Internal Affairs and External Affairs

The fierce battle in Stormwind City's Cathedral District immediately made headlines across major media outlets worldwide. It caused an enormous upheaval within the Alliance in particular. The Alliance had no time to worry about the Horde's internal politics now; its own side was just as deep in the shit. The pot shouldn't call the kettle black—they were both in no position to laugh at the other.

Archbishop of the Holy Light Benedictus, revered by people everywhere, was actually a high-ranking Twilight follower of the Old God N'Zoth! This, this, this, this, this fucking... it was nothing less than shattering everyone's worldview and collapsing their faith.

Many devout believers simply could not—or did not want to—believe it.

Not long afterward, SI:7 agents conducting a comprehensive search made another discovery in a secret basement beneath the cathedral.

This underground chamber, absent from both maps and building plans, resembled a dark tomb with a complex layout. A large number of Twilight fanatics still remained inside, while the deepest burial hall was packed wall to wall with powerful enchanted explosives.

Well then, the evidence was overwhelming. No one could whitewash Benedictus now. Anyone who tried was definitely a Twilight cultist.

Benedictus had actually intended to blow up the Holy Light Cathedral. Preliminary estimates suggested that, with the yield of that enormous pile of explosives and the Twilight energy contained within them, if they detonated, an earthquake would have been the least of it. Half of Stormwind City might have collapsed into the ground. It would have been a catastrophic disaster.

Combined with the complete crystal recording of the confrontation in the Cathedral District, Benedictus's new appearance and everything he had said were immediately inserted into emergency broadcasts across all major television programs.

The people, feeling deeply betrayed, were furious. They cursed Benedictus for betraying