There were a number of factors that contributed to this collective lack of interest in seeking retribution.0

Firstly, people from the main church had been dying throughout all seventeen southeastern prefectures, and the total number of casualties far outnumbered those from the White Cloud Prefecture. Secondly, many people had died before the Unmatched Escort Agency even came into existence, so surely the agency couldn't be blamed.0

Of course, most importantly, all of those who had perished were branch lineal descendants of their clans, and it was simply not worth going up against a collective force of several hundred clans to seek retribution for the deceased.0

Any misstep could lead to the demise of an entire clan, all for the sake of a branch lineal descendant, and it was simply not worth it.0

Night Demon had killed direct lineal descendants from so many clans during the Parasite Ascension Project, even that hadn't caused any infighting among the clans of the main church, yet here these people were, trying to start intra-clan conflicts over a bunch of branch lineal descendants!0

If the deputy popes were to learn of their attempts at sowing dissension...0