Chapter 252: Bellon's Good Deed
"I have to admit, letting Meryl deal with you might have been a wrong decision."
Bellon's voice came from the darkness.
"Fortunately I made ample preparations. Even if you are from the Seminary, you have to go to Hell today!"
"As for you, Ms. Catherine, since you've stumbled upon this, you must come with me today."
Catherine's eyebrows frowned tightly together.
"Bellon, releasing so many evil materials, aren't you afraid this place will be taken over! All the exorcists in the Guild could be affected."
"Hmph."
Bellon's tone was disdainful.
"The materials room was built here exactly to prevent this; those guys aren't that easy to kill. Besides..."
"Even if it causes an evil descent, do you think I would care?"
Hearing this, Catherine stopped debating with the other party.
She took out a silver bracelet, silently chanting some kind of spell, and then stood beside William.
In the next moment.
With the bracelet as the center, a wave of energy fluctuation spread outward, covering both her and William inside.
"This is..." William raised an eyebrow.
"This is a kind of mental witchcraft that can resist the illusion attacks of evil spirits," Catherine proactively explained.
"Right now there are too many evil spirits in the room; my witchcraft won't last long. We'd better take that manager and leave quickly."
She proposed a very reasonable suggestion.
But William had other plans.
If he let Bellon leave, with this guy's vengeful personality, he would definitely prepare an even bigger trap for him later.
Besides, there were so many evil spirits here right now.
These were all materials for practicing Theology!
In order to help the Exorcist Guild solve such a huge trouble, he was forced to confront evil spirits head-on. Consuming some evil materials during the process wasn't too much to ask, right?
"Ms. Catherine... right." William turned his head.
"Please take that manager and leave first. I will buy you some time here."
Catherine turned her head upon hearing this, her eyes full of surprise.
"Okay, I understand. Be careful."
She didn't choose to persuade him further; that would only waste precious evacuation time.
Subsequently, Catherine took out a ring and handed it to William.
"This item can also resist evil spirit attacks. Return it to me after you... come out."
Hearing this, William instinctively took a step back.
Why does this sister raise a death flag as soon as she opens her mouth!
"Uh... thanks for your goodwill, but I have similar things. You should use this yourself," William touched his nose.
Seeing this, Catherine only then realized the two were not familiar yet.
In this situation, rashly using someone else's exorcism item carried a certain risk.
"S-sorry, it was presumptuous of me." She hurriedly bowed her head in apology. "I'll take my leave first."
Catherine came to Meryl's side and helped the female manager, who was covered in injuries, up.
"I... still don't know your name."
Catherine's voice suddenly came from behind.
"William." He spoke. "You should go."
To prevent the other party from raising another death flag, William didn't give Catherine a chance to speak again.
"William... please be careful," she thought inwardly.
Subsequently, she supported Meryl and left the room.
"Just letting a helper go like this? I don't know if you are confident or stupid." Bellon's voice rang out again.
William shrugged: "Who knows."
"But you didn't attack while we were talking just now; I must thank you for that."
"You..." Bellon gritted his teeth.
He had tried multiple times just now, but the evil spirits' mental attacks were indeed blocked by Catherine's defense, that bitch!
And the evil spirits also seemed to be dragged by some power, unable to get close to those three people.
"Hmph, let's see how long you can hold on." Bellon didn't plan to argue with the other party anymore.
Such a large amount of evil aura consumed a massive amount of Holy Power.
When this guy lost his power, he would let the other party fully taste the flavor of torture.
"Before we completely make a move, I'll give you a proposal." At this time William spoke again.
Bellon narrowed his eyes.
"I am very curious about the Archbishop Zadok you mentioned, and your purpose in finding Ms. Catherine."
William stretched out one finger.
"Later when you plan to beg for mercy, you can use this as a bargaining chip."
As soon as these words came out, veins bulged on Bellon's forehead.
"Despicable thing! Actually daring to humiliate me!"
He no longer held back, throwing out all the evil materials.
For a time, dozens more silver jars appeared in the room.
"It seems this should be all his stock," William thought inwardly.
"As long as I catch you, I will definitely skin you alive and slice your flesh off piece by piece!"
Bellon's roar echoed in the darkness.
At the same time, Catherine should have gone far, and the energy barrier covering William's head gradually disappeared.
Bellon naturally wouldn't let this opportunity go.
The silver jars all burst open together, and the evil spirits in the room surged towards William.
In the next moment, many faint white lights suddenly surfaced all around.
Subsequently, all the evil spirits stopped in their tracks.
"This is..."
Bellon looked nearby in surprise; he felt a powerful magic array energy.
Some evil spirits tried to flee, but no matter which direction they rushed, they would be bounced back to their original spots.
