Having heard the King's words, Bruno felt a sense of repulsion: visiting a Voodoo High Priest on the land of the natives? It was akin to meeting an apostle of Satan on the Devil's own land, fraught with the risk of soul corruption!
The King, Nzinga Mbemba, noticed the foreigner's hesitation. He pondered for a moment before persuading,
"I hear your companions are undergoing the Chief Divine's curse, a test of life and death! Only the Voodoo High Priest has the power to help you survive this trial."
Moved by these words, Bruno recalled Paulo's painful struggle, sighed softly, and nodded his head.
Immediately, Bruno had his only healthy sailor take the mysterious cross back to the ship while he led the remaining eight people, along with the King and the Samurai, into the jungle. Paulo and two other sailors, who had completely fallen ill, were carried by the native Samurai.