In the front line of the battlefield, sensing the sudden shift in the dark beast tide, the Overseers swiftly ordered a retreat.
Instead of scattering the army and proactively attacking the dark beasts, they fell back, turning from attack to defense.
With the tide of dark beasts suddenly turning toward them, the Overseers could only react and retreat to cover.
Returning to the edge of the Central Chaos Region, they formed a tight defense, blocking all the dark beasts coming their way.
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Meanwhile, as they defended the position with their lives, all other Planes and beings in the outer chaos region began to retreat inside the barrier to the inner chaos region.
Having fought together for tens of millions of years, their friction had long vanished.
The barrier of the Inner Chaos Region had long been open, allowing everyone to enter.
However, since most were already accustomed to living in the Outer Chaos Region, they hadn't bothered to cross inside besides taking a few visits.