The Rise of the Black Plain

While Minos' people were settling his affairs in the Divine Continent, the Supreme Pontiff of the Spiritual Church had brought forward the beginning of his seclusion.

It was not in his plans to go into seclusion so soon. Still, with Maximillian's steady growth of influence over the factions of the Church, Duncan had decided weeks ago to go early to the Seraph Spatial Kingdom to become a God.

His only chance to stop Maximillian and such a man's destructive interests was to advance to the 11th stage.

Fortunately, the Divine medicine of his Spatial Kingdom had completed its last maturation stage a few weeks ago, finally enabling him to begin his attempt!

After Duncan's departure, what prevented Maximillian from engaging in a war with Vico and his allies had disappeared.

Thus, within a few weeks, the already dire situation in the southern part of the continent had worsened, and finally, the war between the south and west had begun!

Some battles that would go down in history had already taken place these days, with the long-awaited confrontation between Vico and Maximillian taking place for the first time.

But for those involved with each of these men, the difference in power between them was not significant, and the first confrontation had not defined a loser and winner!

Vico was indeed a monster worthy of the title of strongest on the continent!

Even with Maximillian using a divine weapon, he hadn't gained many advantages over this specialist from the Eastern Empire!

Willow was not weak either, and by confronting Maximillian's level 99 allied beast, she had gained a significant advantage in that battle, balancing the outcome of the combat of the strongest.

After this first encounter, the leaders of each force saw that they could not end everything in a confrontation between them and returned to their groups to fight as a group!

From then on, the chaos of war spread to the southernmost part of the continent, with the border of the Eastern Empire and the Flowers Kingdom becoming one big battlefield.

Troops allied with Maximillian were also moving across the western borders with the Flaming Empire, trying to advance on Mairin.

And so, chaos had been spreading, with many populations around the continent becoming frightened, trapped in certain areas under conflict, and others already fleeing to more peaceful places.

The Black Plain Empire was the most common destination for weaker people. But among stronger groups, the Divine Continent was an option that had been attractive.

Many ships were leaving all the Central Continent regions as food prices and resources began to rise in many areas.

Because news like this had recently reached the Black Plain, Minos' men wished for the war to last as long as possible.

This way, they could have some peace to develop and prepare for the post-war period.

If Vico won, they would have a great enemy who would surely seek revenge. But if Maximillian were the one to prosper, the situation would still not be easy for them, for there was no guarantee that this man would remain favorable towards Minos and the Black Plain.

A Maximillian victory was definitely better than Vico winning, but both were terrible results.

Only war could favor them!

...

In Dry City, Ruth had just received the news about the Demigods from the Mcbride family.

"So they sent these men even amid war..." Ruth heard from one of her men and sighed. "Thank Queen Mcbride for that. We won't forget it."

The Flowers Kingdom was allied with Maximillian, but even at the beginning of this confrontation between the Southern and Western regions, she had accepted Ruth's request and sent two specialists to Dry City.

This would greatly help the Stuart family empire, something hard to forget.

"I will do that immediately, Your Majesty!" The army soldier said before leaving Minos' office.

Ruth sighed as she was alone with Dillian and Eda, "How much longer will Minos be gone?"

"Who knows..." Dillian said in a sighing tone. "But he must have reached the Divine Continent by now. Then his journey must be near the halfway point. It will all depend on how long it will take him to find the Longus family headquarters."

Eda, level 73, commented. "If we are lucky, he will be back in another year. But that could also take a few years... When you were away from the city during his trip to the Flowers Kingdom, we wondered about it many times, Your Majesty.

But sooner or later, he will come back. He always comes." She smiled at this woman, who was more worried than ever since she was so far away from her man for the first time.

Previously she would always travel with him in the Spatial Kingdom, and if he was in danger, he could, in an instant, rejoin her.

But the situation was different now!

"I hope it won't take that long..."

...

A week later...

While Minos' people in the Black Plain Empire continued without news of their leader, a patch of space above Dry City distorted, and two Demigods appeared.

"Men of the local army, take these heads to your leaders!" One of the two level 90 Demigods shouted in the direction of a group of soldiers on top of a gigantic turtle flying nearby.

Then that man manipulated space and made one of his hands holding a bloody sack appear near where some of the strongest people were in that watch station.

"Our work here is finished. Don't forget your promise!" That same person said, releasing the sack with the heads of the high-level Sages of the Longus family who were around this empire.

"Goodbye!"

Those men from Minos' army didn't have a chance to say anything when the two Demigods had already disappeared from the area, rushing back to their kingdom.

Seeing that bag with some heads, one of the 8th stage soldiers quickly checked what was inside it, noticing that the spiritual fluctuations of those heads were indeed that of their wanted people.

"What shall we do now? Have those two found out about something?" One of those Spiritual Saints asked, talking about the Spatial Kingdom.

The post leader closed his eyes and looked in the direction from which the two Demigods had departed. "We can't be sure of anything. But if they have found something, we will know in a few hours.

If our capital isn't surrounded by Flowers Kingdom Demigods by the following evening, then they haven't found out anything!"

Gulp!

"In the meantime, we will notify Her Majesty and the local leadership!"