Exorcist's Self-Cultivation

Hiss...

The sound of brakes screeching, tires rubbing against the ground, emitting a stench of burning smoke.

Following the noise.

The back door of the car slammed open.

Du Wei dashed out quickly and got into the black Subaru Impreza.

Without any time to say more to Father Tony and Tom in the other car, he started the vehicle, pressed the gas pedal down, and drove toward Massas City ahead.

He was like an arrow leaving the bow, so fast that no one could catch up.

And in the car, Tom and Father Tony, despite the complex emotions that they couldn't express,

They still drove the car in a different direction.

Avoiding Massas City at a distance.

Two minutes later.

The marks of the car tires on the ground were wet by the rainwater, and darkness was encroaching upon them.

Two beams of white light flashed by.

Those were the headlights of a bus.

Above, there was a massive expanse of oppressive clouds.

As darkness crept in, there was a strange pause, mist spreading in the direction Father Tony and Tom had gone, but then it pulled back in.

Then it plunged into Massas City with even greater speed.

At this moment.

Du Wei's expression was extremely cold; he floored the gas pedal, speeding like an arrow towards Massas City.

However.

This time, unlike before, he took a detour and chose a safer entrance to the city.

Being closely chased by strangeness, he had no choice; that is to say, the experience and methods he previously had might not be useful at the moment.

"I hope I can make it to that street smoothly."

"Only that street and highway can trap this strangeness."

Once, the first time entering Massas City,

Du Wei encountered two weird phenomena there.

One was a street that could immobilize shadows.

If your shadow was exposed in the darkness, you would gradually lose control of your body, and the area itself was experiencing spatial distortion.

The chances of leaving were minuscule.

And that highway was also a strangeness.

In a sense, it was the first to chase Du Wei to the point of only running for his life; the highway would keep spreading, and as long as the target didn't die, it wouldn't stop.

Du Wei used the characteristics of these two phenomena to set a trap in the city of Massas at that time.

Together with the group of dozens of Evil Spirits, he trapped them all inside.

Now, he had to return to Massas City to face those enemies head-on.

"How ironic."

Du Wei let out a cold laugh and took a glance in the rearview mirror.

Looking through the rearview mirror,

He saw that the dark presence behind was getting closer and closer, even forming something akin to a tsunami's illusion.

Overwhelming.

Oppressive to the point of being suffocating.

Even, like a mirage, a vague outline of a city slowly emerged within the darkness.

"Let's see what you'll use to kill me."

Du Wei touched the mask on his face, which was emitting a bone-chilling coldness.

Consequently,

A slight change occurred in his demeanor.

The Evil Spirit Du Wei seemed to sense danger, and even without waking up, it tried to turn the situation around.

Suddenly...

Boom!

A bolt of lightning struck from the sky; had the car not been speeding, it would probably have been a direct hit.

In the blink of an eye, the surroundings lit up with a blinding light.

Du Wei turned his head back sharply and saw that the darkness was now only ten meters behind him.

"How can it be so fast?"

The head of the bus had already emerged from the darkness, drenched in the downpour, emitting a deathly aura.

A feeling of being summoned rose from the depths of Du Wei's heart.

He grunted.

A prickling pain, like needles, at his heart.

That feeling of being summoned was emanating from the bus, or to be more precise, from the driver's seat.

"Shadow, release Annabelle for me!"

Du Wei gritted his teeth and spat out the words.

The shadowy figure immediately appeared in the passenger seat, blankly staring at Du Wei.

The latter's eyes subtly changed.

"Shadowy figure, release Annabelle."

The shadowy figure still looked puzzled, as if a sudden situation had arisen.

There was a door within the shadowy figure.

And Annabelle was locked inside it.

Du Wei knew that the Evil Spirit Doll had been deeply affected by the Antique Clock and had long been uncontrollable.

That was why he had locked her inside the door.

The intent was that one day she could be of use, to deal a fatal blow to the Antique Clock.

But now the situation had completely spiraled out of control.

Du Wei no longer wanted to keep Annabelle; he just wanted her to serve one last purpose.

Even if it was just to fend off the strangeness that was relentlessly pursuing them for a while.

"I'll do it myself!"

The pattern of the clock's hands immediately emerged on the back of Du Wei's right hand.

The Marking Ability was activated.

But to his bewilderment, it had no effect whatsoever.

Most of the evil spirits he had marked were already dead.

Only Annabelle was left.

Logically, after activating the Marking Ability, Annabelle should have appeared, but the reality was the exact opposite.

"Damn it..."

Du Wei took out his flintlock gun from his pocket and fired a shot behind him.

At the same time, the Headless Priest's spirit appeared inside the car.

Right after that.

Du Wei, without any hesitation, grabbed the spirit and forcibly threw it out along with the flintlock gun.

However, this action was futile.

The spirit, along with the flintlock gun, was directly engulfed by the darkness without hampering it in the slightest.

And the darkness was closing in even faster.

It seemed to know the dangers of Massas City and wanted to make Du Wei a part of itself before reaching it.

"Shadowy figure..."

Du Wei's throat was hoarse as he looked at the shadowy figure in the passenger seat.

The shadowy figure's eyes widened, and within those bloodshot orbs filled with malice, a peculiar color flickered.

It was as if.

The shadowy figure knew of its impending fate.

It held the only dagger left and was about to charge into the darkness.

A Demon Spirit-level shadowy figure could halt it, even if the time might not be long.

But Du Wei hesitated for a moment.

He said, "Attach yourself to me; I haven't been pushed to the point of sending you to your death yet."

The shadowy figure didn't hesitate to transform into a faint mist, shrouding Du Wei.

After that.

Du Wei slammed on the brakes, the car's rear violently swung out, and the vehicle uncontrollably began to spin in place.

It looked like a suicide attempt.

But Du Wei closed his eyes.

Darkness immediately swallowed up the car.

...

In the dream...

The darkness lingered.

Here, only Freddy and the operational room that held the Demon Nun were present, mostly dead silent.

Only when Ryan called did it become "lively for a bit."

And today.

Du Wei entered the dream for the second time.

Upon appearing.

Freddy immediately noticed him.

"Eh, Du the Devil, why have you come again?"

He hastily came up with a sycophantic greeting.

But Du Wei didn't even look at him, walking straight to the operational room.

Creek...

The sound of the door opening rang out.

The operational room, which was originally just a wall, inexplicably sprouted a door.

Within, the Demon Nun lay on the ground, her head impaled by a scalpel, pinned to the floor.