How did he know about the Black Ring?
Afanisi felt both bewildered and furious. The only possibility she could think of was that the Holy Adjudicators had buckled under pressure and confessed everything about the Black Ring.
Putting that together with what Jonas had said, Afanisi could easily picture these Holy Adjudicators breaking down under torture and revealing information about the Void Realm Church.
Of course, that was only human nature. Few people could withstand the psychological pressure under such circumstances.
But that did not change the fact that they had betrayed the Void Realm.
Afanisi's gaze chilled slightly. She had no intention of abandoning these believers. After all, every Holy Adjudicator was a precious resource to the Void Realm Church.
But cracks had appeared in their faith. Once Afanisi rescued them, these Holy Adjudicators would inevitably undergo another baptism by the Void Realm, their fractured faith forged anew.
The process was naturally very complicated. But more humiliating to Afanisi than that tedious process was the fact that these "enforcers" of the Void Realm, who should have been its most faithful believers, had fallen to a mere mortal's methods.
Most of the Holy Adjudicators' power came from the Void Realm, and that power diminished as their faith weakened.
In other words, Afanisi had not chosen to intervene personally for these believers' sake. She simply did not want the Void Realm Church's existing strength to suffer.
"Tanyas, take me to the Holy Temple."
Ending her train of thought there, Afanisi spoke, only to receive no response for a long while. After a moment's confusion, she finally remembered that she had sent Tanyas out on a mission, and that she still had not returned.
She had no choice but to set off toward the Holy Temple herself.
Under most circumstances, Afanisi's