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[You won't believe it! I got teleported into a cave, and there's a divine corpse right in front of me! Although missing an arm and a leg, it's still intact, not rotted at all!]
[A divine corpse? That's priceless!]
[Lucky bastard!]
Soon after, another Castle Lord reported finding a broken Godhead in a pile of bones. The faint divine aura had been detected by his Demigod Tier subordinate.
More such messages trickled in—reports about artifacts, Godheads, and all manner of treasures. Even the most cautious Castle Lords and Rangers couldn't hold back any longer.
They had feared this event's dangers and chosen to observe from safety, but what happened? The others were finding treasures instead of demons?
"Charge! If they're fine, we'll be fine as well. If we wait any longer, they'll take everything!"
"For the treasure!!!"
Under the lure of riches, billions more surged into this planet and in a short amount of time, the desolate planet was crawling with life.
But what they didn't know was that the demons and demonized creatures were watching them with hungry eyes from the darkness. These newcomers were the most perfect food for them.
The demons of this world have been 'starving' for thousands of years, and a carnival of slaughter was about to begin.
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Location: Imperial Plaza, Core Area, Angel City, Aetherium Empire.
Haru's army of 750,000 elite troops of the Imperial Army stood assembled. It included the humanoid forces including the Angels, Elves, Treants, Human Paladins, etc. and the Beast Type troops like Dragons, Phoenix, Unicorns, etc.
Their strength varied vastly. The weakest among them were Tier 2 and Tier 3 Angels, Elves, Dragons, and Golden Beamons freshly recruited today. At the same time, the strongest were the two Supreme Goddesses, Celestia and Yvonne. Haru had brought the empire's finest with him.
"Your Majesty." Aria said, traveling beside him, "It seems like about eighty percent of all Castle Lords and Rangers have entered that planet by now, but something seems wrong."
"No one has found any demons or demonized creatures. They only found treasures like Divine Corpses, Godheads, and Artifacts."
She frowned, "Could the 'GM' be wrong? Maybe the demons starved to death?"
It wasn't a completely illogical guess. Even the Dimensional Demons needed sustenance before ascending to Godhood.
"You're overthinking it." Haru said, "The 'GM' wouldn't make such a rookie mistake. If there are no demons on the surface, it means they're hiding in that planet's underground world or maybe somewhere else."
"Just wait, this treasure hunt won't last long. Soon, an unprecedented slaughter will begin." This wasn't a hunch. Haru was certain.
"The underground world…" Aria's eyes lit up, "Your Majesty is truly wise!"
Haru smiled, "Let's go and see what this planet has to offer."
"By your command, Lord Almighty!" Celestia, Lysandra, and the other Angels saluted respectfully as the Imperial Army set out. All 750,000 troops teleported through the teleportation array in an instant, followed by Haru and his Gods.
…
As they opened their eyes, the scene matched what the others had described in the World Chat Channel. Haru stood in an endless sea of bones. White skeletons stretched in every direction. Gray bone mountains rose against the horizon.
There were neither any creatures nor any vegetation, in their view. It was truly a dead planet. A place like this should have been a paradise for undead creatures, yet strangely Haru sensed no such presence, not even a skeleton warrior or low-level ghost.
"What a pitiful planet." Celestia said, "It's as vast as the Endless Continent and possesses its own World Laws, yet…"
"Yet what?"
"This planet's laws have been corrupted. Eroded by the Abyss' demonic energy. It's become extremely unstable."
She pointed to the sky, where gray clouds hung overhead, split by dark cracks that stretched from directly above to the distant horizon.
"Under normal circumstances, a planet with laws would instantly repair these cracks." Celestia explained, "Their existence here means the laws are failing and can no longer mend the broken space."
"Furthermore, there's no vitality or mana in the air. The Laws here have really withdrawn all resources to strengthen itself in its fight against the Abyss' corruption. It's making a final stand."
"Ah, so that's why there's no living being here, not even a plant." Haru realized, "The Laws are using everything to resist this corruption."
Celestia nodded, "Without external help, these laws will be fully corrupted within ten years, and it will become an affiliated planet of the Abyss, a breeding ground for Dimensional Demons. Even its environment will become extremely similar to the Abyss itself."
"So Your Holiness means that the 'GM' wants us to save this world from the Abyss' occupation, right? I believe that with the Imperial Army's current strength, unless multiple Supreme Gods and dozens of High Gods oppose us, we can eliminate the demons."
Haru smiled, "Then let's save this planet… and claim it for ourselves."
"By your command, My Lord."
Haru extended his divine sense outward, then stopped. He could only sense 10,000 kilometers. Back in the Endless Continent, his divine sense stretched millions of kilometers and in the void, it could even cover hundreds of millions of kilometers.
"My Lord, the reason for that is…"
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