*Whooooosh!*

A chilling sandstorm swept across the barren land. Just outside the gates of the Roeide Duchy, in the eastern wilderness.

After passing through the gates and venturing quite a distance, the sight of ferocious monsters began to appear sporadically. Perhaps they had been affected by the demonic energy stirring beyond Erin's Gorge. These monsters were much stronger and larger than the ones I'd encountered before.

"I understand now why the Alpharion Empire hasn't bothered to conquer the eastern wilderness beyond the Roeide Duchy."

I nodded in agreement with my own observation.

It wasn’t just that the monsters living here …