While the Central Region descended into all-out war, the fighting elsewhere began to ease.
The pinnacle races' true strength had exceeded the Beast Sovereign's expectations. It was forced to recall every high-tier Outland Beast sent to reinforce the other regions, immediately reducing the pressure on the races there.
The Western Region had been on the verge of complete collapse, but the outbreak of war in the Central Region slowed the Outland Beasts' offensive and gave the survivors a chance to breathe.
Of the Western Region's hundreds of races, fewer than a hundred remained.
Those that survived were either exceptionally strong or incredibly lucky.
Every survivor felt as if they'd narrowly escaped death, but no one could celebrate. They knew this reprieve was only temporary. The Outland Beasts could resume their offensive at any time, and they had nowhere to run.
The Aurelians were the only race in the Western Region that wasn't panicking.
