Mysterious Church

A distant, mysterious bell suddenly rang out across the town. Even the archbishops of the Sleepers grew tense at this sudden development. The three archbishops, Daniel among them, raised their heads in unison and searched for the source of the bell, while Selena was the first to notice the changes in the town—

Starting from the far end of the street, the houses that had once stood with their doors and windows shut tight, their interiors pitch-black, began lighting up one after another with every peal of the bell!

It was as though residents had suddenly returned to those abandoned houses, as though this lifeless town was rapidly awakening.

Seeing the lit houses spreading swiftly in their direction, Selina Gelvin immediately reacted and shouted at the cottage behind her, "Get out here at once!"

The three clerics investigating the cottage seemed not to have heard the bells outside at all, but after Selina's loud order, they immediately rushed out. With a trace of confusion, they returned to the street and watched the lights spread rapidly from afar.

In mere seconds, a soft, warm light came on inside the cottage they had just been examining. The door that had been opened moments before seemed to be pushed by an invisible hand and slammed shut.

Faint sounds of conversation, footsteps, and furniture being moved drifted from inside the cottage.

This eerie, chilling scene made those on the street look at one another. The three high-ranking clerics in owl masks could not help tugging at their collars, revealing a trace of lingering fear.

Gawain frowned and walked to the window of the newly lit cottage, peering inside through the gaps in the wooden shutters.

A Sleeper cleric in an owl mask also came over, apparently intending to observe the activity inside through the