---The Mortal Realm---
As night fell, while Fir and the others were engaged in a heated debate about whether to head towards the eastern or western coast, dozens of dark airships slowly rose from the forests outside the cities along the fractured mountain range.
Airships departing from the Wiggo Empire and Mark Republic in the west flew along the fractured mountain range to the coast, then turned north. Airships from the Tang Empire in the east followed the same path until the coast, then turned north as well.
Airships from the Ais Empire, Witte Empire, and Monte Empire ascended slowly, eventually piercing through the clouds.
Above the clouds, the flagship of Snake Eye - Graham's Nest - hovered slowly, resembling a stationary island.
"Have we arrived?"
A figure appeared above the flagship, watching the approaching airships.
"Yes, Boss."
Another person jumped out of the airship, but unlike floating, she had to flip and land on the airship.
"Don't call me Boss, it sounds too much like the Mafia."
The man said as he flipped his hood back, revealing himself to be Elliot, the leader of Snake Eye whom Fir had encountered earlier.
"Forget about that, Alice, I remember you had already distributed exoskeletons to those rebel forces, why haven't they shown any reactions yet?"
"Because their bodies are too weak."
Alice shrugged, making a cute gesture.
"Their bodies are so weak that they can't even support the strength of the exoskeletons."
"Is that so? Well, it's no surprise, considering those enchantments left behind by the gods. It's troublesome, but now everything is about to change."
"Yes, and even if their bodies can't withstand it, if forced to activate, they can be used for 24 hours."
"Used... is this Carmen's new amusement?"
"Who knows~"
As he spoke, several airships came in from outside the clouds.
No, they could hardly be called airships anymore, as their size was now comparable to a castle. Though they still differed from the flagship, they were massive.
With gleaming metallic bodies, countless dark barrels, and the roaring of their acceleration devices, the intimidation exuded by these warships was palpable to anyone.
These were the latest strategic fortress warships developed by Snake Eye - Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos.
"Oh, it looks like Darian and the others are back too."
Elliot smirked, then glanced at Alice.
"Let's go, let's shatter the ancient enchantments."
"As you command!"
Alice saluted and vanished in a flash on the airship.
As the engines of the massive flagship gradually rumbled to life, Snake Eye's greatest strength, Graham's Nest, set sail for the first time as a weapon.
Goal, the enchantment of the gods!
——————————Abyss——————————
At this moment, our Bick Demon Lord...no, our esteemed Lord of Darkness is furrowing her brows. Compared to the affairs on the mainland, what she is facing now is a trickier problem.
Three days ago, strange roars started emanating from behind the dark curtain at the edge of the Abyss, causing great unease among the demon tribes residing in those areas.
All the Demon Lord could do was relocate them all near the Imperial City.
Regarding what lies beyond the dark curtain at the edge of the Abyss, even she, as the Demon Lord, has no way of knowing.
It's understandable, really. As someone from another world, she fought her way to becoming the Demon Lord, and do you expect the Demon Lord to give you warnings before you kill her?
Of course not.
Even after our Demon Lord read through all the books in the Abyss Library, she still doesn't know what lies beyond the Abyss's edge, only some legends among the demon tribes.
'The deeper Abyss.'
This is a consistent saying among the demons, claiming that beyond the edge of the Abyss lies an even deeper Abyss, but why it is enchantment upon enchantment, no one can explain.
Regardless, the current situation is not ideal, and it's better to make some preparations rather than passively waiting.
"Greed."
"Here."
As soon as the words fell, Greed's figure slowly materialized beside the Demon Lord.
"Impart my command, instruct all legions to break camp and station outside all the Abyss enchantments."
"All of them..."
Greed paused, then said,
"With all due respect, if our forces camp outside all enchantments, it's simply not feasible because our numbers are limited."
"But..."
"In reality, just defending the northern enchantment will suffice."
Suddenly, these words came from outside the window. Greed quickly positioned himself in front of the Demon Lord, and at the same time, Pride emerged from another corner of the room as if they had been there all along.
"Who goes there?"
The Demon Lord asked in a low voice.
"Old friends."
After speaking, two figures appeared in the room - one was an old man in a green suit, and the other was a young man, easily identifiable as an Undead Holy Angel from the wings behind him.
The old man was a familiar acquaintance of the Demon Lord.
"Viscount, it's been a while."
The Demon Lord smiled.
"Why has the werewolf elder come all the way here?"
"For our mutual benefit."
The old man smiled faintly.
"I know we've had unnecessary conflicts due to many issues in the past, but now we face a more serious problem."
"Oh, a more serious problem?"
"Just like the border enchantments you've just dispatched your subordinates to deal with."
"So, you know what's going on."
"Of course."
The werewolf elder nodded.
"After all, we used to be the stewards of this place."
"Until I defeated you."
*Cough!*
The elder werewolf's mouth twitched slightly.
"Anyway, now we have a common enemy. If we don't help each other at this moment, we'll end up losing our place to those guys from the old abyss."
"The old abyss?"
The Demon King raised an eyebrow.
"What a strange name indeed."
"Because we are connected to the mainland above, it seems that the ancient enchantment is about to fail this time. For the common interest, we need to work together this time."
After a moment of contemplation, the Demon King smiled.
"Originally, I couldn't be bothered to fight if you all just joined the modern city properly. Well, fighting is meaningless anyway."
"No, I want to live in a cave!"
"..."
"Of course, I can try your block houses as well."
"Alright, alright."
The Demon King's face was filled with helplessness, but he still shook hands with the elder of the wolf clan.
"Shall we cooperate happily?"
"Cooperate happily."
Preview:
"Can you let me have a good look at the swimsuits? Are you seafood tired of being fresh?"
