The connection fell silent at once. Miss Scepter's words had stunned them all.
The Life Mother Goddess Church was devouring souls? This was far beyond anything they had imagined.
Writer: "Y-You're telling the truth? The Life Mother Goddess Church really devoured their souls?"
Even Zoe's voice trembled. She truly could not believe it.
She still remembered that scene: Mira gently closing Tommy's wide-open eyes in her arms, kind and tender as a mother.
Could she have been feeding on his soul!?
Scepter: "Yes. Among the Life Mother Goddess Church strongholds destroyed by the Candlelight Society, the souls of a considerable number of believers had vanished. And they did not fade away peacefully—they were forcibly devoured."
French Fries: "But... why would they do that? Isn't the Life Mother Goddess Church's doctrine about saving lives?"
Scepter: "I don't know the exact reason either, but there is one thing they all have in common: most cults are 'using twisted means to fulfill their wishes.'"
French Fries: "Twisted means? Could you explain in more detail?"
Scepter: "Writer should know this best. She just mentioned that the Life Mother Goddess Church did some terrifying things. You must have seen their methods, right?"
Writer: "...Yes. They stitched people's bodies together, but... they really were saving people."
Scepter: "The body is the foundation of the soul. Stitching bodies together also twists the soul in turn. Simply put, when the body becomes a monster, the soul will gradually fall as well."
Scepter: "That is also why Transcendents lose control so easily. As they gradually lose their human bodies, they need anchors even more to stabilize their cognition."
Scepter: "This is an iron law."
Ken frowned. He vaguely felt that something was wrong. Memories stirred in his mind, but every time he tried to grasp them, he fell just