Upon learning that the group was merely a local Kamona sect of some guardian-deity cult, Ajax promptly wiped them out. After all, if he didn't kill such people, there was no telling what kind of trouble they might bring upon him.
Afterward, Ajax once again focused all his energy on his confrontation with Ethel.
Ajax led his men to engage Ethel at the broken bridge, intending to test her true capabilities.
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