"Why haven't we attacked the Sain Dungeon yet?"

"Ahem, watch your wording, it should be attacking Hepa Town."

"Either one is fine, staying in such a peaceful place every day is making my bones rust. I can't stand the atmosphere here at all. Hasn't the Church issued an order to attack?"

In the frontline fortress city managed by the Return to Forest Church.

The Hero Anleisi, hired by the Holy Light Church, was complaining to the commander, while her brother Kaius leaned against the wall with his eyes closed, not expressing any opinion.

But judging by his attitude, he must be somewhat dissatisfied with the current situation as well.

Enough of Anleisi's usual cheerful expression was gone, leaving only complaints and confusion on her face, as she said:

"The Church pays me by the day, and now that there are no battles, I can take it easy, but what about you? Don't you care about the Holy Light God's gold coins? We're very valuable."

The commander looked troubled, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead as he said:

"Even if you're that eager to fight... the orders from headquarters are to hold position. We don't dare dispatch you to engage the enemy on our own. Please stay put a little longer, isn't peace a good thing? I'm begging you, please."

"You, sigh, brother, let's go."

Anleisi opened her mouth but finally said nothing, sighed helplessly, and turned to leave.

Today marks the umpteenth day of the ceasefire on the frontline.

Calling it a ceasefire is a bit inaccurate because neither the rebel army nor the Three Great Religions have reached any sort of truce agreement, and they remain in a stalemate, ready for a showdown at any moment.

However, the reality is that large-scale battles have inexplicably paused.

The fighting between the Three Great Religions and the rebel army has simultaneously halted, with the frontlines managed by the Return to Forest Church and the Dark Moon Church exhibiting a peace that no one imagined at the start of the war, while the Holy Light Church's frontline still experiences occasional skirmishes and the Starfire Church continues to attack.

If Anleisi didn't know that there's no possibility of reconciliation between the Three Great Religions and the rebel army, she might suspect that both armies are staging a play.

But even if it's an act, what exactly is the plot?

It's still unclear what the cease-fire on the rebel army's side looks like, but on the Return to Forest Church's end, they've already responded to the Holy Light Church's call to carry out time-consuming and labor-intensive welfare projects like aiding disaster victims and rebuilding residential areas, making it seem as if the war has already ended.

Currently, Anleisi and Kaius's job is to help with the welfare projects, but in reality, no one dares to ask them to do any work, leaving them so idle that they don't know what to do with their time.

Normal people would likely cherish such newfound peace, right? The soldiers on the Return to Forest Church's side all find the current situation very good, and the desire to start another war has disappeared among the soldiers.

Anleisi feels that it seems like only she and her brother find all this too strange.

Everyone else is naturally enjoying the peace, not worried that the rebel army might come attacking?

"After being nurtured in this for so many days, I'm starting to think the current situation is normal..."

Anleisi walked with slumped shoulders along the road, where the Return to Forest Church's followers had set up another tent to distribute welfare supplies.

Smiling disaster victims only need to say "God bless" to the equally smiling followers to receive a bag full of supplies, making the Reid people likely to turn green with envy at the opportunity of getting rice without having to work for it!

This scene was initially very strange in Anleisi's eyes, but after seeing it for so long, she has adapted to it.

Almost as if the sole purpose of the intense fighting between the Three Great Religions and the rebel army was to come to this wretched place to set up a tent and aid disaster victims.

"Peace is nice." Kaius would still say a few words in front of his sister.

"But our opportunity to return to Sain is now indefinitely postponed..."

The girl let out a long sigh, swaying as she walked, as if deliberately acting out.

"I so wish I could experience that life-or-death feeling again. I used to find it annoying, but after being apart for so long, I actually miss it a bit."

The Sain Dungeon to Anleisi is like stinky tofu—it stinks but tastes delicious—something that can literally be experienced in the gourmet area next to Fran Fort, which can physically achieve that sensation.

Perhaps because of a bit of a masochistic streak, Anleisi is increasingly nostalgic for the Sain Dungeon.

Several unexplored paths are vividly etched in her mind, and the thrill of being an invincible soul-sucking ghost mowing down enemies in the Painting World is quite alluring, offering a burden-free enjoyment that truly captivates.

Of course, this doesn't mean she agrees with or wants to become a soul-sucking ghost.

To return to the Sain Dungeon, only two paths lay before her.

One is to follow the Three Great Religions to triumph over Hepa Town and then continue the rightful conquest of the Sain Dungeon while enjoying mowing down enemies.

However, with the bizarre ceasefire taking hold, this road has already been sealed off.