Chapter 529: On heroes
Light flickered incessantly in the Sword Saint's eyes. Clearly, his mind was racing as he considered countermeasures and weighed the possibilities.
Yet after a long while, he still let out a deep sigh. His gaze swept over everyone present with a complicated expression before he looked up at the sky, as though trying to see through to an unknown world far beyond his reach.
The bishop of the Fanite City-State took several deep breaths. Seeing that the Sword Saint Degoni had no desire to speak for the moment, he did not dare disturb him and instead gathered his thoughts.
Everyone present had felt it unmistakably just moments ago.
When Holy Knight Leit said that the foolish Church in Nolan City had abused its penal authority to burn a visitor from beyond their world to death, causing an otherworldly being they could have communicated with to utter a curse before dying, everyone present, whether the Sword Saint's disciples or anyone else, had felt a suffocatingly terrifying power repeatedly surge and be suppressed within the Sword Saint's unassuming frame.
Clearly, the Sword Saint was struggling to restrain his nearly uncontrollable fury.
In truth, even the many Church members present found it hard to stomach. They might have indulged in similar acts of greed in their everyday lives, but just as many villains watching a film would despise its antagonist, at this moment they emotionally shared a common enemy.
After frowning in thought for a moment, the bishop decided that his position obliged him to break the silence. At the very least, he had to soothe the Sword Saint's emotions, lest he develop an unfavorable view of the Church.
"Your Excellency, how serious could this become? What can we do now?"
The bishop chose his words carefully.
"The Church