Chapter 402
If one were to name the greatest threat to humanity during the war against the Demon Force, the answer would be demonic aura without question.
That ominous presence endlessly flowed out of the Abyss of Demons to pollute the environment, create monsters, and turn humans into demons. Because of those effects, people believed that if Earth were ever destroyed, it would undoubtedly be due to demonic aura. However, the reality was...
“Do you have any idea how many times Earth almost got obliterated in the early days of the war? Ludwig alone nearly did it twenty times.”
Even an A-rank hero could effortlessly destroy an entire city, let alone S-ranks who could reshape the landscape and alter the topography forever. So what level of devastation could a fully ascended being cause?
The answer was obvious: they could wipe out the entire planet.
“The Demon Force fought as if they didn’t care if Earth got a little ruined, but it was a whole different story for us. If we treated the planet like them, ninety percent of humanity would have been wiped out by now.”
Nowadays, most people could wield mana and skills, but back then, only a select few had such abilities. Yet even among those who could back then, only a handful could endure the extreme environmental changes caused by battle.
And that was why the Perfect Ones’ primary concern when they entered combat wasn’t killing the enemy—it was minimizing the collateral damage to the planet.
“But you can only hold back so many times. How can we fight properly if we have to keep restraining ourselves in every battle? The Demon Force isn’t a bunch of idiots; they knew how to exploit that weakness perfectly. So, a more fundamental solution had to be introduced.”
“The planetary control system?”
“Exactly.”
The system harnessed the planet’s power to prevent disasters caused by battle—earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, storms, and more. Terra, the planetary control system, had been created by the Seeker explicitly for that. Thanks to it, among other things, the Earth had survived the devastation of the Perfect Ones’ battles.