Reconciliation Before the War

Corona Pope

As a third-class Overlord Class, it was nowhere near as terrifyingly dominant as the Moonstring Bishop had been when crushing all second-class professions. Despite its imposing name, it was, by role, a pure mage.

All along, from Seeds's perspective, the Starcaller had never been weak, and it possessed a smooth growth curve.

At first glance, it looked like the classic case of making a niche profession shine, then claiming that some obscure profession became absurdly powerful later on. No matter how one heard it, it sounded like it was trying to ride the Mechanic's coattails.

But in reality, the reason Starcaller had become such a solitary niche profession was largely the Pope's fault.

At the Pope stage, its frail body, excessively long casting times, and demanding training requirements severely undermined players' interest in playing it.

Mutants had varied playstyles, Echoers had distinct advantages against groups, and Bishops were highly mobile spell assassins with area damage to boot.

But once they reached Pope, players who had stuck with the class all the way were left dumbfounded.

Because this—this was simply a pure Star Abyss mage.

But then again, a starving camel was still bigger than a horse.

Even though advancing to Pope had countless drawbacks, there was one thing Li Aoz could not refuse.

—Among third-class professions, Pope was the only one capable of possessing planet-level destructive power before reaching Kappa-rank (10).

There was no second one.

To be precise, it could blow up any planet that was not stellar-grade.

This was the one thing a Bishop could never match.

With the Pope's planet-busting ability as a safety net, Li Aoz had absolute confidence to keep fighting.

After all, Moonstring Bishop was a profession capable of stacking stats on its own. With the new version launching and countless players