Chapter 34: Exorcism
The night was thick again, and the dim moonlight was silently sprinkled on the earth. The fog began to rise, and these faint white clouds lingered in the woods, like a group of ghosts.
The woods are quiet and a little weird, and to call it weird is actually a compliment to the place. The surrounding scenery is static, with no wind blowing through the treetops, no nocturnal mosquitoes flapping their wings. Even the cicadas on summer nights are surprisingly silent.
In this stillness, a white figure slowly walked into the woods. It staggered slowly, slowly, quietly to the large clearing in the middle of the woods.
The clearing showed signs of being burned by fire, and the nearby trees were burned beyond recognition. Its footsteps did not pause at all, and it stomped on the scorched wood that had fallen to the ground in a rigid manner, and continued to move forward in a straight line.
I don't know how long it walked, but it finally stopped. The white shadow crouched down and began to dig into the ground. It dug so hard that it didn't pay any attention to the flesh and blood of the broken tiles.
Suddenly, several flashlights shone on the white figure, but the shadow continued to dig as if it was fully noticed.
"Sure enough, it's you!" Me, Jame, and Huang Shiya walked out of the hiding place with solemn expressions, staring at the figure without blinking.
The white shadow finally stood up, and it slowly turned its head to look at us with cold eyes. I felt my heart pound, coughed, and exclaimed, "You killed Jone and Davy." Needless to say, at the time of Jone's death, he used his last strength to write the five letters of Haren on the dust on the floor under the bed. And do you know what these letters first thought of me? ”
"It should be a person's name." Shiya was very cooperative to take over the topic.
"Yes, indeed a person's name. A woman's name! I try to put a smile on my face to ease the pain in my heart: "In the United States, there are very few girls named Haren. So the first time I heard the English name, I was very strange and impressed by the name. Of course, I immediately wondered if Jone wanted to tell us that the prisoner was the owner of the English name before he died. ”
Shiya looked at the white figure, her eyes full of anxiety: "But isn't it too far-fetched to say that she is the culprit based on this alone?" ”
"Of course, this alone is not certain, so I deliberately arranged the afternoon test. I wonder if there is a problem with the owner of this name. In fact, the questions on the test paper are from a very famous psychologist, and this question is used to test whether a person's nerves and consciousness are normal. Normal people will never think of the right answer. But among the 26 test papers, there was actually one person who answered correctly! ”
I took two sharp steps forward, stared at her, and said, "You're the one who got it right." Haruka! No! You should be called Miss Puppete! ”
Haruka, who was wearing a white dress, didn't show any expression on her face, she looked at me blankly, and suddenly grinned.
I tried my best to suppress my panic, and while glancing at Jame and Shiya, I continued, "Don't you really want to know the answer to that test question?" In fact, the reason why the girl killed her sister was very simple, because she was so in love with the boy that she began to fall into a state of madness. She thought about how she could meet the boy every day, and after three days, she finally thought of a very simple way. She smiled stupidly, picked up the knife and stabbed it into her sister's heart, just thinking in her mind that there would be a funeral, and at the funeral, she could see him again......"
I inadvertently took a few steps forward, and only stopped when I was only 3 meters away from Yaojia: "How can a normal person imagine this kind of answer." If it's just a coincidence that Jone's death message is your English name, and it's just a coincidence that you can answer that test correctly. Combined, these two coincidences give me enough reason to suspect you. ”
"In fact, as early as the old house of the Yao family in Vancouver, when I mentioned that Sister Xiaojie's death might be related to a humanoid object, Yao Jia's expression was very strange. But it's a pity that I didn't pay attention at the time, and I didn't expect that you, the dark product that used the Abuculus Exorcism Array to absorb thousands of unjust souls, had long been hidden in Haruka's body. Hmph, how many more people do you want to get revenge on? The rich man who killed your master is long dead, isn't a hundred years long enough to quench your resentment? ”
I yelled. Suddenly, Haruka's body slowly shook. She looked up, her eyes full of grief. At this time, I realized that she had a puppet more than 30 centimeters high in her right hand, which was very beautiful. The puppet was dressed in a white dress and had a slender and slender body. I believe that as long as it is a human being, you only need to look at it once, and you will be deeply attracted by it. How much meticulous carving, how much effort and attention do you have to put in to carve such a perfect puppet?
Inexplicably, I felt that my eyes could no longer leave the puppet's body. I stared at the puppet stupidly, and even a foolish smile appeared on my face. I felt my mind attached to the puppet, and I began to walk towards Haruka with sluggish steps.
The puppet's face, which looked dull and hideous because of the knife marks, gave off a cold light, and its eyes seemed to be looking straight at me, and even the corners of its mouth showed a strange smile.
"Silent at night, don't look at that puppet!" Shiya yelled at me. I was shaken all over, and I finally came to my senses. Hurriedly took a few steps back.
I saw that Shiya and Jame were already ready as planned while I was talking to that dark product, and then they smiled at Haruka, who was surrounded by the three of us in the middle of the triangle, and said, "Do you know why I talked so much nonsense with you, a thing that can't understand human speech, just now?" Hah, because I want to stall for Jame to finish the exorcism. ”
Haruka, who was possessed by the puppet, still stood in place, without any expression or the slightest intention to move. Just looking at me with cold eyes, the puppet in her hand also seemed to be looking at me deadly, and her eyes were full of weirdness. I felt my heart tighten and fear flooded into my brain.
