Three years passed after the retreat of the Eldritch Gods.
Three years since the heavens split open.
Three years since humanity realized their universe was only one among countless others.
And during those three years—
Everything changed.
The Era of Hunter Evolution
Earth no longer resembled the old world.
Mana had fused completely with reality itself.
Floating cities drifted across the skies through anti-gravity rune engines.
Massive dimensional barriers protected entire continents.
Hunter academies became more important than governments.
And the strongest hunters were no longer called National Ranks.
Now—
There existed a new title.
Legends.
The first humans to stabilize Low Monarch-level mana completely.
The first generation capable of standing beside the rulers rather than beneath them.
There were only five.
The Flame Legend.
The Storm Legend.
The Iron Legend.
The Blade Legend.
And the youngest—
The Void Legend.
Together, they represented humanity's future.
But despite their growth—
Humanity still waited for one person.
Jinyoung.
The Waiting Legends
Inside a massive dimensional training realm created jointly by humanity and the Seraphim—
The five Legends fought endlessly.
Mountains exploded from shockwaves.
Artificial oceans evaporated under mana pressure.
Entire training dimensions constantly had to regenerate themselves.
The Flame Legend wiped blood from his face and laughed.
"Three years and we're still getting stronger."
The Blade Legend rested his sword on his shoulder.
"Because we're preparing for monsters beyond monarchs."
Silence followed.
Everyone remembered the pressure of the true Eldritch Gods.
Even now—
Thinking about those beings made their instincts scream.
The Void Legend suddenly looked toward the artificial sky.
His expression shifted slightly.
"He's close."
Immediately—
All five Legends felt it.
A pressure beyond humanity.
Not crushing.
Not violent.
Endless.
The Abyss.
Beyond Earth
Far outside Earth's universe—
War raged endlessly.
Entire realities collapsed under the invasion of the Eldritch Gods.
Corrupted dimensions drifted through cosmic voids like dying stars.
And standing against them—
Was Jinyoung's army.
The Army of the Abyss
At the center of the battlefield stood Jinyoung.
His Abyss aura had evolved drastically during the three-year war.
Now it no longer resembled darkness.
It looked like a living void beneath existence itself.
Reality warped naturally around him.
Even dimensional space avoided touching him directly.
Behind him stood the Seraphim—
The ascended rulers.
No longer divided by laws or hesitation.
Now they fought beside him fully.
And beside Jinyoung—
Stood the commanders of the Abyss Army.
Liam — Death Knight General
The first among Jinyoung's commanders.
Liam stood clad in black armor covered in ancient death runes.
A gigantic cursed blade rested across his shoulder while crimson fire burned inside his empty helmet.
Every movement radiated battlefield experience accumulated through endless wars.
Behind him marched thousands of undead death knights.
Silent.
Disciplined.
Terrifying.
Baruka — Frost Warlord
The ancient frost elf monarch descendant had evolved far beyond his original form.
Ice no longer merely froze matter around him.
Now his frost could halt mana flow itself temporarily.
Frozen storms followed him naturally across dimensions.
Even corrupted Eldritch creatures slowed under his presence.
His silver-blue eyes stared coldly toward the outer void.
Brute — Titan Bear of Devouring
Brute had become monstrous.
His massive titan-like body dwarfed mountains now.
Black abyssal markings covered his fur while devouring energy spiraled endlessly around his jaws.
He no longer simply consumed physical attacks.
Now—
He devoured energy itself.
Mana.
Corruption.
Even partial erasure attacks.
Though only faintly—
Brute's existence had begun resisting the very foundations of Eldritch power.
Entire corrupted armies vanished inside his abyssal maw.
Secretary — Rune Architect of Duality
The ancient mage-orc floated calmly beside Jinyoung.
Thousands of runic circles rotated around him continuously.
Secretary's evolution was perhaps the strangest.
He had mastered duality itself.
Creation and destruction.
Order and chaos.
Defense and annihilation.
Entire dimensional fortresses could be created instantly through his rune systems.
Even the Seraphim respected his intelligence now.
The Abyss Vanguard
Below the commanders stood Jinyoung's elite subordinates.
Riku — Vanguard of Speed
Riku moved faster than dimensional collapse itself.
His body flickered between realities constantly, making him nearly impossible to track.
Entire Eldritch armies were shredded apart before realizing he had moved.
His speed no longer obeyed ordinary distance.
Riyomi — Shadow Executioner
Silent.
Merciless.
Absolute.
Riyomi specialized in eliminating higher-ranked Eldritch commanders before battles fully began.
Her shadow techniques evolved alongside Jinyoung's Abyss authority.
Now even corrupted immortality struggled against her execution strikes.
Haru — Arcane Cataclysm Mage
Haru had become a walking disaster.
Gigantic mana formations surrounded her constantly while catastrophic spells capable of erasing continents formed casually around her fingertips.
She specialized in large-scale destruction against endless Eldritch swarms.
Entire battlefields vanished whenever she fully released her magic.
The Endless Undead Army
And beneath them all—
The undead legion stretched endlessly across shattered dimensions.
Millions upon millions.
An army born from death itself.
But unlike ordinary undead—
These soldiers evolved.
Every battle strengthened them.
And through the Abyss influence—
They developed terrifying resistance abilities.
Their bodies consumed attack energy directly.
Mana attacks weakened after contact.
Corruption attacks lost effectiveness.
Even erasure-based abilities began fading slightly after prolonged battle.
The Seraphim themselves had admitted it:
Jinyoung's army was becoming something never seen before.
Not undead.
Not alive.
An evolving abyssal species.
The Return of the Eldritch Gods
Across the battlefield—
Reality split open.
Massive black distortions emerged between universes.
The Eldritch Gods had returned.
This time—
Without restraint.
Gigantic cosmic eyes opened beyond dimensions.
Outer corruption spread across realities endlessly.
One Seraphim descended beside Jinyoung.
Golden wings illuminated shattered universes.
"Three more realities have fallen."
Jinyoung remained calm.
His eyes observed the endless darkness carefully.
Then one surviving cosmic refugee approached nervously.
"We found the truth."
The battlefield quieted slightly.
The refugee trembled.
"The Eldritch Gods were created."
Even the Seraphim reacted immediately.
Created?
The being continued shakily:
"By primordial beings."
Jinyoung's Abyss pulsed slightly.
The refugee lowered its head further.
"The same race as Yogaroth."
Silence spread instantly.
Because suddenly—
The scale of existence itself changed.
Yogaroth had not been unique.
He had belonged to a race capable of creating infinite universes.
And now—
Their creations were invading reality itself.
Earth Awaits
Back on Earth—
The five Legends stood atop humanity's largest floating city.
They could feel it now.
Jinyoung was returning.
Not alone.
The Abyss pressure approaching Earth carried countless signatures behind it.
Armies.
Seraphim.
Monsters.
Warriors.
Survivors from broken universes.
Then—
The sky split open.
A gigantic black dimensional fracture appeared above Earth.
The Seraphim descended first.
Then came the endless undead army.
Then the commanders.
Liam.
Baruka.
Brute.
Secretary.
Riku.
Riyomi.
Haru.
And finally—
Jinyoung stepped through the fracture itself.
The planet trembled slightly.
Mana across Earth surged instinctively.
Even the Legends felt pressure from his mere presence.
But when they looked into his eyes—
They still saw humanity there.
Responsibility.
Burden.
Determination.
Jinyoung looked toward the distant stars beyond Earth.
Toward the darkness outside creation itself.
Then quietly spoke.
"It's time to investigate where the Eldritch Gods truly came from."
And somewhere beyond infinite universes—
Something ancient began watching him back.