Chapter 261: Exorcism Teaching
For so many days, this was the first time Chris heard a different answer.
But then her tone shifted, staring intently into the eyes of the two priests opposite her.
"Did Father Burke mention my daughter's matter to you?"
Burke was exactly Karras's friend at the church.
The latter shook his head upon hearing this: "No, he only said you needed help."
William also nodded in agreement.
Hearing this, Chris could no longer suppress her emotions.
She involuntarily grabbed William's arm, her tone urgent: "Those things just now... have you seen them before?"
"Actually, I came this time for my daughter Regan..."
Chris poured out everything that had happened recently.
"...I was there when the bed shook too, but the doctor said it might be a problem with Regan's brain..."
William rubbed his chin: "Ms. Chris, if both you and Regan felt the anomaly, then this is very likely not an illusion."
Karras was somewhat puzzled: "But the bed... how could it suddenly shake? Were you making some large movements on the bed..."
"Highly unlikely."
William waved his hand and continued to analyze.
"Ms. Chris mentioned just now that neither she nor Regan has any bad habits, and there is no special furniture in the room."
"Under these circumstances, the amplitude of the bed's shaking must have exceeded the 'normal' range, which is why Ms. Chris cared so much."
Chris stared blankly at William.
For so many days, this was the first time she felt the warmth of being trusted in her heart.
"But the final conclusion still requires going to the scene to know," William said.
"By the way, I still have some questions."
Chris hurriedly nodded: "Please ask!"
William said: "I heard from Father Burke that your residence is in a villa area? I wonder if you bought it at a very low price back then?"
"This is not doubting your purchasing power. If it's inconvenient to answer, it's fine."
"It's fine!" Chris hurriedly waved her hands. "This isn't a privacy issue."
Now that she had finally met someone willing to listen to her, how could Chris care about these things.
"I did indeed buy that residence at a below-market price."
She revealed a recollecting look.
"You also know the economy has been sluggish in recent years, so the film industry chooses to use some old actors, which is also the reason I can maintain my fame..."
"Three years ago, an investor approached me to collaborate on a film, but he lacked funds, so he used this house to mortgage a portion of the salary..."
William nodded: "So that's how it is."
"Houses with a large area usually have a long history. Some people might have died inside, and their souls might linger..."
He explained the reason behind it, while advising the two never to be greedy for petty gains in the future.
Karras looked like he was listening to a heavenly script.
"Father William's tone... sounds like he has truly experienced it," he marveled inwardly.
Subsequently, William asked another question—whether Regan had played any special games recently, such as... spirit summoning.
As soon as his voice fell, shock flashed in Chris's eyes.
"A week ago, Regan invited me to play a kind of Ouija board game..."
According to Chris's description, she and her husband divorced very early, and Regan had always lived with her.
Due to busy filming schedules, Regan often stayed home alone.
To make her daughter happier, Chris provided Regan with ample material security and was very supportive of all her daughter's hobbies.
"Regan once mentioned a Captain Howdy to me. She said the other party would answer many of her questions... I thought she was playing a role-playing game, after all, the acting profession requires training a sense of belief..."
William understood in his heart.
It seemed that in this world, the supernatural incident Chris encountered had not changed.
After resolving the doubts in his heart, he proposed going to Chris's house to take a look.
At this time, Karras suddenly spoke up.
"Father... William, currently the Church's review for the definition of 'demonic possession' is very strict, unless there is a professional psychiatric hospital certification that Regan has no illness."
"Additionally, Vatican authorization must be obtained to perform an exorcism. Otherwise..."
He said in a solemn tone.
"The Church might pursue responsibility for violating commandments."
Chris hurriedly asked: "How long does this exorcism authorization take..."
"The initial review process takes at least a week, and waiting for a reply from the Vatican might take a month."
"A month..." Chris's body staggered. "Regan can't wait that long."
Karras fell silent.
Actually, he had one more sentence he didn't say—in his career history, he had never seen anyone who could perform an exorcism ritual.
Although Father William seemed to have some ability.
But the thought that there might truly be demons and evil spirits in the world...
Made him feel this was very dangerous.
"Let's go take a look first," William said.
Manhattan Suburbs, High-End Residence.
Chris parked the car in the beautifully manicured garden.
"Gentlemen, please follow me." She proactively led the way.
