Chapter 69 One of Us

Luke originally planned to find a tall building far away and have One Ear point it out from the window. Unfortunately, rats have short-sightedness, and their eyesight is really poor, even for extraordinary treasure-hunting rats.

In desperation, he had to let Yi Er sit in his car, point the way from behind the windshield, and lead Luke to the vicinity of the cult's stronghold.

Fortunately, we had a smooth journey. It was broad daylight and the cultists did not come out to the streets to randomly capture people for sacrifice. They might have been worried about causing an impact and being found by the church.

After determining the location of the cult's stronghold, Luke drove directly to a restaurant he frequented, negotiated with the owner for a while, and then bought a piece of "prime grade" beef from their kitchen.

This is the highest grade of steak in the United States, with production accounting for only 2% of the market share. They have extremely high fat embedding, rich marbling and the best taste, which is an unparalleled experience that Mouse Mouse could never imagine.

After putting an ear and beef in the gutter, Luke went home to gather his gear and drove to the church.

This time, the armed priest did not stop him. He nodded and let him go to the backyard to find Moore.

"Huh?" Seeing Luke coming, Moore's face flashed with surprise: "Why are you here?"

Luke didn't exchange pleasantries and said directly, "I found the cultists' lair. Call your companions and go scatter their ashes together."

Really found it?
Moore was a little surprised. It had only been three or four days. Was this the power of money? But the church was not short of money.

This friend whom I have just met may have power that I have not yet recognized.

However, there is no point in worrying about these things at this time.

"Wait a moment, I'll go call someone."

He picked up a long pointed cane at his side and walked out the door.

A moment later, the armed priests had assembled, and Moore brought Conis and the other two to the reception room.

"Hahaha, it's no wonder that heroes emerge from youth," the laughter came before the person arrived. Conis had just heard Moore's brief introduction of Luke.

The identity of a newcomer to the extraordinary field is not worth mentioning, but the son of a top businessman is a scarce resource.

He shook Luke's hand warmly and said, "Thank you for your contribution to the Lord's cause."

Luke almost blurted out "serve the people".

He sighed in his heart, it seems that the identity of successor in the previous life still has a profound impact on me.

His thoughts were in turmoil, but on the surface he still responded appropriately. After a few pleasantries, he got back to the point.

"I'm not sure how many cultists there are, but according to the intelligence I got, some kind of evil sacrificial ritual is going on there." Luke said seriously.

"Then let's go in and take a look," Cornis responded, "to see what these bugs are up to."

One after another, special bulletproof cars drove out of the back door of the church. Luke sat in the back seat of the lead car and gave directions to the driver.

Facing the cultists, these armed priests didn't seem to be very worried, and their faces were full of excitement like picking up money. After Luke asked, he found out that under normal circumstances, in order to show the power of the evil god, the cultists usually don't use modern weapons. In ancient times, the cultists were quite tricky because of their various strange abilities. But in modern times, under the suppression of modern weapons, the so-called evil god's power and strange changes are nothing more than a volley of bullets, an RPG, or a direct shot.

There are thousands of weapons and thousands of changes. My 155mm caliber howitzer has a dense killing radius of 60 meters and a maximum killing radius of more than 300 meters. Can you stop it?

Therefore, for the armed priests, fighting against cultists is the only choice to gain military merit, especially for such cults with clear ability intelligence and stronghold locations.

The drivers were all experienced and they drove very fast all the way. It didn't take long for them to reach the block where the cult's stronghold was located.

The priests were well-trained. After getting off the car, they immediately divided into several tactical teams. According to the established formation, they entered the nearby commanding heights in a stair-like manner.

The observer took out a telescope and took out an infrared device. After fiddling with it for a long time, he said helplessly, "The windows in the building are all sealed. The infrared device is not far enough to get any effective information."

The firepower priest was originally from Moscow. He looked disgusted and suggested: "Why don't we just call for air support and blow up the building."

"What if there are hostages?" the observer asked.

The bearded fireman, who followed the fine tradition, sneered: "Hostages? Come on, those who are with the cultists are all cultists. We don't need to keep any of them."

"Then what else can we do? Tanks can't get in. I think we still need air support."

Luke listened to the conversation between the men in amazement. He felt that they did not look like priests at all, but rather like terrorists who had infiltrated the church.

In the end, it was Conis who was mature and prudent. He vetoed the fireman's proposal and decided to go in and clear out the enemies directly.

Three minutes later——

Standing in the room full of blood and mummies, Luke and Moore looked at each other.

The process was smooth, but the result was boring.

This apartment was indeed full of traces of cult rituals. There were even fresh, undried blood symbols in many places. Even an amateur like Luke could tell at a glance that there had been - or had just been - cultists living here.

But they came in without any hindrance because all the cult members disappeared, along with the unknown things that had been stored in the core room of the apartment, which was also the core of the cult rituals.

It was as if they knew the church people were coming.

Conis looked very unhappy and sent out the armed priests to search everywhere. After the priests dispersed and searched on their own, he said solemnly: "There is a traitor among us."

"When you came to the Baptist Church for help, you said that you were ambushed when you led a team to raid a cult church. At that time, I suspected that someone had tipped you off. However, after all, the cult members are in the dark and we are in the light. If the other party sends people to watch the church 24 hours a day, then our whereabouts may indeed be known to them."

"After coming to Fort Lauderdale, I would walk around the church every time before and after going out, including recently. I searched all the places nearby that are suitable for monitoring the church, and no one was deliberately monitoring it."

"If you believe in the experience and judgment of an old man, then there is only one reason why we were discovered in advance - someone among us is colluding with the cultists, perhaps an armed priest, a volunteer in the church, or even a clergyman."

He glanced at Moore and said, "We are new here and don't know the people here very well. You have been in charge of this place for more than a year. Do you have anyone you suspect?"

(End of this chapter)