At the heart of the Extreme Cold Forest.
Snow blanketed the ground, and bitter winds howled.
Before a towering ancient tree formed of ice.
Numerous plant-type mutant beasts had gathered to discuss the Dragon Race's recent invasion of the Secret Forest.
Almost everyone participating in this internal meeting possessed king-level strength.
They held lofty positions in the Extreme Cold Forest.
Only the Winter God Tree could command them.
An ice spirit with the graceful outline of a woman, radiating a king-level aura, exclaimed in shock.
"It was terrifying. Almost the entire Blazing Sun Forest fell in a single day!"
"Even the Blazing God Tree was taken prisoner!"
"Although our Extreme Cold Forest has often been at odds with the Blazing Sun Forest, and fierce conflicts have always broken out between us..."
"For some reason, seeing them crushed so effortlessly sent a chill through me."
The speaker was the Ice Witch, whose status in the Extreme Cold Forest was second only to the Winter God Tree.
She had used divination magic to witness everything that had happened in the Blazing Sun Forest.
Those lifelike images still filled her with fear.
It was the first time the other mutant beasts had seen that expression on her face.
Beside her, the Frost Mushroom King clung to a hopeful explanation. "Could the Dragon Race from the Otherworldly Plane have made extensive preparations before the war?"
"And the Blazing Sun Forest was caught completely off guard by their surprise attack, which was why its forces collapsed?"
He simply could not believe that their old nemesis had been reduced to such a state.
"No. I saw it with my own eyes. There was simply a gap in raw strength."
The Ice Witch shook her head helplessly.
That also indirectly proved that the gap would be just