The Demon Extermination Squad searched until the latter half of the night, nearly turning the mansion upside down, yet found nothing connected to the evil god's cultists, let alone any trace of them.
Based on their experience, several veteran members had initially sensed the presence of an evil god here.
But after the search, none of them were quite so sure.
Even the two Holy Swordsmen, including Frida, could not be certain whether their senses had been mistaken.
Rayne had joined the search as well. Of everyone present, only he knew for certain that this was the evil god cultists' hideout, but without proof, he could only swallow his frustration.
Left with no choice, the Demon Extermination Squad could only withdraw.
Davenrach and the Secret Fire Guard had already left, having Eberly and his entire family taken back for overnight interrogation.
Back at the Security Bureau, the squad members waited in the assembly room.
Rayne secretly activated Soul Eye and observed his teammates' conditions.
He suspected there was a mole in the Demon Extermination Squad, someone who had passed the news to those Loki's Cultists and allowed them to flee ahead of time.
The first person he suspected was the mysterious Milton, but Milton's soul looked perfectly normal. His emotions were no different from everyone else's.
Milton was also a follower of the Goddess of Magic, so it was unlikely that he had anything to do with Loki's Cultists.
Rayne then turned his gaze to Eli. A blue-brown Flame of Faith coiled around his soul, giving off a sense of boundless vitality. This was faith in the Earth Mother Goddess and had nothing to do with Loki.
None of the other teammates were followers of an evil god either. All of them believed in the Empire's three true gods.
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