Duke and Vivian exchanged glances, seeing an unprecedented gravity in each other's eyes.
This was no simple monster riot or discovery of an unknown species; the crisis hidden behind it might far exceed imagination.
"We must report this immediately," Duke said in a deep voice and, without hesitation, used the Wizard's Mark to contact Lucas.
He didn't know if Lucas was available at the moment, so he sent over all the information he had gathered.
Duke relayed what he saw and heard, including the appearance of the demons, their resource-plundering behavior, high organization, individual strength, and the deduction that they were not indigenous, succinctly and clearly.
He originally thought Lucas might find this surprising, but unexpectedly, the other end of the Wizard's Mark was silent for a moment, then responded with information imbued with a heavy "as expected".
