"The awakening of the Demon Gods is drawing near," Eka said. His flat voice cut through the silence on the hill. "I will prepare my army immediately."The afternoon wind blew away the volcanic dust clinging to Eka's black leather jacket. He no longer looked back toward the Bogor crater. His calculating brain had already filed the hatching of those astral cocoons as a strict deadline parameter. He had to complete the foundation of his kingdom before Yakzud and Makzud regained their full power.Eka turned around, then walked slowly down the hill.The expedition group followed behind him in silence. Gatot and Rina walked with vigilant eyes, while Maya and Rendi kept their distance. Bara casually rested his greatsword on his shoulder.As they approached the main gate of Camp Depok, the air was filled with the sound of clashing metal and synchronized footsteps. The camp's concrete walls, thickened by earth elemental magic, towered high. The steel door previously shattered by Sopian's hammer

A cold chill piercing the lungs suddenly swept the front courtyard of Camp Bandung. The volcanic smoke that had been drifting in the air was forcefully pushed aside by the dense Qi seeping out from Eka's body. The young man stood tall with the God-Slaying Sword in his right hand. His brown eyes stared at the three Bandung leaders with a gaze as cold as a glacier. There was no emotion on his face, only the pure calculation of an executioner ready to decapitate his prey. Eka turned his head slightly backward without turning his face completely. "Sopian," Eka called flatly. "Pull Rendi back. Hand him over to Maya." Sopian did not answer with words. The muscular young man immediately lunged forward, grabbed the collar of Rendi's blood-soaked shirt, and dragged the tactical lieutenant away from the center of the fight. Sopian's Fire Wolf and Ice Bear growled low, positioning their bodies as shields to cov

The sound of metal dropping onto the asphalt echoed consecutively. It shattered the silence in front of the Camp Bandung gates. Tens of thousands of guard troops knelt with their heads bowed. None dared to raise their faces to look at the young man standing amidst the pooled blood of their three former leaders.Eka sheathed the God-Slaying Sword. The screech of old iron signaled the end of the three brothers' clan rule in that city."Open the gates," Eka ordered coldly without turning his head. On top of the wall, several trembling guards immediately ran toward the control room. The giant hydraulic engines groaned roughly. The thirty-centimeter-thick steel doors slid open, revealing the true scale of Camp Bandung. Aris and Siti stepped forward, following Eka. The elite Hunter couple stared in awe. This camp was far more massive than Depok. Its concrete walls merged with the natural cliff contours, creating a highly formidable defense fortress. T

The sound of steel hammers striking metal plates echoed, piercing the cold mountain air of Lembang. Three weeks had passed since the Abyss Faction sank their fangs into this highland. The scene inside the giant walls was vastly different from their first day of arrival. The dozen-meter-high concrete walls coated in thick ice and rock foundations stood firmly. They isolated the elite residential area from the hell outside.In the main courtyard, the sound of Sopian's shouts drowned out the roaring wind. The muscular young man paced back and forth shirtless, revealing a body covered in scars. "Swing your weapons harder. If your punches are that slow, the demons out there will chew your heads off before you even blink." Sopian barked. In front of him, thousands of C and D-Rank Hunter soldiers swung their swords and spears in unison. Sweat soaked their black uniforms. Artur and Vincen, the two B-Rank Hunters acting as lieutenants, walked among the

BOOM. The muddy ground mixed with sharp glass shards beneath Bara's boots exploded violently. An incredibly pungent foul stench, a combination of dead flesh and stomach acid, instantly filled the hot air on the Bogor border. Bara leaped backward reflexively, raising his greatsword to cover his face from the splashes of toxic mud. From within the giant hole that had just opened, three creatures shot up into the air. Their forms resembled earthworms, but their size was ten times larger. Their body length reached dozens of meters, coated in slimy skin that radiated a purplish-red color. At the tip of the creatures' heads, there were no eyes or noses. There was only a circular jaw filled with thousands of chainsaw-sharp teeth spinning wildly. Mutant Parasite-type Demons. The three creatures radiated a Qi density equivalent to A-Rank Demons. Sopian landed two