Before Kuize brought Ye Chen back to Hunter's Peak, not only Hunter's Peak itself, but also Hunter Town at the foot of the mountain, as well as every province and region throughout the Holy Light Pure Land, were without exception shrouded beneath a stifling, oppressive gloom.
Although they had successfully repelled the Abyss army's unprecedented large-scale assault and barely preserved the continuation of human civilization, both the Hunter Corps and the Church knew that this peace, bought at a terrible cost, was only temporary.
So long as Havijordan, the source of the Abyss, remained alive, these attacks and invasions would only continue without end. A second, third, or even countless further assaults could still happen in the future, until every last resource of the Holy Light Pure Land had been worn away.
In short, human civilization, led by the Holy God, still stood at the edge of a cliff.
Thus, even in the aftermath of victory, the Hunter Corps and the Church's morale remained in a deep slump due to the heavy casualties and chaotic situation.
That mood spread among the populace across the nation as well.
Although the Church withheld most of the truth about the war from the civilians in the cities and towns to prevent panic, the tightly sealed town gates and suburban outskirts that remained locked down after the war still filled countless people with an unprecedented, intense unease. Many even woke each morning feeling that tomorrow would be the Holy Light Pure Land's final day.
For a time, people's hearts were in turmoil, rumors sprang up everywhere, the economy fell into disarray, and society grew restless.
Yet, the one saving grace amid the misfortune was that the commander of the Auling Hunter Corps personally broke this deadlock.
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