I don't know if it's because the seal is gradually loosening or because Baji rewrote history, but the black tide attacking the city has been ongoing. Many of them are followers of the Seventy-Two Demon Pillars—kill a batch, and another is created...
Building the fortress and deploying the Galong Cannon were meant to settle everything once and for all, but after six months of strenuous effort, even Marvin who has a tough disposition is barely holding up anymore. The Aurora Society and the Demon Hunters are at their wit's end—while their bodies remain intact, their spirits are starting to break!
Fortunately, the city hasn't been too deeply affected. The Church of Truth, which has been progressively perfecting its divine system, has been more than capable of dealing with the black tide. It's exhausting, but not catastrophic.
