Chapter 230

Breathing heavily, they stood amidst the ruins, their bodies aching but their spirits unbroken. "We did it," John said, his voice filled with relief.

Natasha nodded, her eyes scanning the now-silent temple. "We did. But we need to report this to the others. If this was happening here, it could be happening at the other sites too."

Back at the mansion, Gilbert had been monitoring their progress. When John and Natasha's report came in, he immediately relayed the information to Veronica and Milan, who were en route to the western sites.

Veronica listened intently, her expression serious. "We need to move faster. If they're conducting rituals at multiple sites, we could be facing a coordinated attack on a scale we haven't seen before."

Milan agreed, "We'll need to be ready for anything. Let's pick up the pace."