Acquaintances Beneath the Holy Light

The Holy Light Church's camp was clearly much better than the rebel army's.

There was a proper fortress, proper tents, and even a grand, magnificent mobile church. This church could transform and reassemble itself anywhere at any time, extending countless mana cannon barrels from within. It was practically a siege weapon.

Patrols made up of large numbers of soldiers circled the camp day and night. Carriages carrying all kinds of goods came and went, while devout believers arrived to offer their wealth before leaving with happy faces.

Faith and war coexisted within this camp at this very moment.

Even at the most difficult point of the war, order within the camp had never descended into chaos. Everyone bathed equally beneath the Holy Light, and everything remained orderly.

However, today, that rare peace was broken, because—

"It's Kaius! They're back! Open the gates and welcome them in!"

"Wait, why don't I see the Magic Pegasus? Did they fail to recover it?"

"Something's wrong! Why is every knight injured?!"

At this moment, the Holy Light Knights led by Kaius barely made it back, dragging their exhausted and wounded bodies. Their disheveled appearance immediately drew the eyes of everyone in the camp.

Then it caused an enormous uproar among the crowd.

They had never seen this elite force, which even included the Brave Hero, in such a sorry state.

Even their armor was gone! All they had left were thin undergarments! Some were even down to nothing but tattered clothes!

Kaius and Anleisi appeared to be in the best condition. At the very least, most of their armor remained intact, but their expressions were still extremely grim.

What had happened? Had they encountered an enemy more powerful than any before?

Not even the Starfire Church's largest operation against Kaius and the others had