Chapter 196 - 18: Lich (2) (Extended Chapter)
"The negotiations broke down. The situation we feared the most has now occurred. What should we do? Should we crusade against him? This is clearly a trap set by the Dragon Clan!"
"But should we remain neutral when humans crusade against the Lich Knight? Doing so would be equivalent to admitting to everyone that the identities of Lich and Knight can overlap. Moreover, we still have an agreement with the Lich Knight."
"Isn’t it our own acknowledgment that a Lich can become a Knight? The fact is, he has never fallen. On the contrary, his faith has grown even stronger."
"We can accept it, but how do we get humans to accept it too? This almost overturns the faith we have been spreading on the Keltos Continent."
"That is merely a set of twisted beliefs. We should return to the origins of our faith!"
"But isn’t it more effective than our pure faith? Otherwise, we wouldn’t have chosen it. Humans are ignorant and shortsighted. We can only use this simpler, more straightforward way to distinguish between the holy and the dark."
"If the Lich Knight’s identity as a Lich is revealed, perhaps we can use this opportunity to promote that dark creatures can also be converted, thereby promoting the inclusiveness of the holy."
"Yes, but at the same time, all dark creatures could claim they have been converted and then walk around everywhere. But we all know whether that is truly the case. How do we prove that they haven’t been converted? We can defend against the threat of dark creatures, but what about humans? Can they resist? This will become a huge loophole, enough to crumble the dam we have been building. Although the Church has far from met our expectations, you must admit that it has achieved something over the past ten thousand years. No one on the continent dares to claim they have colluded with Hell. Although humans have not truly approached the holy, they must at least verbally acknowledge the correctness of the holy. If we publicly acknowledge the Lich Knight, it is foreseeable that Hell will use this opportunity to overturn the entire holy faith."
Within the blinding Holy Light, the holy spirits were in an uproar.
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Meanwhile, in the Abyss, discussions were also underway.