Chapter 96 - 28: Sacred versus Sacred
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The siege of Absburg was undoubtedly another miracle. Of course, for the Church, it might have been nothing short of a disaster.
Three days after the soldiers surrendered, King Allen and Duke Tangjis, upon receiving the definitive news, simultaneously chose to withdraw their troops. After all, who would want to fight an army capable of performing miracles, wouldn’t you agree?
If your opponent is merely strong, it’s no big deal. You can still hope to triumph over strength with weakness; after all, though rare, such cases are not nonexistent in human history. However, if your opponent is an army favored by the Holy Spirit, capable of miracles, the situation is entirely different.
An army that performs miracles has no record of failure in human history.
Engaging in battle with such an army is undoubtedly courting death. And it’s not merely death—it’s being nailed to the pillar of shame in history, becoming the despised antagonist in a widely recounted tale.
Although the Church repeatedly emphasized that Holy Knight Gray would not receive any assistance from the Church or the Holy Spirit, it’s unfortunate that hardly anyone believes this claim anymore.
The cardinals of the Cardinal Court have even received letters accusing them of being shamans.
Yes, the Church, representing Heaven’s power in the human world, has ironically been labeled as "shamans." As far as everyone is concerned, the Holy Spirit now stands firmly with the Holy Knight, and the Church has been abandoned. What right does the Church, abandoned by the Holy Spirit, have to call itself God’s spokesperson?
There are even rumors that the Pope has conspired with the Devil, and that demonic forces have infiltrated the Cardinal Court. Otherwise, how could the Church be forsaken by the Holy Spirit?
Isaac Kingdom’s fervor for sacred faith has reached unprecedented heights in millennia, but unfortunately, this fervor lies entirely beyond the Church’s control. They can’t even receive donations anymore. Meanwhile, trust in the Church across other mainland nations is collapsing.