Just as the undercurrent of his brain was surging and the pain was about to burst, Jame held up the magic array and shouted, "O sage from the light, please use your compassion to dispel your fears. Let all that is darkness be to the earth! ”
Intense white light poured out from the huge magic array, and wisps of light lingered on everyone's bodies like life, and time seemed to stop in the magic array. The light flowed slowly, like a whirlpool from the outermost layer to the innermost layer, and the slow dynamics of the light beside Haruka became absolutely static. In the end, more and more pale light that had accumulated suddenly flashed, and all of them rushed into Yaojia's body.
Haruka screamed in pain. She covered her head with her hands and slowly fell to the ground. The puppet, still grim-looking, slipped out of her right hand.
I don't know how long it took for the light to dissipate. Silence returned to the clearing, where darkness had returned. I, Jame, and Shiya fell to our knees with all our bodies gone.
Even now, my heart is still pounding.
"Xiao Ye, you stinky boy don't choose anything, but you want to pick this Thackred exorcism. You want my life! Jame said breathlessly, holding his hands on his body.
I smiled bitterly: "My country's Art of War says that knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is invincible in a hundred battles. But now we don't know the strength of that thing, so I have to choose the strongest exorcism array and bet once. It's such a mess, you think I'm happy! ”
Shiya looked up at Yaojia and the puppet: "It seems that our luck is not bad, we actually won the bet." She turned to look at me and smiled strangely, "Night Silence, how did you guess that thing would come to this church that we burned down tonight?" ”
"It's simple, because of the nature of the Abuculus Exorcism."
"What are the characteristics of that exorcism?" Shiya asked suspiciously. I looked at her and sighed helplessly: "Are you really a god stick?" Looking at the way you look, why don't you even know a little bit of common sense about the exorcism array? ”
"People have long said that they don't understand those things in the West, but my grandmother never taught me!" Shiya said angrily.
"Okay, I'm scared of you." I patiently explained: "Although the Ablaculus Exorcism Array is powerful, it requires many heavy procedures to complete it. Last time, Jame only activated it by mistake, but in fact, the entire magic circle was not completed. So although the puppet absorbed a large number of unjust spirits, it actually couldn't leave this church at all. I suspect that the reason why it is possessed by Haruka is also because of this. You know rechargeable batteries, if you run out of electricity stored in them, you have to recharge them. The same goes for the puppet, if it wants revenge, it needs the parasite to return to the church often. ”
"No wonder you told us to come here in an ambush!" Huang Shiya finally understood: "What is the Sack Ruide Exorcism Array?" Is that thing powerful? ”
"Of course, you almost cried when you didn't see me pick it up!" When my nerves relaxed, I almost laughed when I thought of Jame's sad face.
Jame coughed and smiled bitterly, "Sack Ryd is the most powerful exorcism array among the Five Stars. It takes the meaning of sacred, and as the name suggests, it seals away all evil. But the most important thing for me is that activating this magic array requires the medium of Thackred's magic array, and after using it, the magic array will be wiped out. You must know that there are less than 50 of these formations left in the world now......" the guy said and glared at me sadly.
I laughed, "You can't blame me, it's urgent." That's the lives of more than 600 of your town. What's more, this incident was originally caused by you. ”
Shiya looked at the puppet in a daze, her eyes full of sympathy: "How much resentment can make that child become a devil with a black soul?" Silent at night, you say that if this puppet has a heart and feelings, will the resentment that has been accumulating for more than a hundred years also make it painful? ”
"I don't know." I shook my head noncommittally: "I don't have the kindness of a woman, nor do I have the compassion of you women for the proliferation of vulnerable objects. ”
"Night silent, sometimes I really want to see what your heart is made of. When you shouldn't be soft-hearted, you become so insensitive. Shiya said angrily with a stinky face.
Seeing that we were about to rub sparks again, Jame immediately diverted the topic: "How did Haruka get that puppet to possess her?" Do you have any clues? ”
"It's very simple, wake up that little girl and you'll know the answer." I struggled to get up and walked towards Haruka. The little girl had been lying quietly on the ground, and suddenly I was scared. Although the puppet was sealed by us, was Haruka's nerves able to withstand the forced stripping of the possession? If she can't stand it and dies, or if she's gone crazy because of the stimulation, then how do I explain it to Uncle and Aunt Haruka? The most important thing is Sister Xiaojie, even if she goes to heaven, she will never forgive me.
God, I'm just a 16-year-old. Why should I suffer such a great sin?
Thinking of this, I felt my nervous mouth dry up. Licking my lips vigorously, I squatted down with trembling hands and gently pushed Haruka's body. I saw that this little girl's plump chest was slightly undulating, and it seemed that she was still alive and well. I breathed a sigh of relief.
Suddenly, a chill crept up my spine. My whole body suddenly stiffened, and I felt that all 206 bones, 400 muscles, and more than 200 ligaments in my legs were frozen by the resentful gaze behind me. Bearing back the intense pain, I slowly turned back with difficulty. I saw Jame and Shiya staring at my feet with frightened and panicked expressions.
I subconsciously lowered my head, and fear immediately swept over me. The body that only felt stiff became even stiffer. It's a puppet! The puppet was standing on its feet, its little hands grasping the cuffs of my trousers, and its white dress was constantly swaying in the wind.
Wind? When did the wind pick up? My eyes widened because of fear. The puppet slowly raised its head, its scarred face staring at me. I looked at it, and I don't know how long it was, the corners of its mouth were slightly grinning at the dull but beautiful face that had only been carved out of the hardwood with a carving knife.
It...... Laughed!
A weird and grim laugh.
My mind went blank. The terrifying face on the retina grew bigger and closer together. Eventually, he opened his bloody mouth and devoured me ferociously.
At the moment when my meaning was about to collapse, I kept scolding in my heart. What the hell is this thing? Even Thackred can't be sealed. It seems that this time the game is really over!
Unwilling! Don't die in such a humiliating way!