"To actually be able to set up a magic array of this scale." Bellon looked incredulous.
"Aren't you afraid your power will run out prematurely?"
William snorted coldly: "No need to speak probing words."
Subsequently, he took out a few more holy artifacts and threw them on the spot, then took off his top.
"What... are you going to do." Bellon had a bad premonition.
But William didn't answer, just walking towards a certain spot in the room where relatively fewer evil spirits gathered.
Seeing someone approaching, the evil spirits pounced madly.
But William held a crucifix in one hand and only reached his left hand into the evil spirits.
Evil aura and Holy Power collided with each other, echoing bursts of sounds in the room.
Bellon widened his eyes: "This is... Skin Reshaping! You are actually practicing Theology!"
He never expected that the guy in front of him would actually dare to do such a thing in such a dangerous environment.
What made Bellon even more frustrated was that the means he set up had instead become the other party's practice materials.
"Bitch! Bitch! Bitch!"
He clenched his fists.
But there was nothing he could do.
Bellon couldn't control these evil spirits; he just carried some items that weakened the evil spirits' perception, so he wouldn't become a target of attack.
And right now there was an isolation magic array on the outer layer; even if he wanted the evil spirits to go out and cause trouble, he couldn't do it.
What made him even more uncomfortable was that the person in front of him was practicing a second type of Holy Art.
This indicated that the other party very likely possessed two Brands.
Bellon realized he seemed to have provoked a true genius.
"Could it be... I really have to beg him for mercy?" He clenched his fists tightly.
On the other side.
At the position William stood, the surrounding evil aura had been completely consumed.
And he had also completed half of a single leg's progress.
"The quality of the Guild's materials is indeed unusual." He nodded in satisfaction.
"Based on the remaining evil aura, maybe I can complete the entire Skin Reshaping today. This Mr. Bellon is really a good person."
Thinking of this, William looked into the darkness.
Originally he had prepared means to prevent Bellon from attacking midway, but the other party hadn't acted all along.
Right at this moment, William suddenly raised an eyebrow, then slightly shifted his body.
In the next moment.
A cane was inserted into the ground beside him.
Immediately after, Bellon rushed in front of William holding a jar, raising his hand and throwing it out.
Bang!
The jar shattered, and evil aura enveloped William's head.
Bellon didn't pause, immediately grabbing the cane from the ground and stabbing fiercely towards William's heart area.
Accompanied by a muffled Thud.
Bellon was surprised to find that the cane actually couldn't pierce the other party's skin.
"This... has already completed reshaping?"
His mouth gaped open.
"Even if you possess two Brands and have practiced one of the stages to a third-level Holy Art, how could you, at such a young age, possibly practice another Holy Art to a minor achievement!"
Bellon simply couldn't believe his eyes.
Only those monsters in the Vatican possessing ancient surnames could achieve such a practice speed.
"Minor achievement?"
William's voice rang out again.
"How about you look again?"
Bellon was startled and immediately wanted to retreat.
But a pair of hands grabbed his hair.
Subsequently, Bellon's face had an intimate contact with the ground.
He tried to get up, but his head was smashed heavily against the ground again.
"I see you seem to like stepping on people a lot. Why don't you experience this feeling too."
With a Crack sound, cracks appeared on the ground.
Bellon revealed a pained expression, and the area around his face was also dyed red with fresh blood.
At the same time, the evil aura enveloping William's head also disappeared.
"The speed seems like it could be faster." He thought inwardly.
Subsequently, William retrieved a portion of the holy artifacts scattered on the ground, slightly increasing the number of evil spirits contacted at the same time.
And controlling it within a range where he could pull out at any time.
Gradually, with William as the center, a vortex faintly formed around him.
All the evil aura in the room surged towards him.
Bellon lay quietly on the ground.
But if one looked closely, they could find he was trembling all over at this moment.
Having so many evil spirits come near him...
Bellon had never experienced this kind of treatment in his entire life.
To him, this was simply no different from suicide!
The dense evil aura above his head almost crushed his spirit.
If William wasn't holding him down, Bellon might have passed out long ago.
At this moment, he only had one thought in his brain—Why did I provoke him.
Being close now, Bellon realized that the Skin on William's body was almost completely reshaped.
This also meant the second-level Holy Art of the Skin stage was about to be completely practiced.
And this situation happened to a young Holy Clergy Member.
"Mon... ster..."
The painful torture lasted for more than half an hour.
It wasn't until all the evil aura in the room disappeared that William shook his head, still longing for more.
"Pity, still just a little bit short."
He had already completed the Skin Reshaping of his hands, legs, and torso.
Only the final head remained.
