The Holy City (Continued)

She was the only woman among the Cardinals, already past fifty. Perhaps because of her age, she had a full figure. Her round face bore the smile of a loving mother, putting all who saw her at ease.

But now, even her smile was shadowed by a trace of gloom.

While the adventurers had ridden in carriages toward this place, intelligence agents had raced back to deliver the news to the Holy City. This incident could be said to have caused a tremendous upheaval among the Holy City's upper ranks.

The last time a town of the Slane Theocracy had been invaded and destroyed was decades ago. This time, not only had a city been damaged, but it was also the city where the Cardinal of Light and adventurers from other nations had been staying.

If anything had gone wrong, Cardinal Yi Weng might have died there. Even more seriously, if those adventurers had met with misfortune, it would have caused grave diplomatic problems.

"I actually fell into the demons' trap and was knocked unconscious... Fortunately, Mr. Ling rescued me," Yi Weng said sincerely.

In truth, he had been knocked out by Camellia, who had also knocked out Divine Chain, the one responsible for guarding him. Naturally, all of that had been pinned on the demons.

The demons were dead anyway, so they could not step forward to deny it.

"The church and plaza in Nightfall Town were also destroyed. It was probably the work of heretics who hated the Theocracy. Fortunately, Mr. Ling and Mr. Momon were there. Otherwise, the damage might have been even worse."

In truth, the greatest destruction had been caused by the arrow Aya fired at Certain Death... But Aya said it was a trace left behind from her battle with the heretics, and Yi