[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-becoming-a-god-through-horror":3,"chapter-becoming-a-god-through-horror-becoming-a-god-through-horror-chapter-243":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Becoming a God Through Horror",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2273786,4441,"Chapter 243: Luo Lin","becoming-a-god-through-horror-chapter-243",243,"\u003Cp>Let’s rewind time a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Jack and the others were preparing the summoning ritual, Warren and his wife at the lakeside cabin finally called the church.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They also found some records related to this house among the vast amount of data they carried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around a hundred years ago, in 1863, a woman named Thayer married the house’s owner—Sherman, took the name Bathsheba, bore him a child, but only a week later, she threw the infant into the fireplace and sacrificed it to the devil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the incident, she claimed she carried witch blood, was a descendant of witches, loved Satan, and cursed those who sought to take her land, then hanged herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since then, this house has been cursed; every night at 3:07 a.m., Bathsheba’s malevolent spirit emerges to torment, driving mothers to kill their own children by tormenting their minds, replicating what she once did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To this day, many people have died in this house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is a true haunted house!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, Mr. Roger, you were probably scammed by the agent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ed Warren looked at them with sympathy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roger and Caroline exchanged glances, forcing bitter smiles—had they not been too eager to make money, they would have investigated properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what should we do now? Can we still move out?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, Bathsheba has already latched onto you; the ritual is nearly complete—how could she let you go?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An invisible force pulled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed some malevolent spirit, enraged by Ed exposing her past, violently seized one of Roger’s daughters and suspended her midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaah!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Help!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slammed hard into Ed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Struck violently, Ed collapsed to the floor; Luo Lin, seeing this, panicked and rushed over to help him up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Bathsheba, now like a mad thing, plunged the entire house into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud! Thud! Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack! Crack! Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything flew, fell, shattered!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lying on the ground, Ed sharply sensed something wrong: “No! Bathsheba isn’t angry because I exposed her—she’s excited! Something’s off! Luo Lin, quickly, get them out of this house!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Luo Lin stood frozen, trembling violently; in her eyes, a gray-white female spirit grinned grotesquely, staring with wild excitement at a certain direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following that direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Lin saw unspeakable horror!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Space twisted, souls darted through, and the surroundings blurred—her extraordinary spiritual perception revealed an extraordinary vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hellish rift swarming with flies!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A horrific feast of flesh and remains!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone was trying to open a passage between hell and the mortal world, welcoming demons down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that—this moment, Luo Lin’s surge of insight pulled her to see other demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze shifted rapidly, the surroundings blurring as if time and space warped—in the blink of an eye, she stood before a landmark sign, seemingly somewhere in England.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the sewer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid filthy, stagnant fluid, a tall black figure resembling a weeping woman sped through it; behind her, a group of black-robed cultists followed relentlessly; her gaze slowly rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Settled on a woman with her head bowed, carrying a box—no, on what she carried!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the box, a grotesque demonic face flickered in and out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze kept moving!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the woman’s path, her vision drifted to an apartment—darkness, thick with sinister dread, spread relentlessly, eager to devour the light and swallow the entire house into shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the corner, the soul of an old man in a wheelchair stared at her in agony: “Run… fast…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>???\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What? What was he saying? What did it mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Luo Lin could comprehend or react,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pale claw reached from the darkness, gripping the old man’s shoulder; a grotesque nun’s ghostly face emerged, jaws lined with sharp, clashing teeth, smiling at her with a warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ghostly face surged forward, arriving before Luo Lin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inches away!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emotions surged violently—Luo Lin snapped her eyes open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaah!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This strong woman, who had endured countless supernatural events, wept at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pachi!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She collapsed to her knees, tears streaming, utterly fragile and helpless—and a trace of sorrow?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Lin’s mind replayed the vision—not just the terrifying nun’s face, but also the warning image the spirit had implanted in her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that vision,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her husband—Ed—was dead, murdered!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She understood: it was the nun’s warning—don’t interfere, don’t go to England!