Chapter 322: Chapter 322: Continental War

"Do you think it's true that the Great Demon Sect is allying with the Holy Church to fight against the other two continents?"

"I do. It explains why the Necromancer Tower attacked the Great Demon Sect's envoys. They must have uncovered the secret deal."

"If that's the case, won't the Western Continent be thrown into turmoil? If the Eastern Continent plans to help the Western Continent fight the North, doesn't that mean that Western Continent also intends to support them against the Southern Continent?"

"Is this the beginning of the Continental Wars?"

The crew of the Merchant Ship, largely composed of Southern citizens, were deeply concerned. Until now, the South and West had maintained a relatively peaceful relationship, allowing them to handle matters with the other two continents without much trouble.

If the rumors were true, a crack had already developed in the relationship of the continents, which could mean bad news for the Merchants.

At this point, everyone aboard wondered if it was wise to continue to the Western Continent, now that their plans had been exposed.

"The Academy hasn't taken any action. The border isn't sealed yet, so the situation can't be that bad. Even if the Western Continent was planning this, I doubt that would do anything against us. They already have the Necromancer Tower to deal with."

"That's right. Even with the help of the Eastern Continent, the Necromancer Tower will not be an easy opponent. That's the only place against which the number advantage doesn't hold any significance."

Many crew members and guests on the ship were concerned about their safety. However, there were also a few people who were calm and knew that the situation wasn't as bad as it sounded.

At least that was the case for the Southern Continent which was why the Academy hadn't ordered for the border to be sealed.

Amidst the commotion on the ship, there was one person who was silently listening to everything that was being discussed.

If it was just the disappearance of the three Elders, he still would have seen the Necromancer Tower with some suspicions but the rumors about this incident were spreading too fast.

It had only been a few days and this even spread to the Southern Continent which had nothing to do with it?

If the Necromancer Tower was behind it, they wouldn't have left any witness. Even if the Great Demon Sect found out about the disappearance, they wouldn't spread this news publically.

As for the Holy Church, they shouldn't have known about this in the first place unless they were there. So where did this rumor spread from? It definitely couldn't have come from the North. Even the Necromancer Tower couldn't be this foolish.

It was clear that someone was intentionally trying to drag Feng Yu. If all four continents knew about it and Feng Yu didn't attack the Necromancer Tower, she was going to be seen as cowardly.

For someone proud like Feng Yu, this was probably the best tactic.

'It seems the Holy Priestess is trying to use Feng Yu as a borrowed knife against her enemies.'

Eren let out a sigh, realizing that things were quite complicated. No matter what, the Eastern Continent had already been dragged into this mess.

It was either the Northern Continent or the Western Continent who attacked the three envoys. No matter who was to blame, the Great Demon Sect was already caught in the conflict.

If they attacked the Northern Continent, the South was going to attack them while the West was going to ally with them. If they found West to be the culprit and attacked them, North was going to ally with them and South was going to attack them.

The only way to stop this was to let the death of the three Elders be forgotten but it was also impossible. Feng Yu wasn't going to accept the death of her people without doing anything.

Whoever planned this, already had the Eastern Continent in checkmate. No matter who was blamed, a continental war was on the horizon.