Military Intelligence Section Seven.
The commotion outside had little to do with this place. Everyone sat around the table, mostly making small talk.
"The gentlemen at the top got quite a scare."
Anthony took a sip of whiskey and swirled his glass.
"They knew the queen would move against the Church's conservatives sooner or later. They just never expected anything this drastic. The Foreign Ministry must be tearing its hair out right now."
"Has His Holiness the Pope lodged a protest?"
Katie blinked curiously and looked at Anthony, who shrugged.
"I heard he's sending a delegation. As for what they'll discuss, that's beyond my pay grade, and I don't want to know."
"But today's battle really was dangerous."
Henry looked grave. He hadn't taken part in the battle against Bishop Raphael, but he had read the report. When those creatures were hit, they sprayed feathers. Anyone those feathers touched would turn into a feather monster too. Those feather monsters could also be blown apart, spraying more feathers, and then...
Fortunately, most churches occupied their own plots of land and were relatively isolated. The surrounding area had also been cordoned off before the operation, and Li Wei had reacted quickly.
Otherwise, if those feather monsters had escaped into Fog City... Just imagining the consequences sent a chill through Henry.
Even if fire could deal with them, how big a fire would it take? And how many people would die?
"They actually dared to do something like this!"
Henry slammed his fist on the table and growled.
"Every last one of those bastards should be hanged!"
"They're already as dead as they can possibly be. Let's worry about the living instead."
Li Wei closed Genesis and spoke calmly. The others turned their attention to him.
"Mr. Detective, did you find out where