The lavish hall that had once belonged to Victoria's royal family was now completely filled with the grim, murderous aura of the Sarkaz.
Theresis sat upright upon the lofty throne, his brow tightly furrowed. Floating above the holographic sand table before him were the magnificent "Sarkaz airship" and the preliminary construction blueprints for the Fragment Tower.
This massive undertaking, capable of changing the very landscape of warfare on Terra Continent, had only just laid its foundations. Theresis should have convened a project advancement meeting today, yet the atmosphere in the hall was so oppressive it was suffocating.
"...As Paradise's sword, the Xianzhou Alliance will never tolerate any Abundance Fiends! From this moment onward, the Xianzhou Alliance shall represent Paradise and formally declare war upon all of Terra! Until this land is thoroughly cleansed and transformed into Paradise's King's Land!"
As they listened to that solemn, imposing declaration of war echo across all of Terra, every Sarkaz general in the command room was dumbfounded.
They had originally gathered to discuss countermeasures against the Blood-Red Heavenly Punishment—that endless rain of arrows.
The good news was that several of Victoria's grand dukes, along with the upper echelons of numerous Columbia conglomerates, had suffered devastating strikes at the same time. The Sarkaz main camp, meanwhile, had sustained relatively minor damage.
This was the perfect opportunity for the entire army to strike!
But then the bad news arrived.
"Abundance Fiends? What are those? Are they referring to us?" The King of the Eaters frowned, his horrifying face filled with confusion.
"Putting on airs. Whoever they are, if they dare enter Victoria's airspace, I'll make sure they never leave! Pass down my order—" Theresis snorted coldly and abruptly rose to his feet.
Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!
Before Theresis could finish issuing his command, Londinium's highest-level air