Sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting sharp patches of light on the conference table.
The ghostly figure of the Religious Leader Saidu hovered at the boundary of light and shadow, his semi-transparent body appearing increasingly grotesque with anger.
"24 warships have sunk, the Pope has fallen, and 12 Archbishops martyred!" the Religious Leader questioned loudly, "If the Association turns a blind eye to this, how is it different from harboring the murderer?"
The conference room fell into a deathly silence.
Everyone present was well aware of the tension between the Holy Court and Wu Heng.
The situation was worsening, and to some extent, it was something the Holy Court had brought upon itself, while Wu Heng was merely in a position of passive defense.
