Chapter 240

Rhode Island.

Harrisville.

A lakeside cottage located by the city street, where a lake exists.

The middle-aged man Luo Jie sat on the sofa, pulling his hair in frustration, while Ed Warren, in an orange-yellow suit, was setting up cameras, monitors, and other equipment in their home. Luo Lin, meanwhile, watched Luo Jie's wife, Caroline, and her five children with a sharp gaze.

Then, as if sensing something, she nodded toward Ed and went to Lady Caroline to understand the situation and offer comfort along the way; she could feel that among this family, this lady was the most severely eroded!

Ed looked at the entire house from upstairs with a profound gaze. Since his wife had already nodded, it meant that this place was indeed being harassed by evil spirits. Now, the top priority was to film evidence so that an exorcism ritual could be launched as soon as possible.

After setting everything up, Ed walked down from the second floor and came before Luo Jie, lit a cigarette, and the two men began to talk.

"When an evil spirit appears, it usually causes the surrounding temperature to plummet. Thermal imaging cameras, surveillance cameras, and thermometers—these can all give us an early warning."

"Additionally, it is also to film abnormal situations as evidence. Only by having the church certify and approve it can we invite professional priests to help perform an exorcism."

"Of course, if the situation is urgent, I can also apply for an emergency exorcism permit. In short, Mr. Luo Jie, you don't need to worry too much."

"As long as it's not a situation that is too troublesome, we can handle it. Please set your mind at ease."

These words were actually said by Ed on purpose, just to comfort Luo Jie.

Hearing Ed finish saying this, the haggard Luo Jie nodded, seemingly having gained more trust in Ed.

Seeing this, Ed, who had already confirmed that this was a real supernatural case, began to ask.

"Mr. Luo Jie, can you tell me the specific process of the whole thing?"

For ghost and god experts like them, who do not possess strong mysterious powers themselves and can only rely on tools to perform exorcisms, every time they solve a supernatural event, it is more like investigating a case.

Through various clues, they determine whether it is real or not, then find the origin, cause, and truth, and only then can they prescribe the right medicine to solve it.

Therefore, the client's detailed narrative is very important.

And through Luo Jie's narrative, Ed also had a rough outline of the matter in his mind.

The Luo Jie Peron family had moved here half a month ago due to a job transfer.

In fact, the first two days after moving in were fine; apart from the dog barking constantly, there was nothing abnormal.

But within two days, accidents happened. First, after waking up, the dog died tragically outside the door, then bruises appeared on the wife's body, and the children also had their own problems—being dragged by their ankles in their sleep, sleepwalking...

At first, Luo Jie did not realize these problems because he had gone out to drive a truck to earn money. These were just things his wife briefly mentioned when they talked on the phone, so he did not raise his vigilance.

Until this abnormal situation intensified and the evil spirit began to wreak havoc in the house on a large scale—first, the inexplicable clapping sounds that occurred when the wife was playing hide-and-seek with the children, and even the door automatically locking itself to trap the wife in a dark room, and then the children also saw the evil spirit with their own eyes while playing hide-and-seek, and were even attacked...

Fortunately, he returned in time to open the door to rescue his wife and comfort his terrified daughters.

Out of trust in his wife and daughters, he chose to seek out supernatural experts. It just so happened that Caroline had seen the Warren couple's show and newspaper before, so she called to seek help.

And then it was today.

"If it weren't for the fact that I just bought a truck and really have no money, I might have chosen to move away from this place."

Luo Jie said to Ed with a bitter smile.

Move?

Ed shook his head in his heart; that's not up to you. The evil spirit in this place has already deeply entangled itself with your family.

Based on experience and the description, he had already heard it. According to the three-step process of evil spirits he summarized: harassment, oppression, and possession.

From the night the dog died, the evil spirit had already been harassing them, and the subsequent hide-and-seek and the appearance of the evil spirit were even more blatant oppression, the purpose of which was to cause them heavy psychological pressure.

Now, it is probably still in the oppression stage, but if it is not stopped in time, I am afraid it will soon proceed to the possession stage.

"Mr. Luo Jie, I think I need to take a good look at this house of yours."

Ed said so.

