Tae Rang, the man who had introduced himself as a daoist, took a deep breath and told a long story.

A month ago, the great Central Empire had occupied more than half of the East Continent. The empire was so large that an express horse would take several months to travel from one end to the other, so news typically traveled very slowly.

Two hundred and fifty six lords governed the empire’s territories from their castles, who were then overseen by eight prices. This feudal style of governance also slowed communication inside the empire. There were institutions like the magic towers, but the situation was different from the Western Continent where magic power and artifacts were spread widely throughout the continent. The East Continent handled the problem of sending and receiving information using homing pigeons.

Tae Rang continued, “The supreme justice read the heavens and said that a disaster would begin from the capital city.”

Theo also had the ability to read the heavens, but he urged the daoist to continue.

“That night, the heavenly star was red, and the people in the Central Empire started to turn into creatures, regardless of their identity, sex, and age.”

It was literally...