642, Kidnapping Voodoo Cult

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There's an old saying that it's often the swimmers who drown and those who play with fire that inevitably burn.

Although there is no such saying in the West,

the members of the Voodoo Cult were naturally aware of this principle.

However, they lacked any power to resist, and they were not a religious organization that taught goodness. The surface stability was just a facade to hide their inherently malicious nature.

Marcus and the others stepped out of the central area.

The farther they got from the Everlasting Flower,

the stronger they felt their power grow, yet the connection, as if their souls did not belong to them, remained undiminished.

In fact,

their range of influence was limited to West Gana City.

Because the beliefs of the Voodoo Cult could not spread outwards, outsiders did not subscribe to their tenets, nor did they believe in the Everlasting Flower.

From this perspective,

the church's actions were quite effective.

Suddenly...

Just then,