"Where's the reinforcement from Athen's Champion?" Souta asked.
"They departed already. I think they are heading toward the Mountain of Demise." Alice answered.
"If that's the case then let's move our forces. Call everyone available." Souta said before he turned around with a cold look on his face.
The final battle would occur in that place. All forces within the Hall Plains would gather to stop the impending doom. They were on their own there was no way that they could rely on outsiders to save them.
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Souta and Alice returned to Ekatoe City. Alice quickly assembled all the available forces that the Astros could muster. The witches and the other departments could feel the tension in the air. Especially, the witches since one of their elders had died.