Chapter 201: Arriving at Mia's House
"Shh... that's not your father outside."
Mia heard her "Mother's" voice by her ear.
"They disguised themselves as him; these guys all want to harm you."
Mia's face was left with nothing but terror: "But... what should I do."
"Riley shouldn't be in the hospital; he's only suffering... Only death can set him free. You must help him..."
Mia's voice trembled: "But... I can't do it, please... don't."
"Help him, Mia. I will take care of him."
Mia struggled internally.
But at this moment, she noticed Riley lying behind her "Mother," looking utterly agonized.
"Help him..."
Just as Mia was about to make a decision, a violent crashing sound suddenly came from the door.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Open the door! Mia!"
Mia's eyes were filled with horror.
That was her "father's" voice.
Immediately after, the door was smashed open, and a man rushed in.
He turned around; his face was covered in mottled marks, with pitch-black veins faintly visible.
In the next second, Mia was tackled to the ground.
A tremendous force gripped her neck, making it hard for her to breathe for a moment.
"Ugh... Ah..."
Mia struggled desperately.
At the same time, in the living room.
Mia's father, Max, was sitting on the sofa.
He was wiping the art piece his daughter had brought back—a porcelain hand covered in runes.
At this time, Max heard the commotion in the bedroom.
"Mia?" he called out.
But he received no response from his daughter.
Just as he was about to get up and take a look, someone knocked on the apartment's front door.
Thump thump thump!
The sound was very rapid; it seemed the people outside were in a hurry.
"Coming!" Max replied.
He looked at his daughter's bedroom again, thought for a moment, and still decided to open the front door first.
Max opened the door a crack.
"Who are you looking for?"
"Uncle Max, it's me!" Jade leaned forward, panting.
"Who are these two?" Max looked at the two church personnel with doubtful eyes.
William tilted his head slightly and immediately saw the "Hand of the Apostle" on the coffee table.
At the same time, an evil force was very active in the bedroom. He smiled slightly: "Mr. Max, you should know that Mia has had some issues recently."
Max was stunned upon hearing this, then nodded.
"There's a reason for all this; I can tell you the real cause."
William first threw out a topic the other party cared about to arouse Max's curiosity.
"But there are more important things right now, so no matter what you see later, you must stay calm. We will protect Mia's safety."
Max nodded again, but worry inevitably appeared on his face: "What happened to Mia?"
"You will know soon."
William handed him a crucifix.
"Wear this around your neck."
While Max was taking it, William placed a holy statue at the door.
Faya witnessed the whole process from the side.
"Stabilize the emotions of irrelevant people first; this should be to prevent Max from causing trouble later."
"Giving the crucifix is to protect him from being bewitched by the evil spirit."
"Placing a holy statue on the ground at the entrance..."
"Hmm... very rigorous exorcism preparation."
Faya nodded secretly; there were many details worth learning here.
She memorized these processes, planning to go back and improve her teaching plans.
On the other side.
After setting up the door, William walked into the apartment.
He didn't rush to the room where Mia was, but went to the coffee table first.
Seeing the "Hand of the Apostle," Faya was obviously a little excited, but William beat her to it, taking out holy artifacts and arranging three layers of isolation magic arrays around this item.
"The matter isn't over yet; don't be so anxious." William looked at Faya and said.
The latter paused and forced a smile: "You are right."
Max didn't understand what the two were talking about; he just wanted to quickly go to his daughter's room to check.
At this time, Mia's painful roars could be clearly heard in the living room.
If the priest hadn't made a prior agreement with him.
Max would have rushed in immediately.
"Nun Faya, you are a teacher at the seminary; the exorcism still needs your guidance." William extended his hand, gesturing towards the bedroom.
Faya managed to tear her gaze away from the Hand of the Apostle with great difficulty.
Hearing William's words, she couldn't help but roll her eyes secretly.
"I haven't seen you taking any of my guidance along the way!" she said inwardly.
She knew William was reminding her, so she took the initiative to walk in front.
For safety reasons, Jade was asked to return to the hospital first.
And hearing the word "Exorcism," the doubts in Max's heart could no longer be suppressed.
"Hey, what exactly is going..."
But he was interrupted before he could finish.
William put his arm around this father's shoulder: "You can see for yourself."
Max only felt a mountain-like force; he actually couldn't break free from the other party's control.
But concern for his daughter still overpowered his inner doubts.
So Max was brought to the door.
Taking advantage of their inattention, William placed another holy statue in front of the bedroom door.
In the next second, Max's eyes widened.
"Mia!"
He shouted and wanted to rush over, but was stopped by William.
"Mr. Max, in this situation, it's best not to rush forward."
William said, pointing at Mia.
"Look at her neck; it's caving in from the outside. There's obviously an external force, which shows the evil spirit is fighting for her body."
"Going forward now will only distract Mia, which will likely let the evil spirit succeed."
Faya aside was stunned upon hearing this.
