Hao Ren and Vivian took turns explaining what had happened to Hathaway, giving her a rough account of the situation. In the end, Vivian made the final call: "That's how things stand—I know that, strictly speaking, according to your doctrine, this counts as abandoning the organization. But they really did have extenuating circumstances back then. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they did it to save the world. Besides, the matter of the killing instinct has already been investigated, and so many things have become an unresolvable mess. I don't think you'll pursue some stupid charge of desertion, will you?"
Vivian sounded as if she were negotiating, but her expression clearly meant she was issuing a notice. Hassu naturally knew better than to make things difficult. After losing the shackles of the divine blood's original sin, the stubborn Old Hunter had also become more easygoing. He nodded on the spot. "Colperth is now recovering from the devastation of the civil war. We need anyone who can lend a hand."
Bai Huo chimed in as well. "After the civil war, the Order conducted multiple reviews of its principles and lessons learned. We seriously discussed the ideas that had emerged among the new generation of Demon Hunters over the past several centuries—ideas that had originally been considered heretical. In the end, the new council accepted almost all of them with the greatest possible tolerance. To be honest, some of Hathaway and her friends' ideas wouldn't even count as a problem within the Demon Hunter Order today."
"Did you hear that?" Lily immediately gave Hathaway's arm a gentle poke. "You can go home without worrying now!"
Hathaway's expression didn't change much. Relaxation and delight flashed briefly in her eyes, but that was all. The female undead who had completed her mission seemed