Chapter 497: Ascension Stairway [V6C27 – Sorrow of a Silent Parting]

The winds of change blew across Evernight Continent in the days that followed.

The short-lived balance around “Giant’s Repose” was thoroughly shattered as the Evernight Council issued a mobilization notice. The great dark race army marched toward the surrounding regions and started driving away the humans. Naturally, the empire wouldn’t sit still—troops were transferred from the surrounding areas as numerous battles broke out against the dark race alliance army. After a number of victories and defeats on both sides, the situation gradually fell into a stalemate.

The experts from each side fought continuously within a thousand-kilometer area, some seeking to drive the enemy away, while others looking to impede them. The two factions secretly dispatched small elite squads into the Giant’s Repose while, at the same time, trying to kill the other faction’s units.

Meanwhile, Sky Demon was apparently unwilling to let go of the last fragments of ancient essence. It came back even stronger while the two factions were locked in battle and covered the “Giant’s Repose” with the Iron Curtain. At the same time, it released avatars and launched attacks against experts from both sides. In the end, it became...