Before the towering stone stele of the Wolf Mound, the sudden appearance of the Book of the Dead and its theft of four church tablets had nearly frozen the atmosphere.
The Moon Priestess's eyes were filled with surprise and delight. She admitted that she had underestimated Crow. The other's methods were far more numerous than she had imagined.
The Moon Priestess and Crow stood shoulder to shoulder. Across from them, the five members of Team Worm, led by Worm, stared at the three members of Team Crow.
Among Team Crow, Krank—or rather, the Duke—was deep in thought. Everything had happened in the blink of an eye, but he had noticed the fleeting surprise on Crow's face.
The Duke concluded that the culprit had to be the person disguised as him. As for who that person was, he didn't need to think about it. A few hours ago, the Duke had vaguely sensed the Steel Apostle fighting someone, but the battle had lasted less than a minute before the Steel Apostle perished. That had been far too quick.
Thus, the Duke was certain that Su Xiao had most likely killed the Steel Apostle. Based on that, someone had appeared in the Duke's likeness a few hours later and gathered the other two teams, bringing all the church tablets together.
Moreover, when all the church tablets had vanished a dozen seconds ago, a fleeting look of surprise had crossed Crow's face. The Duke was certain that Su Xiao had been the one behind this scheme.
The Duke calmly raised a hand and habitually rubbed his chin. It was a habit he had developed over the years. Several years ago, his lower jaw had been replaced with a metal prosthetic, and it had taken him a long time to adjust. That was when