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or else, die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh… breath… huh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She trembled violently, throwing herself into her husband’s arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ed gently patted his wife’s back to soothe her, while keeping watch on the house’s changes—he hadn’t forgotten they were still in Bathsheba’s territory!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But something strange happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the supernatural phenomena vanished—the house fell silent, deathly silent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if… Bathsheba had left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was impossible—such a twisted monster never released its target. Wait—her abnormal emotions and behavior just now…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his wife’s terrified state…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Ed felt a deep chill envelop his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Lin, barely composed, looked at Ed: “Bathsheba is gone—not just her, all the other spirits in the house are gone. They’ve all gone over there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Lin pointed her finger toward the location where Jack and the others performed the summoning ritual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ed took a deep breath and said, “You, the Perens, stay here—no, leave immediately, return to the city. I’ll drive to that direction and investigate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ed’s plan was cautious: Luo Lin was unstable, the Perens were terrified, only he remained clear-headed and combat-ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, he must investigate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for not investigating?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bathsheba’s behavior was clearly abnormal; if ignored, it might trigger greater catastrophe, claim more lives. He accepted this case—he must do his utmost. That’s basic professional ethics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he had already reported to the church; they agreed to respond and dispatched nearby priests for support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he still had some confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unexpectedly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Lin gripped Ed’s arm tightly: “I’m coming with you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not England, it’s not England, it’s fine, it’s fine…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Lin repeated this mental reassurance to calm herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Luo Lin’s determined gaze, Ed could only agree: “Alright. Roger, you and your family leave immediately—don’t return until church personnel arrive. Also, call the police. If the Bureau can be drawn in to handle it, that might be a good solution.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Ed and his wife got in the car and sped toward the direction Luo Lin indicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Left behind, the Perens stood bewildered; though they didn’t understand what Ed meant by “Bureau,” Roger chose to obey the expert—he called the police and quickly led his family away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis, standing with arms crossed, his form always concealed, observed the scene below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis felt no emotion at all as these people were slaughtered by demons—what they got was what they deserved; who says accomplices aren’t guilty?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let them all die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh no—Shi Misi can’t die; he’s my man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Shi Misi was clever—or lucky enough—because he was targeted by his supervisor, he led his team to a remote corner of the base, guarding one of the sacrifice storage warehouses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, with his men hiding inside the building and using firepower along with special items like crosses they carried, they could still hold their ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the others, without exception, all were being slaughtered one-sidedly, except for a few specialized squads with unique methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, W Company really is one of the weaker of these mysterious organizations.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis made this judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis had pondered this guess for a long time, and it made perfect sense: mystery thrives on longevity—the older the tradition, the better it survives—and W Company’s backers were all new money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What foundation could they possibly have?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Shi Misi’s specialized combat squads performed so poorly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take the Yaoguan Bureau and the Church: one is a national, even international, comprehensive institution; the other is the world’s largest religion, which has influenced and even controlled the Western world for over a thousand years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which one is easy to provoke?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They must have far more powerful methods they haven’t even used yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a perfect opportunity to test them: the location was outside a small city, the opponent a demon avatar nearing the level of a Great Demon—ideal for these two institutions to show off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing in the sky, Louis narrowed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How the two institutions handled this demon, whose strength matched their own, would determine Louis’s future actions and attitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he couldn’t allow too much damage—especially since the actors on stage hadn’t all arrived yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis glanced at a certain green fly about to fly out of the base, waved his hand lightly, and his potent Yin Spirit power formed a barrier that blocked it, then used illusions to guide it back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His powerful Yin Spirit power spread like a net, covering the ground and forming a bowl-shaped dome, layered with illusions on top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This would prevent the stage from collapsing before all the actors arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Louis anticipated the upcoming performance, his expression suddenly changed—he turned toward a vehicle speeding toward him from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1497,"2026-06-19T23:34:31.517Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a9a3e68cf4ab2b768be03df4cf1c153ab517a5966af7e8094342dec46262fb47","becoming-a-god-through-horror-chapter-244","becoming-a-god-through-horror-chapter-242",253,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbecoming-a-god-through-horror-cover.jpg"]