Gaston hesitated for a moment, then said seriously, "I don't think it's an act. Arya treats him as the greatest evil, a blasphemer. They're truly fighting to the death."

Jorge let out an aged laugh, and the sound was chilling. "Then what are you waiting for? Arya has left the Cathedral's army and is deep in another battlefield. Since Andrew won't last much longer, we need to maximize our gains while he does hold on. You understand what I mean, don't you?"

Gaston grinned savagely. "Yes, Progenitor."

Immediately, the vampire army mobilized and charged toward the Cathedral's encampment. Echoing this move, the werewolf forces under Edmund also launched a massive invasion, joining the vampires in a fierce assault on the Cathedral's army.

Feeling the tremors spreading across the land from afar, Kass's expression turned solemn inside the Cathedral command tent.

"Lysander, Makhaylus, the Lord's test is upon us again."

Lysander asked, "Archbishop, should we have Arya return to assist?"

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