During the battle between Soma and Alone, the forces of the Dark Lord and the forces of the Demon Lord were marching towards the barrier setup by Athena. Hundreds of thousands of different creatures comprising of Skeletons, Axe Armors, Peeping Eyes, Lesser Vampires, Minotaurs, Weretigers, Werewolves, Headless Horsemen, Zombies, Lavamen, Snowmen, Wyverns, Undead Wyverns, Lesser Demons, Lesser Devils and the like were neatly in formation, divided into more than a hundred divisions. Each division was led by either a powerful Specter or a Demon under Vearn. There are also some divisions who were led by Death, Orlox and other powerful Generals under the Dark Lord.

Vearn’s six powerful divisions were merged into two of the largest divisions of the attacking army. Vearn, together with Myst-Vearn and Kill-Vearn, were situated in the middle of the huge army. After the time it takes to finish a cup of tea, Death appeared out of nowhere, as he once again presented his most powerful Death Scythe as the symbol of partnership with Vearn and his cohorts.

“Take my Death Scythe again, as the symbol of this cooperation between the forces of the Dark Lord and the Demon Lord.”

“Kill-Vearn unceremoniously received the said Death Scythe, and his Aura soared as he felt more powerful compared to the last time he wielded it.”

After a dozen breaths, Soma appeared out of nowhere, in the same fashion as Death. Behind Soma, there were three figures that have been coalesced. The odd thing about the said figures is that all of them looked like Soma, albeit a little older. One looked menacingly handsome, and could be identified as a Vampire Lord. Another one looked gentler and full of finesse, and this one exuded the auras of Power and Dominance. The last one was emitting the power of Innocence and Purity, coupled with an unfathomable amount of Underworld Powers and Essences.

The Soma now is a thousand times more powerful after fully comprehending his powers. He can now wield 100% of the power of Dominance, power of Chaos and powers of the Underworld, being the vessel of Chaos, vessel of Dominance and vessel of Innocence. His next step would be to combine all of these 3 powers into one by fusing the three souls that he had.

“I’m not too late for the fun, aren’t I, Demon Lord?”

“Perfect Timing, Dark Lord Soma, or should I say Hades Soma? Or Chaos Soma?”

Loud laughter echoed across the whole combined army of the two as Soma and Vearn laughed hard. Soma even had tears forming in the corners of his eyes as he found it really funny as to how Vearn addressed him. Vearn, on the other hand, was elated to find out that he could not measure the prowess of Soma unlike before. This filled him with anticipation for the upcoming Holy War as his mouth gently formed into a smirk.

“Vearn and I will open a huge portion of the barrier that Athena has setup. But I can only do so in a dozen breaths of time.”

“If possible, we need to have 1/3 of this huge army march towards the Imperial Kingdom and destroy the homing beacon that Avan has setup for their reinforcements.”

“Aiacos, Minos and Radamanthys, you three coordinate with Death and Orlox for the initial march.”

“Hadlar, Zaboera, Flazzard and Kill-Vearn, you and your respective divisions will form part of the second batch to march.”

“The initial march must be finished within half a dozen breaths, while the second one within the next half a dozen breaths.”

“Wreak havoc! Kill! Destroy!”

“Let’s do this, Demon Lord Vearn.”

Vearn nodded as he went all out in order to gather his power. A couple of huge Merazomas, as huge as a mid-sized mountain could be seen manifesting above his head. Soma, on the other hand, could be seen manifesting two similar balls of tire, both of which are black-colored and possesses the powers of Chaos. This attack is similar to Genya’s Hellfire Inferno, albeit a little stronger. After a dozen breaths, both of them released their attacks towards the barrier.

“Twin Merazomas!”

“Hellfire! Black Inferno!”

The two weren’t done yet with their attacks.

“Greatest Eclipse!”

“Dual Kaiser Phoenix!”

Soma and Vearn then wielded their respective weapons of choice.

“Hakuba Blade!”

“Chaos Infusion!”

“Underworld Essence Infusion!”

“Underworld and Chaos Cross-Slash!”

“Kaiser Phoenix Infusion!”

“Calamity Wall Infusion!”

“Calamity Kaiser Dual Slash!”

The numerous attacks released by the two caused the barrier to shake. After being hit continuously, the cracks can be seen on the barrier, as the two focused their attacks on the same spot. The last couple of attacks were the final straw, as a portion of the barrier the size of two huge mountains were shattered. The ability of the barrier for self-repair was evident though, as numerous golden strands were intertwining with one another in order to mend the shattered portion of the barrier.

“Go now, forces of the Dark Lord, Underworld and Demon Lord!”

“Destroy the Imperial Kingdom, Imperial Castle and the homing beacon as soon as possible!”

“Charge!!!”

Tens of thousands of creatures and monsters led by the Specters, Division Commanders of the Demon Lord and Generals of the Dark Lord swiftly exited the barrier. After a dozen breaths of time, the barrier fully closed as it mended itself at the speed visible to the naked eye.

Despite making preparations for the past week, the thousand strong Steel Saints, Adventurers, Heroes, Sorcerers, Vampire Hunters, Priests, Clergymen, Imperial Knights, Imperial Soldiers and other combined forces stationed in the Imperial Kingdom couldn’t help but gasped as they heard rumbling sounds from afar. They could see a dust cloud that span numerous kilometers as tens of thousands of monsters and creatures were crazily charging towards the Imperial Kingdom.

On the outskirts of the Imperial Kingdom, in the first lines of defense, the Yin Yang Corps 1st and 2nd Divisions were briefing the Steel Saints under their command.

“Steel Saints! Let’s test our mettle against these monsters!”

“Follow us to battle, and keep the formation steady.”

“The backup reinforcements, please do not hesitate to lend a hand once you see a platoon being overwhelmed.”

“Yin Yang Corps, Steel Saints, move-out!”