Around the time that Ein had lost consciousness and when Michelle was undergoing a life-and-death battle against the avatar of Bune, one of the dukes of hell and a member of the Chaos faction, trouble was creeping closer to the dungeon.
One of the elven guards, diligently doing his work atop the outermost wall, saw signs of movement within the forest despite the darkness of the night. He immediately relayed what he saw to the guards below and asked them to check. The two guards quickly went ahead and entered the forest to scout. They tread silently and carefully along the familiar path of the forest and stopped only when they noticed signs of movement ahead.
"Oh no," one of the scouts mumbled in a low voice.
In front of them, an army of an unbelievable scale was marching towards them. The flags they were carrying, shone on by their torches, depicted a lot of different territories, all of which were situated relatively near the borders.