"Excuse me, my lord, another report has come." A voice came from outside the room before the doors opened. Once the doors opened, a figure draped in a black robe entered and stood not far from Xarz's right-hand man, who was currently the leader of the devils in this world.

"What is it?" the leader asked.

"We have lost the entire Aregis continent. We lost contact with all of our cities, strongholds, and the devils who were staying there." The black-robed figure spoke, making the leader's eyes widen slightly. He then gritted his teeth in frustration.

He had already expected this to happen, but he did not think it would happen this quickly. With the power of the invaders, he knew that the Aregis continent and its surroundings would fall sooner or later. However, he did not mind too much that those cities and fortresses would fall, since at the very least, they would hold the invaders for some time.

In the meantime, the devils could mobilize their own forces and gather to plan a counterattack. Although their overall quality in terms of cultivation stage was lacking compared to the invaders, because most of the higher-ups of the devils went with Rulleus—he believed the devils' numbers were still overwhelming.

The fact that there were still many places the invaders had not attacked was a clear sign of it. With their overwhelming numbers, the devils could still do something against the invaders, even though it would require many sacrifices.

He would not let those invaders from the central star cluster take back this world and the others.

"The report has also finally come from the other continents. Our positions there have already been lost, and currently we have already lost more than forty percent of the territories in this world. We also received a more detailed report regarding the invaders' movement today."

"The invaders' movements are truly coordinated, and they are deliberately targeting known places where our troops are stationed. From this alone, we can conclude that they know important information regarding our strategic positions in this world from somewhere."

"There are two possibilities based on our guess. The first one is that, prior to this attack, someone from the central star cluster had already infiltrated the world and given information about it to the forces in the central star cluster."

"This possibility has a low probability because many of our troops did not sense any anomaly, even the smallest one in the past. There was no foreign object that came from outside the world," the figure said, pausing slightly.

"The second possibility is that there were traitors among us, and it is not someone with a low rank. With how those invaders could even sweep our hideouts, the traitor must be someone who knows all those places. This is the highest probability because we connected it to the unknown fate of His Highness's troops that went to the central star cluster."The leader narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment.

"How about the news from the other worlds?" he asked.

"The situation is not looking good. They keep losing, and earlier today we received information that even Red Lotus World and Orcus World have already had more than fifty percent of their worlds taken by the invaders. The situation might be worse as we speak, because of the time difference," the figure answered.

"The reinforcements that came to help also can't do much because they had to face many strong cultivators from the invaders. They truly brought many powerful cultivators from the central star cluster. It is as if all the famous characters from the central star cluster have come to the fallen star cluster."

The leader massaged his temple after hearing it. The situation had turned much worse than he expected.

Even at this moment, he still did not understand the truth behind the entire situation—how those bastards from the central star cluster could suddenly attack them. Were Rulleus and all the ones who departed to the central star cluster already defeated, and was that the reason these invaders could attack them?

If that was the case, was Rulleus still alive, or was he already dead? Or maybe he managed to escape?

With them defeated, was that also the reason why the invaders seemed to know the crucial information regarding their world? Did they obtain the information from the devils they managed to capture?

What about Xarz, their leader? Why was his soul lamp the only one still showing that he was alive? Where was he at this moment?

Suddenly, a thought came into his mind and made his face turn solemn.

'What if Master Xarz is the one who gave the information to them? What if, at this moment, he has actually become a prisoner, and they kept him alive, which is why he is the only one still alive now?'

If that was the case, then there was nothing they could do. Every place and every secret was known to Xarz as the leader of the devils in this star cluster. With the absence of most of the devils' higher-ups, this star cluster that had been under the devils for many generations would eventually fall into the hands of the cultivators from the central star cluster.

But then he took a deep breath. This was still his assumption based on how things were going. Still, although it was only an assumption for now, it still had a basis.

'Our disadvantage is our number of high-ranking cultivators at the pseudo-immortal stage and the lack of information,' the leader thought.

'Moreover, I still do not know whether that man called Aldrian the Great has also joined the invaders. If he joined, then this will become a much more difficult war. We still do not know what his real capability is, and the information about him is still too little.'

After thinking for a few moments, he looked at the figure.

"We must gather information about the overall strength of those bastards first. I want to know just how powerful their force is and who is in charge of them. With their coordinated attack, I doubt they do not have any true leader among them."

"I want you to send recon groups to the enemy's encampment. Spread them out and look for that information. Also look for information about the fate of Master Xarz and the presence of the one called Aldrian the Great among them—whether he has joined this war or not."

"Yes, my lord," the figure answered. He was about to leave, but then he remembered something.

"Well, regarding the one named Aldrian the Great, I don't know if this information has any connection to him or not, but it came from a few survivors who escaped from some of the cities and strongholds in the Aregis continent. At this moment, some of them even want to escape to other worlds using interstellar vessels. They think that we cannot win this war," he added.

"They said the cause of their quick fall was someone's technique,"

"Someone's technique?" the leader asked with a frown.

The figure nodded. "Yes, their testimonies are the same. It was someone's technique. The moment they escaped, they saw from afar their base suddenly being rained down on by countless swords from space. Each sword carried the power of a peak pseudo-immortal stage strike. When those rains of swords descended, there was nothing they could do. The barrier formations were useless against them."

"They could only watch as our fortresses and cities were razed to the ground in no more than twenty seconds."

Hearing that, the leader's heart trembled.

"I think with that kind of power, that technique might have been unleashed by Aldrian the Great. From the rumors, isn't it said that he was the strongest cultivator who could push back against a god? Then he might be capable of unleashing that kind of technique," the figure continued.

The leader took a deep breath and remained silent for a few moments before nodding.

"Good information. Now you can leave."

"Yes, my lord." The figure then left the room.

Left alone, the leader narrowed his eyes as he thought about what he needed to do in the future. He felt pessimistic about the fate of the fallen star cluster. It seemed that this time, the fallen star cluster truly would fall into the hands of the cultivators from the central star cluster.

After thinking for a moment, he finally made a decision. His face grew solemn, but there was also fear in it as he imagined the reaction of that man if he learned about the situation of the fallen star cluster. The decision he reached was that he had to report everything to the headquarters in the central region of Heaven.

That meant the Vampire King would know that the fallen star cluster was about to fall into the hands of the enemies.

With him knowing, he would undoubtedly send his troops. If that happened, there was no way the cultivators from the central star cluster could hold them off. The event that happened three million years ago would repeat.

He did not know if Aldrian the Great could battle many troops from the central region of Heaven, but at the very least the others would be overwhelmed not only by numbers but also by the overall power.

The devils from the central region of Heaven were different from the ones in other places. Not only were they numerous, but many of them were truly strong. Many could battle across levels even while still in the pseudo-immortal stage.

However, the problem was what kind of fate would await him if he told the Vampire King about it.

If the Vampire King became angry, only a horrible death would be waiting for him. That man was someone who could kill anyone simply because he was bored or even slightly irritated. The Vampire King might see this as the incompetence of the devils here and execute him once the war ended.

Still, he thought that it was better to tell the king. He could not escape anyway, because the Vampire King would know where he was no matter where he went.

Moreover, the fate of Rulleus might redirect the king's focus to Aldrian the Great rather than dealing with him out of irritation.

'Yes, let's do that,' he thought.

It would create another chaos, but at the very least he could keep his life.