Warehouse No. 2.
The doors swung open on their own, revealing the vast space inside.
Rhode and Sulu entered side by side, on their guard.
Large chunks of ice still lay all around, while wisps of white vapor spread and rolled across the floor.
"Rhode, you broke your word!"
A hoarse voice came from deep within. "We wanted you to come alone!"
"I brought my younger brother. He's not an outsider!"
Rhode called out, his words echoing repeatedly through the warehouse.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Green flames suddenly flared in a corner. In their eerie light, two men emerged slowly from the darkness, holding a hostage with a sack over his head. "Have you come to negotiate?"
"Let Sean go! He doesn't know anything!"
Sulu played the role of an irritable younger brother perfectly, shouting at the top of his lungs.
"Sorry..."
One of the kidnappers held a dagger to the hostage's neck. "Agree to a few things, and we'll let him go immediately! First, return our Scripture Fragment at once. Second, swear that from now on, you won't oppose us..."
"Heh... enough with the nonsense!"
Rhode glanced at Sulu, only to see him shake his head grimly. "It's not him!"
Every kind of outward disguise was useless in front of a [Medium], because a Medium relied more on their Inspiration to perceive things!
"Third..."
While the kidnapper was speaking, Rhode had already drawn a dagger at Sulu's signal. Impatiently, he hurled it with all his might.
Thwack!
Empowered by Demonic Power, the dagger plunged straight into the "hostage's" neck. Blood sprayed everywhere!
"You!"
The two kidnappers froze, apparently unable to imagine that Rhode would be so ruthless.
The next moment, the hostage fell to the floor. The sack slipped off his head, revealing a face completely unlike Sean's.
"Since neither side