Malin's wait ended after ten minutes—the messenger from the Church gave Malin a reason he had to leave first.
"Excuse me, miss, I have something to do. Please keep the manuscript here and have your boss take a look when he's free," said Malin as he placed the manuscript on the counter and smiled farewell to everyone.
After leaving the hall, he opened his umbrella and quickly left the restricted area. Then, he opened a teleportation passage and arrived at the Church of the War God's armory with precise coordinates.
The Punishers of the Church of the War God were preparing their weapons. Malin saw Marian, who looked even more haggard than before.
"What's happened, messenger? The report said there were creatures resembling rats sighted in the new district?" Malin asked, approaching the elderly man and noticing his left arm was broken, with blood seeping out from the bandages.
