David didn't pay attention to what happened next. After they handed over the evidence they'd found to Fernandes, they left the church.
Fernandes would probably need a long time to digest those real cult leads.
The arm the Shattered Church cultist had was successfully obtained. The future cooperation with the Shattered Church was a long-term plan, but the urgent priority was still to keep improving his own strength.
The target Efnathis wanted to "frame"—the Mother of Flesh—her followers were a really dangerous bunch. He'd already felt that evil god's malice from those fish monsters this time.
If one day he needed to directly stand against that evil god, he absolutely didn't want to see himself being devoured by endless flesh.
Only by continuing to advance his tier could he become truly invincible.
At least he needed the strength to defeat legendary creations...
After witnessing the power of the steam knight, that towering metal figure had become David's goal to chase.
