Max and Lucien both nodded. The leaders' calmness was not born from ignorance but from preparation.
The recent surge in human power after the Heavenly Lord Secret Domain had shifted the balance of this war significantly. Dozens of human geniuses had returned from that place with strength rivaling the Divine Rank pinnacle—strength that had previously taken thousands of years to cultivate. Their rise had fortified every major human force.
The Middle Domain was no longer the fragile battlefield it had been months ago. It now held warriors who could stand against demons who once felt undefeatable. This sudden increase in strength had pushed the demon race into an uneasy silence, one that was now more ominous than before.
Max nodded and said quietly, "Then we will go. Be prepared for anything."
"Always," Aden replied.
