Chapter 583: Time Keeps Ticking
Aldrian kept teleporting without pause toward his destination. With his cultivation now at the middle grand duke stage, he had far more energy and endurance than in the past. He could teleport much farther and hold out longer before needing rest. Every time he rested, he would create his domain and immediately continue his journey.
He maintained this pace for almost a week. Along the way, he encountered many devil troops, and each time, he annihilated them without exception. Occasionally, he glanced at the black pillar to observe the portal opening, and with each passing day, the portal appeared to open faster. This was truly concerning, and it pushed him to avoid wasting any time as he pressed forward toward the black pillar.
Aldrian was not the only one increasing his pace. The rest of the alliance forces also moved faster toward the black pillar. They had already encountered millions of devils over the past week and had engaged in several battles. Many troops had been lost, but they kept advancing. Fortunately, even now, reinforcements continued to arrive from the rear lines in the form of volunteers.
There were still many who wanted to join the alliance. If not for the fact that they had to start the invasion much earlier than planned, they would have had far more troops by now. After each battle, the alliance forces had little time to rest before continuing their journey.
The leaders of each major territory had already been warned by Aldrian that the portal was opening at a faster rate each day, which caused concern. That was why they did not waste time and even pushed many beast mounts to work harder than usual.
They knew this method would cause the troops’ fatigue to accumulate quickly and affect their performance in the war, but they had no choice. They were being chased by time.
Battle, rest for a few hours, continue the journey. Battle, rest, continue again. That was their routine every day, and it had already become a normal activity. Time passed, and another week went by. At this point, Aldrian was the closest among the alliance forces to the black pillar.
The portal had grown enormous, its size now far greater than the sky above the entire devil territory. Even the skies over the Doria and Vindas Empires had begun to be swallowed by it. It was as if another world, hidden behind the darkness of the void, had opened for the entire continent to see.
In fact, this phenomenon could be seen across the world, not just on the Barisan continent.
The portal had even begun to block out the sun in some parts of the continent, casting those regions into darkness. That void in the sky, radiated a terrifying aura that could be felt in many places throughout the land.
Everyone who saw it felt a chill, thinking that the devil god might descend at any moment, given the sheer size of the portal.