The Starfire Church Is Too Devious

One day after the battle of Haipa Town ended.

Inside Bishop Megan's secret little room in the Holy Light Cathedral.

"Bastard, how is this supposed to count as a resounding victory?!"

Along with Megan's furious voice, something seemed to be hurled heavily onto the floor.

Fortunately, no one was nearby, so nobody witnessed her rather undignified outburst.

"What do you mean, 'although more than half the soldiers were severely wounded and unable to move, successfully driving off the rebel army counts as a resounding victory'? Who wrote this report? No matter how much you exaggerate, you can't write it like this!"

After venting for a while, her anger had mostly subsided. She let out a long sigh and tossed the report she had intended to throw on the floor onto a nearby table.

The battle was over. The Holy Light Church had won.

The Darkmoon Church deserved some credit as well. After all, the "Magic Canopy" that had turned the tide of the entire battlefield had been technology they brought.

Whether it was Brave Hero Kaius fighting at full strength or the Magic Canopy covering the battlefield, either one alone was enough to give the rebel army a miserable time. With both superweapons brought together, the Holy Light Church's victory had been almost inevitable.

She had known that before the army departed. She knew her own forces would win.

Megan had specifically studied Sain Underground City. Or rather, the Holy Light Church had an entire department dedicated to researching all kinds of underground cities, with Sain as its current primary target.

They had discovered that Sain Underground City possessed "Campfires" and "Sites of Grace" that could rapidly raise the strength of those who entered. They could quickly raise an ordinary person's stats to the level of a battle-hardened warrior, while