Chapter 1541 War [1]

Chapter 1541 War [1]

Damien had escaped.

The instant he killed and devoured Count Telebris, he used his connection with the Sanctuary to disappear from the Frostbound Mountain Range.

It really was a convenient method of travel.

After all, for as long as someone with an access gate to the Sanctuary was at Void Palace, Damien would always be able to immediately return to safety.

His escape was a good thing.

But Damien didn't feel good about it.

For a long time now, he'd been escaping.

When was the last time he actually went out and fought a battle?

He'd been careful for the palace's sake, keeping his strength to himself so his enemies didn't gain information.

But it was too late now.

Even with all of his preparations, his enemies still managed to learn the things they weren't meant to know.

That was confirmed the instant he devoured Count Telebris.

Straea knew what he could do, as did the Foreign Races.

How?

They got lucky. Damien dropped his guard for no more than a single moment and that was enough for all of their suspicions to become facts.

It was similar to how everything Damien knew was being affirmed as fact by Count Telebris' memories.

Damien made it back to Void Palace relatively unharmed, but a change would come from this point forth.

That battle was the last time.

It was the last time he would choose escape over battle.

The strength he'd accumulated through all of his training, the power that gave him the right to rule billions of people...

It was about time for him to truly use it to its full potential.

***

Damien learned a lot of things from Count Telebris' memories.

His being a Count meant the information he had on the Sacred Abyss Universe wasn't much better than Count Verex's. He did have his own territory, which Damien could probably lay claim to if he went there, but other than that, everything Count Telebris knew was something Damien also knew.

However, Count Telebris knew everything that was happening with the Foreign Nobility infiltrating the Heavenly World. On top of that, he had a considerable amount of information on the Straea Clan.

Ironically, the Foreign Noble was more useful for learning about the happenings of the Heavenly World than his own homeworld.

Still, in this instance, that was for the better. After all, Damien wasn't looking for the Sacred Abyss Universe's secrets right now.

If they had the power to make that man wary, then Damien didn't have to worry about them.

Nevertheless, plans were made quicker than anyone could process them.

A roadmap that led to the perfect destruction of the Straea Clan without any room for other outcomes was created.

As long as it was followed, everything would end soon.

"Huu..."

Damien took a breath.

The moment Count Telebris' memories became his, Damien entered a warmongering mode. It felt as if all of his doubts had cleared, leaving room for only success.

'I'm going to be on the battlefield too.'

It may have been arrogant, but the fact that he himself would be able to fight was Damien's greatest assurance of victory.

He sat back in his chair, closing his eyes.

This would be the last moment of peace for a while.

So as he learned to do on Ice Luan Mountain, he enjoyed it as much as he could.

His life would be chaos when the war began.

But that chaos was the same environment where he thrived.

'Okay.'

His mind was clear.

His vision saw beyond the horizon.

A few days passed after that, a time that the palace members used to brace themselves for what was to come.

The entire world had been lulled into a silence. Amidst the retreat of Void Palace's troops, the Straea Clan had become oddly quiet as well.

It was extremely odd, especially considering how brutal the war they raged had been thus far.

Millions had died at the very least. It didn't seem like after suffering such losses the two influences would ever put down their swords.

So for a silence like this to suddenly erupt...?

Naturally, it couldn't mean anything good.

This time saw a mass migration of people into the Eastern regions of the world. As people tried to avoid the escalating conflict, they moved across the Frostbound Mountain Range so they could be safe.

Unfortunately, not everyone could make this move in time.

Because there wasn't much time before war erupted again.

And this time, with countless Divinities swarming the world with the blood of their enemies as their only goal...

The world would truly face a situation it had never faced before.