After confirming that all the Zombies had "died again," the four continued toward the mist-shrouded mountaintop.
"This evening, several headless monsters like these suddenly appeared inside Seabreeze Church in Bansy Harbor, along with flying heads detached from their bodies. We swiftly dealt with those abnormalities, only to discover that Jess had been beheaded and killed in the Prayer Hall. We found a letter of accusation on him.
"Based on the letter and the traces at the scene, we determined that Jess had been killed by Bishop Miller. He had colluded with cultists and intended to revive the tradition of worshiping the Weather God. Oh, Jess was a Pastor of Seabreeze Church. He was very brave, but unfortunately, he trusted the wrong person and tried to report the cult leader, Miller, to Miller himself..."
Thinking of the poor headless Pastor in the church, Angel nodded and observed a second of silence for him.
Dodge, the forty-year-old captain of the Mandated Punishers, spoke as he handed the Sealed Artifact in his hand to another team member beside him. The latter took it, and the hand gripping it immediately began to tremble, though it soon steadied. His expression changed slightly as well.
Angel noticed that the glove on the hand Dodge had used to pass over the Sealed Artifact was damaged, and the skin beneath was somewhat charred. Clearly, this Wooden Staff capable of summoning immensely powerful lightning did no little harm to its wielder.
"When Miller realized that his crimes had been exposed, he fled Seabreeze Church. He and the cultists kidnapped several local residents and travelers before vanishing without a trace. Soon, dense fog poured out across the entire harbor, and even more monsters appeared within it. After locating them through a special method, we traced them to this mountain. He