There had already been a rising wave of anger toward the expansion of the Shadow Swords and the hidden motives behind their movements, and this sentiment had long been embodied in the firm resistance of the Behemoth of Destruction to their presence in the surrounding sectors.
Yet, that resistance did not merely grow, it surged to an overwhelming level after the announcement of the Cosmic Elder, as if something unseen had suddenly unified countless wills against them.
For instance, the sectors between 105 and 115 had already been caught in a prolonged state of war against the Shadow Swords, led solely by the Behemoth of Destruction. Despite this, the local forces within those sectors had continued to support the Shadow Swords and accept their presence, because the Shadow Swords stood as a counterbalance to the Behemoth of Destruction's relentless desire to dominate and claim absolute authority over them.