Karras and Chris took two steps, only to find William still standing in place.
"Father William, what's wrong?"
Both were very curious.
They saw William pull out a monocular telescope from nowhere and was observing the house with it.
"The familiar evil aura, this Pazuzu demon is indeed here," he thought inwardly.
"However... the evil aura has already enveloped the entire house. The demon obviously didn't plan to hide its traces. Why would those Holy Clergy Members of the Church sit idly by..."
William was vigilant inwardly, but on the surface, he still responded to the two:
"Before ensuring the safety of the surroundings, it's best not to approach places where evil spirits are entrenched. These guys are very good at bewitching people's hearts."
Upon hearing this, Chris immediately turned her head, staring at the second-floor window with flickering eyes.
Karras also sized up the house again, but he really couldn't see any difference.
"Father Karras, please place these things around the periphery of the house."
William said as he took out the exorcism tools he carried with him.
Karras took a crucifix, and then doubt flashed in his eyes.
This thing looked no different from the ones he normally used himself.
But when holding it in his hand, it made him feel a kind of holiness and tranquility, as if everything around had become peaceful.
"Can this... really exorcise demons?"
Karras had a faint premonition that today he might witness something that would subvert his worldview.
On the other side.
William constantly moved around the periphery of the house, eliminating possible hidden dangers inside inch by inch.
When helping the two girls exorcise demons not long ago, this Pazuzu had displayed extraordinary power.
This time William wouldn't give the other party a chance again.
What he gave Karras were all thirty-year vintage holy artifacts.
In addition to this, William also arranged nine layers of magic arrays outside the house, consisting of "Isolation" and "Reversal" types.
The magic arrays were arranged alternately to cope with various situations.
He also placed holy statues within 200 meters outside the house, temporarily bringing this place into the domain of the Holy Light.
Seeing the two priests busying themselves back and forth, and looking solemn, Chris couldn't help but feel nervous inwardly.
"Father... William, is this matter very tricky? Will Regan be in danger alone inside."
Hearing this, the corner of William's mouth twitched.
"Ms. Chris, right now Regan is the biggest danger. By the way, later, no matter what happens, you cannot approach."
Karras was sweating profusely from busyness.
He came to William's side and lowered his voice: "Father William, is there really... inside?"
"Father Karras, do you want to take a look at what the world truly looks like?" William stared at the other party.
This sentence seemed to have magic power, making Karras's nerves tense up.
Seeing the other party not speak, William held up the telescope and pointed towards the second-floor window.
Chris and Karras looked in that direction, only to see Regan standing there at some unknown time.
The little girl's face was deathly pale, with many blood-red wounds on it.
The most striking feature was her eyes; a large area of white surrounded amber irises, and the pupils had shrunk into tiny black dots, looking like some kind of animal.
"Regan! Don't stand by the window!" Chris shouted. But Regan seemed not to hear it at all, still staring straight behind Chris.
William smiled slightly and raised a middle finger in the air.
Karras was stunned and hurriedly looked away.
If this kind of behavior was caught by the Church, it would be met with very severe punishment.
"The weather is really nice today..."
Between faith and his lifesaver, he decisively chose the latter.
By the window.
Seeing William's provocation, "Regan" revealed a ferocious expression.
It waved its hand.
William smiled slightly and walked close to a certain specific location.
"Are you my mother's friend? Our family doesn't welcome you."
Regan let out a deep, gruff voice.
"Mother, heh..."
William sneered.
"At least disguise it a bit before lying. Have you ever seen a little girl who can let out an adult man's voice?"
"Ugh..." Regan gritted its teeth.
Seeing the gaping wounds on her daughter's face, Chris tightly covered her mouth.
And Karras also looked shocked; the appearance of the girl before him was obviously very abnormal.
"You haven't handed in your priest ID yet, right?" William looked at Karras.
The latter nodded.
"Observe what I do carefully later; maybe you'll have to rely on this in the future," William said.
Karras didn't understand the meaning of this sentence.
But out of trust in William, his gaze was extremely focused.
"Do you want to be a savior? You stinking bitch." Regan suddenly spoke up.
William signaled the former with his hand, then explained to Karras:
"Usually, do not communicate directly with demons. They often have the ability to peek into secrets and will use words to create lies."
"However, this one is an exception; it only knows how to use some filthy words to enrage people."