William clenched his fists, and then dense runes surfaced on his skin surface, capable of quickly switching among each other.
At the same time, he perceived that the Holy Power flowing on his skin surface seemed to have a tendency to overflow.
He tried to guide this portion of power.
Subsequently, a layer of faint white light appeared on his skin, as if covered by a film.
"This should be the third-level Holy Art [Holy Light Shield]. But my head hasn't been reshaped yet, so it looks like I can't condense a complete shield."
Joy flashed in William's eyes.
[Holy Light Shield] is a defensive Holy Art that can condense an energy shield enveloping the whole body outside the body, like carrying a small magic array with you.
"This trip wasn't in vain."
After finishing his practice, William finally looked at Bellon at his feet.
At this time, this guy was completely unrecognizable, even more miserable than that female manager just now.
"Con... congratulations on completing your practice." Bellon's nose was crooked, forcing a smile.
"Not long ago you threatened to torture and kill me, and now you put on a humble look, Mr. Bellon..." William sneered.
"Are you laughing because of this reason?"
Bellon's smile stiffened on his face.
"What... do you plan to do with me."
He forcefully suppressed the anger in his heart.
"Regarding this question, I remember I just said it not long ago."
Bellon fell into silence; a moment later: "If I tell you about Catherine, will you let me go?"
"You seem to not have realized your situation yet." William's tone was cold.
"Okay... I'll talk."
Bellon gritted his teeth.
"Catherine is from the Vatican, a member of the Isaac family."
William raised an eyebrow.
If he remembered correctly, the Isaac family was also one of the few families that initially held actual power when the Holy Land was built back then.
"But she uses witchcraft." William frowned.
"That's right..." Bellon nodded, "I've always been very curious about this too, but I couldn't find the reason."
"Why did you target her?"
Bellon said: "It was Archbishop Zadok's instruction. A few years ago, Catherine ran away from the Vatican, seemingly to escape a marriage contract."
"And we are to bring her to Archbishop Zadok before the Isaac family finds her."
William frowned: "Is that all? You should have stayed by her side for a long time already; why didn't you take her away?"
Bellon shook his head slightly: "Unclear. This was also Archbishop Zadok's instruction. That lord said—it's not the time yet."
William rubbed his chin.
Just relying on these, it was completely impossible to deduce Archbishop Zadok's purpose.
"Why didn't you let the trading venue sell high-level holy artifacts? Does the Exorcist Guild not care?"
Bellon sneered.
"High-level holy artifacts are important resources of the Church; there aren't many on the market to begin with. Plus with Meryl covering up, it's very easy to hide it from the Guild."
"As for selling... Catherine used a forbidden witchcraft when she escaped, requiring high-level holy artifacts to suppress the negative effects. As long as we grasped this point, we could control that woman..."
"So that's how it is," William said inwardly.
Looking at it this way, that Ms. Catherine should have really intended to find him to buy holy artifacts.
William hadn't guarded against the other party less along the way.
"What else do you want to ask." Bellon forced himself to raise his head. "Can you let me go now?"
William had a strange face: "Do you think this is possible?"
"You!... Going back on your word." Bellon forcefully resisted the urge to curse.
"A wicked person with no bottom line actually begging others to keep their word? Heh..." William sneered.
"Every enemy you've had in the past, did you eventually let them go?"
"Bitch! I curse you!" Bellon finally couldn't hold it back.
But the next moment, his mouth was blocked by a silver jar.
Panic flashed in Bellon's eyes, desperately wanting to get up.
But he only felt like there was a castle on his body, pressing him down so hard he couldn't move, and could only watch helplessly as the evil spirit entered his body.
Coldness, mourning wails, tearing from the soul...
Bellon's face turned pitch-black, and his muscles also tightened tightly together.
After struggling for a moment, his pupils lost their luster.
But then they regained focus again, seemingly like he had changed into a different person.
"Bellon" raised his head, but a whole bottle of Holy Water was splashed on his face.
Sizzle...
A burning sound rang out.
Bellon's body began to dissolve and melt, ultimately leaving only a pile of skeletal remains.
William stood up and came to the side of that black-robed person.
Just now he had only knocked the other party out and didn't strike to kill.
After all, he still had to leave someone to answer to the Exorcist Guild, lest they slander William for "Destroying" evil materials.
After retrieving the holy artifacts around, some footsteps also came from the corridor.
William turned his head, only to see Manager Farlin appearing at the door.
Catherine also followed. Seeing William was safe and sound, her eyes instantly became bright.
There was also a third person beside the two.
That guy was dressed in a southern country style, with a demon hunter's signature old-style firearm equipped at his waist.
Farlin spoke with an anxious face: "Mr. William, are you okay!"
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