When the Aphelion Phase began, it was like the thin, flimsy barrier that covered the portals suddenly weakened and snapped, allowing thousands and thousands of monsters to pour out.
The alarms sounded across the world, especially in territories near the border.
In one border town in the west, the bells rang wildly as they alerted everyone to get into position, the fighters, adventurers, mercenaries, and the like ready to fight, while the non-fighting commoners hurried to hide and defend themselves. They would be responsible for their own safety.
People gasped when they saw the large and dense line of monsters that quickly filled their horizon. Obviously, they went through this every few years, but they would never get used to this horror.
ROOOOOAARRR!
The thunderous roars of hundreds of thousands of monsters reverberated across the land, causing tremors both on the ground and in people's hearts.