"You mean, the strange things in our house are really related to this house?!" Luo Jie stood up excitedly, knocking over the chair and making a clattering sound.

"Mr. Luo Jie, please calm down."

"I didn't say that, after all, I haven't investigated yet."

"Sigh, alright, please follow me."

Subsequently, Luo Jie explained the general layout of the house.

Afterward, Ed walked out of the house and looked around. At this time, Luo Lin, who had comforted Caroline, came out.

"It's confirmed. The dark matter here is very dense, and the number of evil spirits is not small. It has shrouded the entire house and the Peron family, especially Caroline. Her situation is not very good; I'm afraid she is the main target."

"Hmm, as expected. This matter must be reported to the church as soon as possible. I hope the church's reform this time, and the new priests, can play a role."

Luo Lin nodded. She knew what Ed meant. In the past few years, because of the return of darkness, the church followed the new era and opened an exorcism academy, which specifically recruited priests and nuns to teach them methods of exorcism.

It can be said that these new priests are simply combat priests and combat nuns specifically tasked with exorcism.

To this day, the first batch of students has already graduated. If an exorcism permit is initiated to the church now, the church might really send combat priests/nuns.

Just at this moment.

Luo Lin's expression changed, her eyes fixed like torches on the space behind Ed.

Ed frowned slightly. Years of experience and tacit understanding made him react instantly, and he immediately turned his head to look.

On a tree branch not far behind him, a rope was hanging a person. Messy long hair covered the entire head, and the white loungewear looked full of filth.

The whole body was swaying slightly, and before Luo Lin could speak.

This evil spirit disappeared in an instant.

"..."

"The evil spirit... perhaps it is warning us." Luo Lin looked at the big tree and said to Ed.

"It could also be that it has set its sights on us, attempting to intimidate and harass." Ed added.

"There is no time to lose. I will send a report to the church now. With the current situation where supernatural events are occurring frequently, even without much evidence, the church should agree."

"Good, I will go and explain clearly to the Luo Jie family and let them prepare themselves mentally."

Subsequently, the couple worked together; one began to contact the church, and the other gathered the Peron family to start explaining.

On the streets of Harrisville.

Louis, wearing a black trench coat and sunglasses, chewing gum, walked while looking around.

Don't ask him why he was dressed like this; it was because of the accident of using the residual soul of the obscene demon Abbalam to practice the Seduction Art.

The three elements of the Seduction Art—the most important obscene soul—were already in hand, and the other two conditions were not difficult. Louis certainly wouldn't leave it unpracticed, so he practiced it a bit on the way here.

With Louis's current realm, practicing this kind of ordinary technique was quite smooth. The obscene soul was successfully crushed, ground, and condensed into a spiritual essence; the Five-Thing Soup made from rare animals like wolf kisses and tiger hearts was also easy to obtain in this America.

But because of the last condition—that is, tempering one's temperament and skills among "ten thousand flowers"—due to the lack of objective conditions, Louis can currently release but cannot retract.

To avoid attracting attention, he could only wear sunglasses while exerting his Hidden Arts to the fullest.

"Tsk, the effect of this Seduction Art is really strong. Simple Hidden Arts actually can't cover it up. It should have something to do with Abbalam being an overly high-quality material."

"After solving this matter, I'll go back and open a silver club, or maybe a dance party... No, that's too dirty..."

Louis was just pondering when his footsteps suddenly stopped. He looked at the warning tape pulled up in front of him and the construction sign standing there.

He raised his head slightly and looked forward.

In the distance, there was a black dot, and there, there was a large amount of human presence.

"The location is correct."

"It really is... it's actually quite close to the location where the Warren couple is performing the exorcism."

Looking at the black dot in the distance and the location of the lakeside cottage not far away on the map, Louis reached out and took out his phone to make a call. A moment later, his footsteps straightened, his figure became slightly blurred, and he flew toward the black dot in the distance.

The Gluttony Array was almost complete.

And compared to the Gluttony Array, which can resurrect, transform people into dependents, and shed sins, the Warren couple in this Conjuring 2 nun plot were not of very high value.

So how to choose was already obvious.

Louis sped through the sky, his figure swaying.

