The situation at the border was finally brought under control, thanks to the efforts of the three S-rank warriors and the soldiers on the ground.
Though the cost was high, especially from the relentless attacks by aerial monsters, they managed to bring down all the demons by the third day.
When word came that nearly five hundred demons marching toward Eryndor had been wiped out, everyone assumed it was Valerie who had dealt with the Parasite King and his army.
It sounded almost impossible for one person to crush such a massive force—but Valerie was an S-rank. Perhaps she had finally used the trump card she'd been keeping hidden all this time.
But when Rhea and the surviving soldiers near the fort shared what they had witnessed, the entire army was shaken.
The truth spread fast across cities, across borders. Every Emperor, every Council Head heard the same unbelievable report.