No one had expected Peter of the Suoloma team to suddenly launch a lethal sneak attack—and his target was his own team captain, Adam.
Only Amanda, who happened to be standing beside Adam, caught a glimpse of Peter gathering lightning from the corner of her eye. She noticed in time and took the thunderous blow for Adam.
The price was her life.
Adam stared at Amanda's lifeless body, his mind completely blank.
He dropped to one knee and took Amanda's hand. "How did this happen...?"
"Though I don't know why you were planning to teleport into the church, it seems he was the one who leaked the time and location of the main force's teleportation to the Fire Thief Cult."
Guan Tong's voice sounded beside him. Adam's heart jolted, and he looked up.
Peter had realized during Adam and Guan Tong's questioning that he would inevitably be exposed if everything were laid out clearly. So he had decided to strike first and ambush Adam, the greatest threat.
But he had not expected Amanda to block the attack for him. His sudden assault had failed, and when he tried to flee, he found Silver Fox blocking his escape route.
The rest of the Action Team quickly surrounded him.
"So you're the traitor who sold us out!"
"This bastard—kill him!"
Everyone burned with rage. Realizing he could not escape, Peter snarled, "Those two useless pieces of trash, Baike and Heath! I gave them the time and place beforehand, and they still failed! They let heretics like you survive!"
Hearing that, everyone immediately understood that he too was a member of the Fire Thief Cult.
And judging by the way he called two bishops "useless," his status within the cult was clearly not low.
Someone cried out, "Could you be the Pope?!"
"His