Herod frowned as he swirled the liquid in his ss. "The werewolves are too weak and cowardly to be our allies. What excuse did theye up with after their defeat?"


    The vampire said in a soft voice, "Steen said that the authority of humans is unquestionable. Their War God, Nathan Cross, is unrivaled. He told you to give up before it''s toote, lest we vampires meet our doom." Crack!


    A cold glint shed across Herod''s eyes. He tightened his grip on the ss in his hand, crushing it into smithereens.


    Sharp shards of ss pierced his palm, causing blood to cover his hands.


    With a wave of his hand, all the ss fragments and blood in his palm flew to the floor. Plumes of thick smoke started rising from the stone-paved floor, and the brick tiles were soon eroded away.


    The skin on Herod''s bloodied hand, however, recovered in the blink of an eye, and his palm appeared as fair and smooth as a young girl''s.


    Seeing how Herod flew into a rage, anger surged within Lyanna, too. She shouted, "The audacity of Steen to say something like that! He and his weredogs had their tails tucked between their legs after getting defeated by Nathan. Do they think we''ll be as weak as they are? Patriarch Herod, the treacherous weredogs have betrayed us and disrespected you. I suggest we send a prince and a troop to the mountains to teach those werewolves a lesson. Let them understand the consequences of disrespecting us!"


    Herod, on the other hand, had already regained hisposure. He let his gaze wander to the sand table, studying the temporary headquarters of the Hundred Nations Gods of War Alliance and also the headquarter of the Curia, Salinsburgh.


    After a minute of silence, he stated coldly, "I have always regarded the werewolf n with disdain. Now that our n has expanded, they''ve be even more insignificant in my eyes. Our main target is humans, so I don''t want toplicate the issue by adding the werewolves into the mix. Once we defeat the humans, we''ll then focus on obliterating the werewolves."


    Lyanna immediately voiced her agreement. "Yes, you''re right, Patriarch Herod. I can''t wait to see the looks on those weredogs'' faces when we win the war against humans."N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content.


    Herod kept his gaze locked on Salinsburgh''s location on the sand table as the image of Nathan crossed his mind.


    With an icy tone, he continued, "The werewolf n has retreated. We''ll push on. We''ll do what the werewolves are scared of doing. We''ll kill the ones they didn''t dare toy a hand on. Notify the thirteen ns and the princes on the battlefield. Whoever brings me Nathan Cross'' head, I''ll grant them a drop of my blood. I officially announce the kill order on Nathan Cross. I hope I''ll hear the good news of someone defeating him soon." Lyanna answered, "Yes, Patriarch Herod. I''ll inform the respective princes and ns."


    The news about the Patriarch giving out the kill order on Nathan had spread across the vampiric kingdom.


    Many of the vampire elites were eager to try their luck, especially the chief prince, Lux.


    Lux had been itching topete against Nathan since a long time ago. Besides, thetter had murdered his trusty subordinate before this, and he wanted to avenge his subordinate. Since even the Patriarch gave his orders to kill Nathan, Lux was eager to be the first.


    In the meantime, Nathan and Hepburn had reimed the towns and cities previously upied by the werewolf n and returned to Salinsburgh as victors.


    Throughout Salinsburgh, tens of thousands of people filled the alleys and streets, warmly weing the return of Nathan.


    After news of Nathan''s victory


    against the Alpha Wolf reached the city, his fame soared to an all-time high. Overnight, he gained hero. worship from many foreigners and


    admiration from conside


    women.


    Nathan sat in the royal carriage sent by the Curia. Under the protection of Colin and his crew as well as the Curia''s armed escort, the carriage headed toward the Curia''s headquarters.


    The long road that led to their


    destination was filled with tons of people wanting to catch a glimpse of the famous hero.


    The men would cheer at the sight of


    Nathan. Even the heiresses of


    eminent and wealthy families would


    e...


    gaze at Nathan with burning The


    intensity. Some bolder women ne


    would fling themselves at Nathan or throw some personal effects onto Nathan''s carriage.


    Before long, the carriage had handkerchiefs and undergarments hanging all over it.


    Despite his vast experience with


    various situations, Nathan was m el


    inevitably embarrassed. His The


    handsome face was slightly flushed


    as he helplessly looked at the personal effects dangling on the carriage.