Adrian decided to seek insight from his Draco Veinergy. Although the secrets of heaven were obscured, he paid a steep price—an entire thousand years of his lifespan—to glimpse his situation one month into the future. As he had feared, humanity faced a pincer attack from both dark beasts and daemons.

At this critical moment, the Immortals Alliance and Heavenly Order continued their grudges. Both sides fortified their positions in the south and north but, by retracting their defense lines, exposed two flanks to the dark beasts, allowing the daemonic invasion to be discovered.

Only when all the immortals united could humanity barely withstand the combined assault from both dark beasts and daemons. However, Immortals Alliance and Heavenly Order split their forces, paying a heavy price.

Other immortal regions seeking refuge in the central lands had their own reasons. Those who aligned with Heavenly Order trusted in its power, as its status had remained unchanged for nearly a thousand yea