Diat.
It had been transformed into the headquarters of the Order of the Light of Redemption.
It was also a huge survivor base in this post-apocalyptic world.
Almost every day, survivors who had traveled from far away arrived, hoping to join the Order of the Light of Redemption.
Most of the city had been abandoned. Centered around the Department Store, Lin and Olivia had planned an area roughly the size of a neighborhood, building fortifications and defensive works around it to create a permanent base.
The Order of the Light of Redemption was no longer what it had once been.
It now had nearly a hundred extraordinary individuals. Lin and Olivia, its Saintess and Bishop, had advanced to the fourth stage, making them powerful figures on par with High Priests.
The Order was now building up its strength while locked in a protracted conflict with the Black Sun Cult.
Although the High Priest had died back then, several Dark Beasts had mysteriously appeared in Black Sun Town all at once. So, despite suffering a heavy blow, the Black Sun Church had recovered even faster.
If those Dark Beasts hadn't been even more fanatical and extreme than the High Priest, starting wars with nearly every Esoteric Sect that bordered them, the Order of the Light of Redemption might not have lasted until Lin and Olivia had grown strong enough.
Inside the headquarters.
Lin still looked like a beautiful young woman, while Olivia had become more mature and full-figured. Both women now wore worried expressions as they looked at the extraordinary before them.
He was in his thirties, with a broad forehead and deep nasolabial folds beneath his penetrating eyes. His presence was cold and quiet, giving him the air of a secret agent.
"Abner, what did your reconnaissance turn up?"
Lin