After the zombie virus crisis had been resolved, Dustin's hatred for the Skull Covenant had reached its breaking point. Plague, scarlet mist, zombie virus—each one a ruthless attempt to wipe entire cities off the map.

Despite his best efforts to save lives and thwart their schemes, tens of thousands of civilians still died in the chaos. All four major cities across the Ashen Coast had also suffered varying degrees of devastation.

They couldn't afford to wait for the next attack. If the Skull Covenant struck again, who knew how many more innocent lives would be lost?

The best approach now was to eliminate the root of the problem. They had to completely eradicate the Skull Covenant and restore peace to the Ashen Coast.

Dustin barely had time to catch his breath after returning to Reedcrest. He went straight to find Grace.

"I've got good news and bad news," she said the moment she saw him.

"Let's hear both," he replied.

"The good news is, my people found the Skull Covenant's altar.