The counteroffensive lasted five days, gradually drawing to a close.
Burning embers cooled on Burning Bone Island, and ice crystals melted in the Eternal Frost Hall-the clamor of players, the whispers of evil spirits, and the buzzing of the Insect Race gradually faded from the territories of the five great factions.
The reverse invasion, sparked by the defense of Dream Island and ultimately sweeping across five great sea regions, came to an end.
But this counterattack had not completely crushed the five great factions.
After all, each faction had a demigod in residence, and the forces sent to fight on Dream Island represented only part of the five races' military strength.
Apart from a smooth opening to the defensive war, subsequent advances had proved difficult.
The Three Calamities at the Village Entrance had split their military strength into five forces, making it difficult to muster an overwhelming offensive.
Among them, the Frostbane Clan suffered the most devastating blow.
The Eternal Frost Hall was dismantled and left in pieces, its Resource Vault was plundered clean, and its resident demigod was gravely wounded by successive assaults from several top United Guilds, as well as Dark Tide Wan Ji and the great demon.
Finally, in the desperate moment when their race's survival hung in the balance, the Frostbane Clan made the wisest decision.
They abandoned their Clan Territory, migrated en masse, and fled into more distant seas.
After this battle, the once-feared overlord of a sea region became a wandering race that might need long ages to recover its strength.
Most likely, their civilization would reach its end during their exile.
There was a small chance they would find a new opportunity to rise, even surpassing their past and forging a new legend.
The Demonkin, Emberbone Tribe, and Defiled Forest Witch likewise paid