As soon as his voice fell.
Regan immediately retorted: "Shut up, idiot. Do you think I can't see through your secrets!"
It immediately stared intently at William, looking like it was about to do something big.
But after a minute passed.
Amidst Chris and Karras's confusion, Regan suddenly turned to Karras.
"You left your mother alone in the hospital, letting her suffer torture. You are not a good son at all!"
Karras's eyebrows immediately frowned tightly together.
"The power this guy uses when 'peeking' seems not as strong as when it possessed those two girls," William pondered secretly.
Subsequently, he spoke: "Relax, Karras. This is exactly one of the demon's bewitchment methods."
"Using partial facts, plus some fabricated lies, to achieve the purpose of crushing your confidence."
Regan immediately stared deadly at William.
"I'm still waiting for you to peek at me," William smiled.
"Ugh ah!"
Regan suddenly let out a loud roar, and then the entire house began to shake.
Even the walls showed cracks.
Immediately after, the surrounding temperature suddenly became freezing cold, even exhaled air carrying white mist.
Chris and Karras looked incredulous.
They had only seen such scenes in movies.
"Such a demon... can we really beat it."
Aside, William had long been guarding against this move.
He immediately activated three layers of isolation magic arrays, confining this power within the house.
In an instant, the house returned to tranquility.
Now, not only Chris and Karras.
Even Regan by the window looked like it was looking at a monster.
"Who exactly are you!" it roared.
"I have no interest in chatting with a guy who failed an advancement."
William's words pointed straight at the other party's weakness.
"If you have any other methods, you'd better use them quickly. This is my first time seeing such a weak demon."
Regan's chest heaved violently, and the doubt in its eyes grew even stronger.
A moment later, it suddenly spewed a large amount of green mucus, aimed straight at William.
"Father William!"
The two aside hurriedly warned.
But William didn't even move, and all that mucus landed not far in front of him.
"Weak and powerless. I hope demons don't have dating needs, otherwise, your 'female companion' would definitely be very disappointed." William shook his head. "Oh~ sorry, demons seem to have no gender distinction. Then this sentence shouldn't hurt you."
Crack.
The wood of the windowsill broke in two.
Chris and Karras looked at each other; this was the first time both of them had seen a scene of exorcism.
It was obviously completely different from what the two imagined.
"Don't we need to hold the Bible and sternly reprimand..." Karras gulped.
On the other side, "Regan" obviously didn't expect things to turn out this way either.
This human in front of it actually knew its secrets, and its abilities were completely ineffective against this person.
It couldn't help but feel an emotion called "Frustration." At this time, William spoke again.
"By the way, regarding that attack just now, I'll give you a suggestion for improvement."
"Regan" tilted its head in confusion.
William took out a glass bottle from his pocket.
"A spewing attack is very effective at short distances, once encountering the current situation."
He gestured the distance between himself and "Regan."
"In this situation, a throwing style is more convenient."
As soon as his voice fell, William threw the glass bottle at the other party.
"Regan" raised one hand, making the glass bottle's landing point deviate a bit, exactly smashing against the wall by the window.
It revealed a ferocious smile, seemingly mocking William's miss.
But immediately after, a powerful Holy Power suddenly surged in the air.
Shock flashed in "Regan's" eyes.
When it turned its head, it realized the contents inside the glass bottle were unusually powerful.
"Holy Power! Damn Holy Power!" it roared.
William smiled slightly.
Everything he did just now was an attempt to enrage the demon in front of him, arousing the other party's desire to "Fight."
In this way, facing his attacks, the demon might not dodge.
Although the final result deviated slightly, William still achieved his goal.
At this time, under the influence of the thirty-year vintage Holy Water, the power on the demon was rapidly dissolving.
And the latter was forced to drive more power to resist the cleansing of the powerful Holy Power.
William naturally wouldn't just watch.
He threw out a few more bottles of Holy Water in succession, ranging from ten to twenty years vintage, precisely consuming the energy on the demon.
More than ten minutes later, the demon had become very weak.
It supported itself by the window, and half of its body had already shown changes.
Those black veins and deathly pale skin gradually faded.
This was a sign of the possession weakening.
William's eyes lit up, and he stopped his hand movements.
He absolutely wouldn't let go of this good opportunity to practice Theology.
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