The Skull Society were not the only unlucky ones. Apart from the July Association, which had switched sides, every cult organization involved in this operation was now living a miserable life on the run.
Once cult members had exposed their identities, they were nothing. Faced with the Noble Allied Forces' extermination campaigns across the lands, running was their only option.
Still, compared to the Skull Society, they were fortunate.
This campaign against the cult organizations was also a test of each nation's organizational capabilities.
As the model everyone learned from, the nobles of the Alpha Kingdom had undoubtedly performed better in this regard.
Escaping with their lives was already thanks to their own Evil God's blessing. Continuing to take part in the operation was out of the question.
After narrowly escaping disaster, nearly all cultists chose to hide and watch how the situation developed.
Their allies had suddenly stopped coming, and the Netherworld Cult suffered for it.
When other cult organizations got unlucky, only the members whose identities had been exposed met with disaster. Those who remained undercover were still safe.
As the initiator of the operation, the Netherworld Cult had gone all in this time. All its assets had been exposed before the nobles' eyes, and returning to the shadows was no longer possible.
Inside the ancient castle, no one had any appetite as they looked at the table full of "specialty" dishes.
The Netherworld Cult was already riding a tiger and unable to dismount.
Their allies could no longer come. With their strength alone, there was no way they could overthrow the rule of the Black Forest Kingdom.
"Cult Leader, we have investigated the matter thoroughly. The news came from that murderous god Hudson.
"Of all the holy cult organizations that attended the previous gathering, only the July