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"Hmm?"

Upon hearing this, Duanmu Huai narrowed his eyes; he felt the juicy part of the story was about to come.

Indeed, the man had discovered that he was now experiencing a very bizarre thirst, akin to that of a vampire's. However, while vampires craved blood, he needed to devour other souls to satisfy this thirst!

Thus, to figure out what exactly had happened to his body, the man embarked on an adventure once again.

Wait a minute, some might ask at this point, wasn't he already the ruler of a fortress? Why would he undertake a journey all by himself?

Well, this is where it gets funny. Afterward, the man had thought about returning to Neverwinter City to seek help. But when he got back, he found that the fortress that was once his had been "re-nationalized," and he was considered to have perished in the war alongside the Shadow King, long thought dead!

Neverwinter City did nothing but erect a statue of him! They left him nothing else.

"Can you imagine my rage?"