Chapter 259: Are you sure?
Varnyx gave a firm nod. "Then I will begin the selection process right away. We’ll prioritize those with combat experience, but even the weak can serve in other ways."
Damon smirked. "Good. Turn as many as you need.
Varnyx then opened up another system interface in front of Damon. "As for the second matter, my lord, this is..." The guy hesitated.
Damon could already guess what it was about. "Are you getting reports of the holy faction and divine faction preparing for another war?"
Varnyx’s expression darkened, the red in his eyes flaring faintly. "Yes. Our scouts intercepted communication between the Divine Church and the Radiant Hand. They’ve formed a temporary alliance. Their goal is to ’cleanse the dark tide before it spreads any further.’" He scoffed. "Typical zealots."
Damon stepped closer and stared at the interface, which now displayed several war reports and alliance updates. A new timer had appeared in bold gold script:
[Holy Crusade Countdown: 6 Days, 13 Hours]
Damon let out a low breath. Of course, he already knew something like this was going to happen. It was not going to be easy to maintain a vampire base on a continent surrounded by kingdoms and empires that absolutely loathed the race.
Especially not after the siege he just won almost single-handedly. The humans had been humiliated, and their pride was bleeding. A retaliation was inevitable. This "Holy Crusade" was just a fancy way of declaring another war.
This was simply a system-sanctioned event that was going to keep on coming back again and again. At least he had one week to prepare for the first war. It must be because of that mutated wyrm’s actions.