Several weeks had passed after the meeting and since then, the leaders on the various corners of the world began to mount their counterattack on the palpable threat of Abyss creatures. It was, after all, in human nature to adapt and evolve for the sake of survival.
With the increasing number of Abyss creatures gushing out of the Abyss pits, so was the circulation and availability of spirit stones.
This meant that the more one killed Abyss creatures and harvested spirit stones, the stronger they became. Hope for a bright future arose amongst mankind.
As time went on, the number of people who reached the elusive Sky realm grew more and more, and following that, nations commenced their advance and began to reclaim the cities they lost to the undead and the Abyss creatures.