“Do you know where Renee is?” Jared asked.
“She was captured and brought to Phantom Monastery. I'll rescue her once I give Erasmus a proper burial!”
Leonidas slowly gathered Erasmus' lifeless body in his arms and turned to bury the corpse in the backyard.
However, Jared reached out to stop him. “Abbot Leonidas, let the others take care of Abbot Erasmus' funeral. Bring me to Phantom Monastery right now. Renee will be in grave danger if we take too long!”
Leonidas paused briefly before nodding. “All right, I'll take you there immediately,” he agreed and carefully placed Erasmus' body on the ground.
“Mr. Grange, Mr. Lowe, we'll leave the rest to you guys!” Jared hollered at the men.
“Take care, Mr. Chance!” Walter replied.
Without further ado, Jared and Leonidas embarked on their quest to save Renee. The Phantom Monastery was located at the peak of a treacherous mountain, where the population was sparse. Hence, the monastery rarely had visitors and was a stark contrast to its famous counterpart—Lagrange Monastery.
With Leonidas leading the way, they reached the foot of the mountain at dawn.
Jared stared at the tall mountain and the dense forest that carpeted it, his eyes gleaming with murderous intent.
The mountaintop was enveloped in thick fog—a product of the heavy rain from the night before. However, it did not deter Jared and Leonidas as they strode straight ahead and disappeared into the white mist.
Meanwhile, in Phantom Monastery, several ferocious-looking monks were sluggishly cleaning up the monastery. Despite their deceiving attire, they were ruthless murderers who had fled to the mountains to evade the law. They made the Phantom Monastery their haven and lived under the guise of monks.
A man in robes stood in the main hall. He was none other than the current prior of Phantom Monastery and the traitor Leonidas had spoken of— Diomedes. Falcon was his disciple!
It was time for the morning sermon, but Diomedes' mind was elsewhere as he crouched by the wall to eavesdrop on the situation behind the
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