Europe, the continent that underwent the most significant changes during the two hundred years since the system's emergence.
It was divided into six great empires.
These empires formed an alliance to fight against the 'Central Government' that had taken control of all of Asia, under the name of the 'Homeland Alliance'.
This alliance was forged approximately seventy years ago, before the Central Government established absolute control over Asia. Despite the government's slight fragility during that period, it managed to endure the conflict and ultimately maintain full authority over the entire continent.
As for Europe, it had been divided ever since the Horizon Gates began to appear.
Germany was the first to exploit this chaos, igniting a major war within Europe.
Germany focused its expansion on Northern Europe and began its invasion with Poland, due to the global tensions at the time, Poland fell quickly, and Germany then overthrew Denmark.
After its motives became known, Germany faced repeated attacks from the Nordic countries and its neighbors, but these neighboring nations had little impact due to Germany's prior defensive preparations and because those countries were preoccupied with either invading others or defending themselves against invasion.
Thus, Germany continued into the second phase of its invasion, advancing toward Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.
Then came the third phase, in which it launched a two-pronged attack: one across the sea toward Finland, and another on Sweden from Denmark, continuing until it overthrew Norway. Thus, the German Empire was established.
It was also known as, Verdan: The People's Land.
The second empire was Spain, which blockaded Portugal by sea and land and continued its fierce assault until Portugal became part of Spain.
Spain then exploited the pressure France was exerting on its border with Germany, ensuring that France would not attack it due to their secret alliance, however, Spain violated the treaty and invaded France.
Then, while Germany was occupied with Sweden and Finland, Spain launched an attack with its First Army on Switzerland and directed its Third Army toward Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
Thus, the Spanish Empire was born, rising under the name of Andalus.
The United Kingdom mounted a fierce naval defense against Spain and Germany, successfully safeguarding its lands and preventing any coastal invasions.
Meanwhile, it launched a ground offensive against Ireland and mobilized a second naval fleet to invade Iceland and Greenland.
Wresting Greenland, which had been indirectly under Danish control, was a devastating blow to Germany.
Thus, the third European empire was formed, known as 'The Conqueror of the Ocean'.
Meanwhile, in eastern and southern Europe, other conflicts arose, giving rise to three additional empires.
Italy began its expansion by seizing the French island of Corsica.
However, instead of launching a land assault on its neighboring countries, it turned its sights toward Croatia, its primary maritime neighbor.
Starting with a coastal invasion, Italy eventually toppled the nation before pushing overland toward Istria.
Through a series of repeated, highly organized strikes and a relentless siege, Slovenia also fell under its control.
As for the Czech Republic, it was attacked by both Germany and Italy at the same time and was ultimately divided in half between the two great powers under a treaty of alliance and peace.
During the treaty signing period, Italy had already toppled Slovakia and Hungary.
Thus, Italy emerged as an empire once again, named Rome in homage to the ancient Roman Empire.
Meanwhile, Romania launched an attack on Moldova and defended against attacks coming from Italy and Greece at the same time.
Romania expertly concealed its military and defensive capabilities from the world, making its defenses far more formidable than anyone anticipated.
This secrecy allowed it to launch a swift and powerful invasion of Moldova, followed by a relentless offensive that toppled Ukraine, which had already been weakened by assaults from the Asian continent.
Thus, the empire was established, casting aside the name Romania and choosing 'Dacia' as its new identity.
As for Greece, it succeeded in creating a conflict among four countries, Albania, Serbia, Macedonia, and Montenegro, all of this, just to claim the Republic of Kosovo.
However, the Republic of Kosovo responded with fierce attacks that inflicted major losses on the four countries.
Greece exploited this, subjugated them all, and expanded toward Bosnia and Herzegovina before taking control of Bulgaria.
Following these events, Greece rose as an empire, titled 'The Return of the Greeks'.
After this, Europe grew weary and weakened, leading to the signing of a peace treaty and the formation of a unified front, 'The Homeland Alliance'.
This union was forged as a desperate defense against the Central government, which had begun to impose its absolute dominance over Asia.
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News of a giant gate appearing on the African continent reached all the European empires and the Central government, causing a sense of danger to creep into every major power.
This was not just an ordinary gate, but a massive one that had no effect on wild animals.
Ultimately, the gates were the catalyst for the emergence of terrifying monsters upon the Earth, their radiations either fused existing DNA or mutated creatures into something far more evolved.
This made the Earth a dangerous place where no one knew what kind of monsters would appear.
Numerous theories spread across the world as to why the monsters were affected and transformed while humans were not.
Humans were described as the superior race, and it was claimed that the system's emergence was to defend this race.
All of this was mere speculation that had not been proven.
All European empires sent messages calling for an urgent meeting to discuss the danger.
Meanwhile, the Central government decided to organize a meeting for all thirteen cities and sent invitations to the African and European empires to hold a global summit.
Invitations were also sent to the Brazilian and Argentine empires, which had taken control of South America.
An invitation was also sent to the Great Mexican Republic, which had taken control of all of North America.
An emergency meeting will be held in a month.