Thump… Thump… Thump… Between the Black Lake and Crossroad, on the plains. With heavy sounds, three monsters were marching. Hair made of snakes, large grey eyes that were rigid without pupils, upper bodies thickly covered with needle-like fur, and limbs shining metallic. The Gorgon sisters. From a distance, they appeared as three similar monsters, but…

Right after Ash led the forces of the World Guardian Front and left Crossroad, there was a monster invasion. It was a situation that was safely defended. There were no casualties, and the fortress’s equipment was not destroyed at all. It was a perfect victory in the defense. A few weeks have passed since then….

A few days ago. Southern Continent, Crossroad, Temple. “Aaaaaah!” Lilly’s scream reverberated through the temple. Lying on the bed, gritting her teeth in pain, Lilly let out another scream. “It hurts so damn much, shit!” To alleviate Lilly’s pain, Zenis, the head priest infusing divine power into her swollen belly, remarked. “Ah, how many times…

In just a few days, things changed. Perhaps due to the return of the Emperor, who had governed the Empire all his life, the chaos in the Imperial Capital was quickly subdued. The Emperor swiftly reclaimed the power he had once distributed to his sons. In the blink of an eye, he completely seized military…

In front of the ruined imperial palace, the Emperor stood silently. This place, now a complete ruin, had nothing left but the remains of the proliferated and collapsed Everblack. The Thorn Palace, which had guarded the center of the Imperial Capital for hundreds of years, was completely gone. “…” As the Emperor silently gazed at…

Ash tried to say something more, but Fernandez, manipulating a branch, suddenly caught Ash and- Whoosh! Threw him out of the Ark. “Wait, bro…!” Unable to finish his words, Ash was sucked out and disappeared. Creak! The passageway in the audience chamber, opened in the wall, was quickly sealed off with thorny vines. While Fernandez…

Lark had always been like that. Every time he greeted us, he would abruptly embrace us in a brotherly hug, as if to crush our waists. Back when I was on the receiving end, it felt nothing but painful, and I never felt any brotherly love. But in this situation, jumping into our midst at…

A little earlier. The Thorn Palace soaring into the sky. Somewhere inside. “Cough!” Metallic, carrying Lark on his back, spat out blood as he moved forward. The old knight’s body was pierced with thorn fragments, bleeding profusely with each step. Currently, Thorn Palace was completely overrun by Everblack’s branches. The thorns were trying to eliminate…

Flash-! Boom boom boom! Lightning strikes and winds howl. Junior and Reyna continued their fierce exchange. Junior, suppressing the aching in her chest, swallowed the blood surging within her, and kept unleashing attacks. Reyna still overwhelmingly outmatched her in hand-to-hand combat. To stand against Reyna, Junior extracted every bit of her magical power. As if…

‘Unfair.’ Since childhood, Junior had always thought this about the world. An unfair place. Other children in the village had clean faces without a single scar and happily ran around with healthy arms and legs. But the children growing up with her were all covered in burns, with incomplete bodies, struggling even to move. The…