And moreover, not from headquarters.
The various associate churches scattered across the major cities, including things like evangelists and statues of holy nuns, were not within the church, but rather in places like soup kitchens and hospitals.
The terrible depths of the church were fully revealed at this moment.
But when that holy light burst forth, turning the Federation as if it had transformed into an "Earthly Heaven," the shock brought by the host of angels carrying the throne finally began to dissipate some. What remained also began to fade after a succession of giant angels looking down upon the common people were scorched by the true holy light and shattered amidst their wails.
Over thirty angels, slaughtered by the joint hands of four demigod-level powerhouses, allowed the Federation, originally in utmost chaos, to rapidly return to the precarious state from before the incident.
