"A few months ago, the God King who represented causality successfully revived, and the Polluters' forces reached their peak. But ever since they launched that expedition against the Main Universe, the number of Gods in the Divine Realm has visibly dwindled. Their forces have clearly suffered enormous losses. However..."
Dragon Guard Lan's expression was grave.
"Those are only the losses we can see. In fact, according to my investigations over the past few years, the Gods of the Divine Realm are more like tools and expendable resources to them. They have been holding their true strength in reserve all along. Or rather, many of the [Nightmares] that split off from that calamity have never taken part in the incursions against the Main Universe. They have remained hidden somewhere in the Divine Realm, seemingly pursuing some other, even more secret and unspeakable objective."
This information had come from an accidental discovery she had made in the past few months.
During the Divine Realm's mass expedition to invade the Main Universe, they had planned to take advantage of its lack of defenses, gather their remaining forces, and launch a surprise attack on its various Divine Kingdoms.
But none of them had expected what followed.
Almost as soon as they finished drawing up their battle plan and prepared to strike, countless Nightmares appeared throughout the Broken Divine Realm, pouring in from who knew where. They immediately filled the void left by the departed deities.
"That force..."
She bit her lip.
"It was immense... terrifying. I even felt that the deities of the Divine Realm paled in comparison."
Silence fell over their surroundings.
Lynn glanced aside. Once again, the scene he had witnessed at the end of time surfaced in his mind: Nightmares blotting out the sky as they swept across the entire world,