans. They were probably Ancient Gods or their followers.
While the outcome had remained uncertain, they had hidden inside the Fortress.
Now that victory was in sight—
they had all rushed out.
"...Fine. At least this disaster should be over."
Xu Yuan murmured to himself.
He flew down and landed beside Andrei. "Need an escort back to the Fortress to rest?"
"Don't underestimate me," Andrei said with a laugh. "A frozen place like Antarctica is my natural home ground. I could keep fighting all day!"
Xu Yuan was about to ask him about the Ice Wall when a roar of cheers surged in from outside.
Every monster on the icefield had been wiped out.
A strange ripple swept across heaven and earth.
Beep, beep, beep—
Xu Yuan's soldier's Nameplate vibrated and chimed softly.
Many people took out their Nameplates and studied the words that had just appeared on them:
"This battle has been successfully completed." "All monsters have been eliminated." "The Iron Gate Alternate Universe will soon reward everyone according to their contributions."
It was over!
Who would have thought that a battle so close to spiraling out of control would end in