This part of the story was incredibly melodramatic.
So melodramatic that it could have been turned into a cheap pamphlet and sold like hotcakes in the market.
In the end, Sloane killed the Saint Son in a counterattack.
But the Saint Son and the Saintess had actually been quite close.
Because of the Saint Son's death, the Saintess finally lost all hope that Sloane would return.
Their love turned into hatred.
In the final battle against Sloane, the Saintess personally killed him to retaliate for the Saint Son.
But afterward, she took her own life as well!
"No wonder the Holy Church hates him so much."
After reading to the end, Dark finally understood why the Holy Church had acted so aggressively.
In battles connected to Sloane, the Holy Church had not only lost one of its sacred artifacts, but also a Saint Son—an Artificial Saint—and a highly promising Saintess.
That kind of hatred was utterly irreconcilable.
Yet under such circumstances, Sloane still dared to appear within the Holy Church's sight. What exactly was he relying on?
Dark could not help but ponder it.
He vaguely sensed that there had to be something suspicious behind this. Sloane's participation in the competition was definitely not as simple as it appeared. But such matters could not be deduced from written information alone. To understand more deeply, he would have to make contact with him. However, getting involved in Sloane's affairs now would not be wise.
As the head of the Scorpio Palace intelligence department in the Free City, Laura's decisions clearly leaned toward caution.
And Dark... honestly, he was cautious too.
Alvitr and Claire were still trapped in the Snow Mountain Goddess Temple, with no news from them yet.
Naturally, Dark was inclined to avoid unnecessary complications.
But after reading Sloane's information,