Further north in Polaris Realm, there was a city of 5,000 inhabitants on the border of human land and areas unclaimed since The Purification.
Even after years of work and many victories, there were still areas of the continent that had previously belonged to humans or Light Path beast tribes that still needed to be reclaimed.
At posts like this small human town, allied forces from across the continent were stationed, preparing for combat, ready to defend human territories and purge the monsters.
In this particular location, a young-looking red-haired man, around 40 and of Intermediate Archmage cultivation, was in charge of the area when a man with tanned skin and long black hair landed in front of the town.
The guards on duty went on alert, eyeing the Intermediate Archmage who had just arrived from the unclaimed area ahead.