The war room hummed with activity as Nox's core team worked through the night. Maps covered every surface, marked with enemy positions, potential targets, and the constantly shifting locations of verified human forces. The scale of the demonic infiltration was becoming clearer with each report, and it was worse than anyone had imagined.
"Status on the verification network?"
Vexia looked up from a stack of communications. "Seventeen cities have sent representatives for testing. We've confirmed infiltration in twelve of them, including three where the demons had replaced the ruling council entirely."
"How are the populations taking the revelations?"
"Badly. Riots in four cities, complete governmental collapse in two others. Fear is spreading faster than information."
