American Exorcism Male God

Xu Yi fell silent upon hearing Hunter's words; his worst fears had indeed come to pass.

"On the way to the hospital, Laura suddenly woke up. I was surprised at the time and quickly stopped the car to check on her,"

Hunter narrated intermittently, "Laura hugged me then, and I didn't suspect anything, thinking she was just scared. But now that I think about it, that behavior wasn't like Laura at all."

A flash of pain passed through Hunter's eyes, "You probably guess what happened next. Laura attacked me with a dagger she had hidden and pierced my heart."

"That wasn't Laura! The Evil Spirit has transformed Laura's body into a perfect doll, and now, it's Mary Shaw that's controlling that shell."

After hesitating for two seconds, Xu Yi still chose to tell Hunter the truth.

"So that's how it is! No wonder I never noticed anything odd, Laura had long been dead," Hunter said with a bitter smile, nodding as the last glimmer in his pupils faded.

If it had just been a case of possession by an Evil Spirit, there might have been a chance for Laura to live on.

But he knew Xu Yi wasn't lying to him; he had been pondering this very issue since he had been gravely injured. Now hearing Xu Yi's explanation, he suddenly understood everything.

Hunter suddenly lifted his head, locking eyes with Xu Yi, "In that case, I beg you to help kill Mary Shaw! Laura is already dead, I don't want her body to continue being manipulated by Mary Shaw."

Before Xu Yi could reply, Hunter reached into his bosom and took out a dagger, the same one used to slay the long-tongued creature.

Hunter pushed the dagger into Xu Yi's hand, "This is the Dagger of Rest, and on behalf of the Lopez family, I am giving it to you!"

......

The Ford car started again, the atmosphere inside was heavy, and neither Xu Yi nor Ailent felt like talking.

After Hunter gave his final instructions, his body rapidly grew cold, and within a few seconds, livor mortis appeared on his skin's surface.

The unicorn's blood had only allowed Hunter to hold on for a moment; it couldn't heal his wounds, and as soon as the effect wore off, Hunter would die instantaneously.

Hunter's right hand had been severed, and the Lopez family's Exorcism Box had been stolen as well.

Previously, when dealing with the tongue monster, Hunter had taken the Dagger of Rest out of the Exorcism Box and casually stuffed the unicorn's blood into his chest.

After dealing with the monster, Hunter was in a hurry to take Laura to the hospital and didn't have time to put the items back into the box.

If it weren't for this, Hunter wouldn't have had any unicorn blood on him and wouldn't have had the chance to say his last words.

Xu Yi drew out the Dagger of Rest from its scabbard, examining it closely.

Without a doubt, it was a powerful Exorcism Artifact, ancient yet delicate.

According to Hunter, if Xu Yi could kill Mary Shaw and recover the Lopez family's Exorcism Box, the dagger would be his reward.

As for the spell to activate the dagger, Hunter had already told Xu Yi.

"This road... something seems off about it!" Ailent spoke up, his brows furrowed as he looked in the direction of the tire tracks.

"What's wrong?"

"This way, I remember there's only a small dock," Ailent replied softly.

Xu Yi's pupils suddenly dilated, "Not good! Mary Shaw is trying to escape by sea!"

The reason Mary Shaw chose to leave the old theater now was likely because she had mastered the "perfect doll" ability.

With this ability, she could easily hide herself upon reaching any location.

Therefore, the only chance was to find her before she could slip into the vast sea.

Otherwise, with the sea so broad, if Mary Shaw randomly picked a place to land, it would be like finding a needle in a haystack.

Thinking this, Xu Yi urged repeatedly, "Quick! Drive faster!"

His heart was urgent, not for the reward of the Dagger of Rest, nor was it for avenging Hunter.

It was because... now was the best time to deal with Mary Shaw!

He had realized that the tongue monster in the Underground Cavern must be an avatar of Mary Shaw, but not just any avatar, most likely the incarnation of her Origin.

Losing such an avatar, Mary Shaw would certainly be very weak.

Otherwise, what she would have done was not to flee, but to head back to the theater to take care of him on the way out.

"Buckle up!" Allen also realized the urgency of the situation, his eyes gradually sharpening as he stomped the gas pedal to the floor.

He was all in too, ready to just get a new car after this trip.

The old Ford in Ailent's hands seemed to turn into a fighter jet, Xu Yi even suspected that before they could catch up to Mary Shaw, they might end up in a car crash.

"Old... Old Allen! Where did you learn to drive like this?" Xu Yi was jostled until he felt like throwing up.

"Didn't I tell you? Before I was a real estate agent, I was a taxi driver, known as the 'racing god of Queens, New York'." Ailent grew more and more excited as he drove, seeming to be reliving his past passion.

"You never mentioned, and I had no idea my agent was so talented!" Xu Yi muttered to himself.

With the Goddess of Luck on Xu Yi's side, they arrived at the small dock before their car fell to pieces.

"There's a smell of blood!" As Xu Yi approached the dock, he sensed something was off.

In front of them was just a small dock, most of the boats had gone out to sea, leaving only a few small fishing boats moored at the dock. The workers responsible for guarding the dock lay in pools of blood, their fatal wounds inflicted by blades piercing their hearts.

Xu Yi and Allen came to a simultaneous halt and looked towards the sea.

There floated a boat with Xu Yi's "long sought after" Laura on it, no, more accurately, it should be Mary Shaw.

Despite the delays, they finally caught up with Mary Shaw before she could leave!

Mary Shaw was trying to start the fishing boat's engine, maybe because it had been too long since she had used one, it took her a while to finally get the engine to ignite successfully.

As the engine roared, Mary Shaw looked up at Xu Yi with a smile playing at the corner of her mouth.

"Damn it! The old witch has sabotaged the other boats' engines!" Allen cursed in frustration after a quick check.

Xu Yi nodded, acknowledging the situation.

He stood at the edge of the dock, quietly watching Mary Shaw.

Allen was puzzled, knowing Xu Yi wasn't one to give up easily, why was he just standing there?

The motorized boats were out of commission, but there were still some sailboats that could be rowed by hand.

The difficulty of catching up with the other boat using a sailboat was no less than chasing a motorcycle with a bicycle — extremely slim chances, but surely better than just standing there doing nothing?

Mary Shaw waved at Xu Yi, a mocking smile on her lips.

"That's way too arrogant! Boss, can you stand this?" Allen tried to ignite Xu Yi's fighting spirit.

Xu Yi ignored Allen, busying himself with pulling out a sketchbook from his backpack, flipping to the last page, which bore Laura's portrait.

He murmured a prayer: "Thy soul is sealed within the painting, I am king of the painting, I command fate, I hold life, nobody escapes my palm, nobody avoids my gaze..."

The prayer grew louder and louder, Mary Shaw realizing something, her face paling as she rushed to start the fishing boat.

"... I hold dominion over thy fate, thy life and death, here and now, in this place, I shall administer the Judgment upon thee."

Xu Yi raised the dagger in his hand, the Dagger of Rest that Hunter had given him.

The dagger traced an arc through the air, piercing precisely through Laura in the painting.