NOVEL NEXT Chapter 525: Chapter 525: A new era
The declaration of the Holy Emperor sent shivers down the spine of those who were listening to him. Finally, there was going to be a great war.
None of them were old enough to remember the last time a war of this scale was fought, but all of them knew that it was going to come with great cost attached.
Despite that, none of them blamed the Holy Emperor. They knew that the Holy Emperor had no choice in the matter. It was started by the Northern Continent that sent people to attack them.
If they didn't respond even now, then it was only a matter of time before the Western Continent was going to be conquered by the forces of Necromancer Tower.
When that happened, their lives were going to be turned into hell. At least that's what they believed, since there wasn't much information amongst the people of Western Continent about the kind of lives people on the Northern Continent lived.
Most of them had only heard rumours about the brutality that ordinary people in the Northern Continent went through, their lives being cheaper than dirt.
None of them wanted to see the day where they would be ruled by the Necromancer Tower, their descendants suffering for their cowardice.
"Long live the Emperor!"
"Long live the Holy Empire!"
Loud chants erupted amidst the crowd, many of them expressing their desires to fight for the Holy Empire, even if they weren't part of the Royal Guards.
The news about the Holy Emperor's rise to an Overlord was just as shocking, especially for the spies. They quickly retreated, disappearing into the unknown amidst the crowd.
All spies started sending messages to the forces that they were affiliated to, especially since a war of this scale was never the matter of just two continents.
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If the war spilled over to other Continents, it could cause an even bigger effect.
"We didn't start the war, but we will end it!" Eren raised his fist in the air, his voice echoing across the entire city.
At this moment, the people of the city didn't know, but the projection of the Holy Emperor and Priestess was simultaneously being shown across the entire empire, in every city, small and large.
The declaration of the Emperor reached every corner of the Holy Empire, the faith of people shifting from the Priestess to the Holy Emperor, who was leading the war.
Eren could feel his holy essence becoming stronger, as hundreds of millions of people started putting their faith in him. As for those who had already placed their faith in him after hearing the rumours, their faith grew even stronger.
Previously, the Holy Essence wasn't something that was comparable to his other abilities, especially since it was limited. However, with the power of faith, he could feel that the Holy Essence was also becoming a significant weapon in his arsenal.
In the absence of the Goddess, there should've been no one who could harvest the power of faith, but he was able to do it.
Deep down, Eren was quite happy with the progress of his holy essence. The citizens also appeared to be taking his message well enough, not doubting him much.
He was sure there were going to be a few people suspicious of this development, but their numbers would only be far too insignificant to matter.
Eren turned around and went back inside the palace with the Holy Priestess.
The citizens didn't know at that time, but it was the last time they were ever going to see the Holy Priestess, who was going to fade away into obscurity from this point onwards.
It was especially the case since Eren didn't need her anymore. There was no need to make his clone disguise. Instead, his clone had a better responsibility now.
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It was as if the Royal Guards were already waiting for this moment, expecting it to arrive at any second. They had already finished the preparation, with the clone performing his administrative role quite well, expecting a future like this.
As soon as Eren made the declaration, the Royal Army had already started matching out towards the Northern Border.
Only the bare minimum number of guards were left behind in the major cities to maintain the peace during their absence.
Even the Holy City was no different, with the guards departing, being led by the clone disguised as the Holy Emperor.
"Are you really going to fight the Northern Continent?" Xiu Ying asked Eren who was standing on the balcony.
Eren didn't answer. He was simply looking at his clone marching out with the army, wondering if he was making the right choice at this moment.
It was a war that was caused by him. The lives lost in this war were his responsibility. However, this was also something that had to be done.
With the opening of Hell, he couldn't waste any more time. He couldn't let the Northern Continent exist as it was, or the main character of that continent was going to become a nightmare.
The Northern Continent was like water that had been still for too long. If he didn't make any waves, then the still water might drown him, especially since the main character of that continent was related to him.
"My dear brother is returning from hell. It's only fair that I prepare a gift for him," he muttered under his breath, calling forth his Phoenix that soared through the sky, spreading her wings wide.
The phoenix had also grown slightly larger, her strength increasing to a certain extent. It had also become faster, after Eren fed it some of his own blood with the ancient dragon essence.
Once Eren landed on the Phoenix with Xiu Ying and the others, the Phoenix soared through the clouds, flying towards the Northern Continent, even leaving the clone and army behind.
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"They are waging a war at this time?" The Necromancer Tower was in a mess as soon as the message was delivered. "But the tower master entered Hell just half an hour ago!"