The morning after the strange encounter outside Fort Redwillow, the Genesis Vanguard entered Ceres.
No army had ever crossed the border like this before.
Not with thousands of soldiers.
Not with a king leading from the front.
Not with an entire nation watching through the Global System Network.
Across the world, millions observed the live transmission.
The disappearance of Ceres had become the first major mystery after the Genesis Merge.
People wanted answers.
They wanted to know if the world still had a future.
And more importantly...
They wanted to know if Ashen could protect them.
[Global Broadcast Activated]
Location: Ceres Province Border
Participant: King Ashen of the Swamp Kingdom
Mission: Investigation of Ceres Disappearance Incident
Viewer Count:
382,914,502
The broadcast displayed the golden fields of Ceres.
At first glance, it looked peaceful.
Beautiful, even.
Endless farmland stretched toward the horizon.
Rivers flowed calmly.
