Siesta had no idea where Duanmu Huai had come from. She could swear that the spot had been empty just a second ago, but in the blink of an eye, Duanmu Huai's massive body had appeared, followed by a hammer blow that smashed the laptop sitting there. At the same time, he gripped his warhammer and swept it horizontally, instantly sending all the cultists surrounding Siesta and Minme Satori flying.
"Ah, teacher! You're here."
Unlike Siesta, Minme Satori looked completely calm. She even waved at Duanmu Huai with a bright smile and greeted him, as happily as if she had spotted an acquaintance at an amusement park.
"Grab them! Stop them!"
This sudden chaos threw the entire ritual site into a panic. The cultists who had been prostrating themselves around the altar rose one after another, surging like a tide.
"The ritual must continue! The moon has reached its designated position. We will transcend mortality and become immortal!"
Soon, a group of cultists wearing cloaks and carrying guns came running over. The other cultists cleared a path, then prostrated themselves again and began chanting fanatically.
"Ashtart—Astaroth—Supreme Mother Goddess... La! Shub-Niggurath! Gorgo, Mormo, Thousand Faces Moon—all praise our sacrifice... With your countless offspring, fill us with your seed, so that more people may worship in your temple... Gof'n hupadgh Shub Niggurath..."
"Take them out. Leave no one alive!"
Duanmu Huai blurred, and his massive, heavy Power Armor appeared around him. His roar thundered over the chanting of thousands of cultists. At the same time, he flung the Wooden Sword and an Aluminum Suitcase toward the rear.
"Understood, teacher!"
Minme Satori leaped into the air and caught the Wooden Sword. Drawing it from its sheath, she descended like a venomous snake. The blade in her hand pierced straight through one Cultist's skull,