SNAP.
After a crisp snap of fingers, the room's door immediately swung open.
The female cultists who had left earlier walked right back in.
"Watch her closely. You absolutely must not allow any mistakes! Otherwise..."
Priest Sirio glanced at them, a flash of crimson in his eyes.
"Yes, Lord Sirio!"
Hearing Sirio's cold voice, the cultists shivered and quickly bowed their heads in response.
"My dear, please take good care of yourself~"
After leaving Rachel with a smile and these parting words, Sirio turned and left the room.
Rachel, still collapsed on the large bed, looked bewildered at the cultists who had suddenly appeared in the room. There was only one person before, how did it suddenly become so many? What exactly does that Demon want?
Outside the room, Sirio looked at the closed door, his eyes brimming with expectation. Now I'm just waiting for that idiot Claudia to return. I hope those bastards don't cause any more trouble!
「...」
In New York City, another group of cultists from afar had just set foot on New York soil.
"What the hell is Jones doing?"
The leader of this group of cultists, Sass Larson, looked at the dozen missed calls on his phone with a grim expression.
They had been in the city for half a day, yet Jones and the others, who were supposed to meet them, were still unreachable.
Could it be they didn't wait for us and started acting on their own? Impossible. With Jones's cowardice, he wouldn't dare disobey Lord Sirio's orders.
"Sass, can you reach anyone else? What about Edmond?"
Hearing the question from his companion, Sass shook his head solemnly.
"No, those bastards seem to have vanished!"
Vanished? His companion scoffed. Given their identities, they all knew what "vanished" truly meant.
They were either captured by the American police, killed by Holy Advent Society members from other states, or directly beheaded by their archenemies, Chu Feng's Exorcism Agency. Those bastards showed no mercy whatsoever to them, the cultists of the Holy Advent Society.
As for betraying the Holy Advent Society... This speculation flashed briefly through his mind. It wasn't unheard of for cultists to betray the Holy Advent Society and go into hiding. But in the end, they were all found. Their fates were far more terrifying than death! Lord Sirio's methods for dealing with traitors were brutally unimaginable.
"So, what do we do? Should we contact Lord Sirio?"
Hearing the suggestion from someone beside him, Sass gave the person a cold glare.
"You want to die that badly?"
Another person also spoke up. "Lord Sirio doesn't care if you can contact your companions or not. He only cares about whether the mission is accomplished! If we fail to complete the mission and still go bothering him..." His voice turned sinister, making their hearts tremble. "What do you think our fate would be then?"
Remembering Priest Sirio's methods, the person who had made the suggestion paled and involuntarily stepped back a few paces.
Seeing that the person understood the stakes, Sass merely glanced at him before looking away.
"Let's first go to the vicinity of the underground base where Claudia is being detained to scout. If those two bastards are really there, we'll proceed with the original plan!"
Seeing the serious faces of those around him listening intently as he spoke, the corner of Sass's mouth curled into a slight, satisfied smile.
"If they're not there... then we'll have to ask Priest Sirio to demand an explanation from those idiots in Pennsylvania! Jones and the others' disappearance is definitely connected to those idiots. I'm sure Priest Sirio wouldn't want our Strength to be wasted for nothing!"
After hearing Sass's plan, everyone looked at each other; no one spoke.
Seeing that none of them directly objected, Sass knew they had agreed to his plan. If these bastards disagreed, they would've started mocking me instantly! Without an order from Priest Sirio, these people wouldn't care if I were their nominal leader.
Damn it, if I didn't despise that Jones fellow so much, I wouldn't be stuck on a team with these morons. A slight smile touched Sass's lips, but inwardly he was cursing the bastards before him non-stop.
"Alright! Let's move out immediately! If we actually find Jones and his group there, I'll personally kick his ass black and blue!"
"Count me in!"
"Hope you succeed, Bichi!"
"..." Listening to the foul language around him, Sass's mouth twitched, and he cursed them endlessly in his heart. I really want to chop these bastards to pieces right now.
「...」
"Oh? Another batch?"
Chu Feng looked at Bob in front of him with surprise. We just dealt with one batch of cultists here at the base. How could another group arrive so quickly, just to die? Is today some kind of 'lucky day' for cultists?
"Have the New York police left yet?"
"They should be leaving soon. All the cultists' bodies have been removed!"
A smile inadvertently touched Bob's lips as he recalled the scene when the New York police arrived. When the New York police arrived and saw corpses strewn everywhere, they were all shocked and somewhat at a loss. Through facial recognition and items found on the cultists' bodies, they quickly identified all the corpses as members of the Holy Advent Society. Many of them were even on the police's wanted list.
The relationship between the New York police and the cultists was utterly irreconcilable. A long time ago, the State Legislature of New York had already passed a bill. The bill stipulated that to prevent frenzied cultists from harming bystanders, police were authorized to shoot any identified cultist on sight.
Moreover, this special legislation targeting cultists had already been considered by other states. States like Texas had even passed and implemented this bill in their State Legislatures.
In this regard, the federal government was helpless. After all, since the last Bizarre Tide, the relationship between most states and the federal government had grown quite delicate. The federal government now made every move with utmost caution, fearful of igniting the fuse that could lead to America's division.
The old man currently residing in the White House was having a particularly rough time. He had even considered resigning, but ultimately couldn't bring himself to relinquish the power he held and abandoned the thought.
"How long until those cultists get to the base?"
"If they don't stop on the way, they'll be here in about half an hour."
After a moment's thought, Chu Feng decided he couldn't eliminate this next group of cultists at the base. After all, one incident could be dismissed as a coincidence. If it happened again, the New York police would surely notice something unusual about this place. Even if they found out, it wouldn't be a huge problem, but this place is one of my most vital trump cards. It can't be exposed because of a few minor Holy Advent Society rats.
"Should I call for backup... No, forget it. I'll go myself!"
Chu Feng glanced at Bob, thought for a moment, but eventually shook his head.