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What's our definition of "as a result of this battle?".

Let's say I block a large FBTN-B chain, so I'm pretty much set on initiative with my blocking Naaman. I play bearing bad news, then Strange Fire, discarding another EC in territory. Does the affect of Strange Fire interact correctly with the "as a result of battle" clause to trigger the protect clause?

Bearing Bad News
"If a unique human evil character is discarded as a result of this battle, no lost soul may be rescued by a hero this turn"

sounds like a 3 for 1 in this scenerio. He spends 1 card for your 3 cards gaining a block. O.k. really a 2 and a half to 1 but really if they are spending more cards than you then eventually it will be in your favor which doesnt sound good. What a more like Deluge of Rain?