Three months had passed since the necrotic tide set foot on the territory of the Divine Wind Empire. In that time, Ethan had advanced like a plague, devouring dozens of border fortresses and securing the military districts of cities.
Under Crul's management, Ethan's force had reached disastrous proportions: he commanded a fleet exceeding thousands of warships and integrated millions of undead into his ranks. The aerial convoy set its course toward the Pass of the Two Gorges, the last defensive stronghold before the Capital. There, General Vane—a veteran in Dao Transcendence—had fortified every corner of the canyon, preparing a massive assault to crush the invasion before they could breach the pass.
While Ethan's tide approached the decisive crossing, thousands of kilometers away, the war bled on a different front.
