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“We don’t know exactly what the sacrifices need to be,” Milayna admitted. “But for the Lord of Hell to descend, it must be something far beyond what ordinary people could imagine.”
Ketal stroked his chin in thought. Although he had managed to defend the elven sacred ground from the demonic assault, the defense wasn’t perfect. The World Tree’s branch had been taken.
He could guess that this was another necessary sacrifice for the Demon King’s descent. So far, the known offerings were the Primordial Essence of Purity from Pisarapia, the ancient meteorite from Mantamia, the World Tree’s branch, and numerous other treasures.
“This situation might be more dangerous than I realized,” Ketal muttered.
“It… really is,” Milayna replied quietly, unable to deny it.
The world had never felt so unstable. In every city, doomsayers were shouting that the end was coming. If even the royal capital felt this way, then things had to be even worse in places with weaker law and order.
“I can’t believe this is happening in my lifetime,” Milayna sighed, her frustration evident. To face such a world-ending crisis as the Demon King’s descent, and in her own era—she could almost curse the gods...
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