Inside, Ethan's system pulsed again, new text flickering across the blue interface in front of him.
[Mission Update]
Stage 1: Engage and Distract the Pastor
Stage 2: Coonie must find the Inner Sanctum
Stage 3: Uncover the Cult's Core Truth
Ethan's gaze locked with Pastor Delrio's.
For a heartbeat, the rest of the chamber faded away. It was like two captains meeting at center court, neither blinking, neither stepping back. Both fully aware the real game had just begun.
Fine. Let's see what your "game" is, Pastor.
….
The final notes of the hymn faded into the labyrinthine corridors as Coonie quietly broke away from the main chamber. He moved like a shadow melting into darkness, his figure blending seamlessly with the robed followers streaming down the aisles.
He pressed two fingers to the side of his earpiece and whispered, "I'm in. Moving to the inner corridors."