Drawing a long line.

Very quickly.

Louis stopped in mid-air, looking down from afar.

Below.

A huge black cloth covered everything, and one could only hear the deafening roar of machines inside.

Through the black cloth and obstructions, teams of soldiers were patrolling, and on the temporarily erected buildings and tower cranes nearby, there were snipers standing by. Louis even saw guard posts and even towers with searchlights inside!

In some hidden places on the ground, there seemed to be some heavy weapons.

All of this made Louis stare in astonishment from above.

"Damn, is this a military base?"

Looking at his phone, sure enough, the signal in this place had been blocked. I don't know how Shi Shi Misi managed to send him the message; I underestimated him.

He took a deep breath.

Facing modern weapons, especially heavy weapons, Louis, who was only in the Pure Yin Realm, had to take it seriously.

But!

Weapons are powerful, but that doesn't mean the people are powerful.

The humans controlling these world-destroying weapons were nothing but dregs.

As long as Louis was willing, eliminating these armed forces would be a piece of cake, provided that no mysterious power intervened.

"Let me see what a complete Gluttony Array can summon. I hope it's a demon descending in its true form."

Louis's eyes flashed, his Hidden Arts were activated to the fullest, the invisibility function of the Wan Huan Yi was turned on, and his entire figure completely disappeared in the air as he flew downward.

Since ancient times.

Humans have had an extraordinary passion for extending life; both East and West generally have legends about life extension, immortality, and so on.

Especially those in power and wealth, who are tireless and follow one another in investing power in this area.

It used to be the kings and lords of the Middle Ages, then the mad scientists and big businessmen; now, capitalists and officials have taken over this goal.

W Company, a special company supported by emerging capitalists.

In a short period of time, it spread across most of America and even projected its power abroad—South America, Africa, Europe, and other places—searching for everything that could extend life, whether it was special materials or evil rituals...

And the Gluttony Array was one of them.

A special array rumored to be able to communicate with the Gluttony Demon King of Hell—Beelzebub.

Because it had always been incomplete, it was unpopular.

It wasn't until not long ago that the corpse of the Gluttony Witch completed this array, sparking the enthusiasm of a group of capitalists.

And this place, with its exaggerated area and defensive strength akin to a military base, was the sacrificial ground built by these old guys who were afraid of death.

I don't know what it will turn into in the end.

I hope it's not really a demon king descending...

Shi Shi Misi thought secretly in his heart.

At this time.

A middle-aged woman of about thirty years old walked over. Her figure was very sexy, but her face was stiff, making her look very serious at first glance.

"Captain Shi Shi Misi, the supervisor wants you to take your men to guard the offering warehouse on the west side."

"West side? Offering warehouse?" Shi Shi Misi stared at this woman.

The woman looked at him just as unyieldingly.

"This is the supervisor's order."

A moment later.

"Alright, I will go."

The woman immediately showed a satisfied smile and turned around triumphantly.

Watching the woman's swaying figure, Shi Shi Misi felt no temptation at all; his face was full of grievance and anger. At this time, the team members beside him also made sounds.

"Damn bitch, at a time like this, she actually wants us to watch the offering warehouse? Isn't this clearly making us suffer?"

"Yeah, that way we won't be seen when the leaders come."

"Captain, we can't agree to this. So what if it's the supervisor's order? We aren't in the same sequence as him."

"..."

"Enough, all of you be quiet. You know that supervisor's background isn't simple, right? Now, we go to the west side offering warehouse."

A group of people could only suppress their anger and follow Shi Shi Misi toward the west side.

In fact.

Shi Shi Misi was very happy at this moment, even very grateful to the female assistant just now and that supervisor.

Show up in front of the leaders?

Heh.

Next, that place will only become the center of danger. He didn't want to get close at all. He was just worrying about having no reason to be transferred away, and you sent it over; it's really great.

A smile flashed across Shi Shi Misi's lips and disappeared.

After arriving at the warehouse, looking at the sealed warehouse, Shi Shi Misi didn't have a shred of curiosity and stood guard here quietly.

Very quickly.

A helicopter flew from afar and then slowly landed in the base.

The ritual is about to begin.

(End of chapter)