This was completely different from the possession in her memory.
When humans are possessed by evil spirits, they can't perceive the outside situation at all.
Therefore, intervening as soon as possible is the only way to prevent the body from being occupied.
"Could this be Father William's new experience?"
Faya wasn't sure inside, so she actually stopped in place.
And on the ground opposite, a spirit body existed within Mia's consciousness.
At this time, it was transforming into the appearance of Mia's mother, "Rhea."
Previously, it had created the illusion of "Max attacking his daughter" in Mia's mind.
If everything went smoothly.
When Max was drawn to Mia's side, his figure would overlap with the "Abuser" in Mia's mind.
At that time, it would "Return" the body to Mia.
And right next to the latter's right hand was a pair of craft scissors.
The scene of patricide seemed about to play out.
But those two damn priests happened to show up at the door.
And just now, it also heard the human priest's words.
"Luring the priests over isn't bad either," it thought to itself.
This group of Church guys had long since fallen.
And in the circle of evil spirit bodies, a saying had always circulated—"Don't worry about priests and crucifixes; they don't work in most cases."
This was indeed not wrong.
According to the feedback of "Peers" from many supernatural events.
The One in Heaven would only show miracles when extremely special individuals were in danger.
And the priest opposite, who couldn't even figure out the principles of evil spirit possession, was obviously not on the "Special List."
But it had to make Mia complete a "Kill" to completely break her spirit.
Thus, the force controlling Mia gradually weakened.
She finally managed to catch her breath.
"Nun Faya, it's your turn." William said with a face full of "Pleasant Surprise."
Faya was stunned, wondering why this guy suddenly used such a tone.
But now was indeed a good time to strike.
If it were the situation just now, Faya would still have to worry about the girl's safety.
Although she didn't know why the evil spirit stopped releasing its power.
She wouldn't miss the opportunity.
She saw Faya extend one hand, and then her body suddenly vibrated.
Hum—
A sound wave spread out with her at the center.
Then the humming sound became more and more frequent.
Faya's skin trembled at a speed visible to the naked eye.
William raised an eyebrow.
From his perspective, he could see the sound waves wrapping some Holy Power, rippling outwards.
"It seems this is the second-stage Holy Art of the Spirit Bone path—Spirit Bone Preaching."
And a new situation appeared on the opposite side.
Covered by the sound waves, the surface of Mia's skin also gradually vibrated.
A moment later, she suddenly stood up.
But her expression was still unconscious.
"I have obtained control over her skeleton." Faya said, crossing herself on her chest.
Then Mia made the exact same motion.
"What... exactly are you? What did you do to Mia?" Max panicked.
Before William could answer, Mia suddenly spoke: "You two damn guys, what is your background!"
The three looked over, only to see her left eye covered in a layer of blood color.
Obviously, it was the evil spirit speaking just now.
"I sensed a force constantly trying to gain control, so I made some room for it." Faya spoke up opportunely.
William's eyes revealed surprise.
This sentence was reminding him that Faya could expel the evil spirit at any time.
So William nodded and said: "Mr. Evil Spirit, I didn't expect you to be so stupid."
"What did you say!"
"Mia" let out a low growl; this voice obviously didn't belong to her.
William shrugged slightly: "I really didn't expect you to believe a lie I made up casually."
"If you had kept controlling Mia, it would have been a bit difficult for us."
Just now he indeed had a "let's try and see" attitude; after all, he wouldn't lose anything.
This had almost become a mandatory item in William's exorcism routine—trick the evil spirit when there's nothing else to do; what if it works?
Just like right now.
The air fell into a brief silence.
Even the corner of Faya's mouth twitched.
"This seems a bit... despicable." She kept reciting the Ten Commandments in her heart, silently warning herself not to learn bad habits.
And on the opposite side.
After a full thirty seconds of silence.
Mia suddenly spoke in another tone: "Mac, help me, these two people want to erase me completely! I miss you and Mia so much."
Max looked incredulous.
He would never forget this voice; it was his beloved Rhea.
Before Max could speak, William had already spoken a step ahead.
"I say... your acting is too clumsy."
He had a "looking at a retard" expression.
"You have to choose the right occasion to deceive people. You should have at least waited for a while; otherwise, only an idiot would believe it."
Max was instantly speechless.
He had recovered from his surprise and realized something was wrong.
"I... almost believed it just now."
"Mia" gritted her teeth: "Damn Church, since when did you become so cunning?"
"Church Holy Clergy Members have always had rich experience, defending the human world against evil invasions, and are the friendly partners of every human..." This speech made Faya feel a little embarrassed.
"Impossible! Your stupidity has long spread in the evil spirit circles."
"Mia" interrupted.
"Foolish loyalty and tragic deaths are your pronouns; your Lord never takes pity on low-level priests!"
William said: "Then it seems the circle you run in isn't that great either. Did the higher-level evil spirit circles reject you?"
"We can talk this over. As long as you surrender without a fight, I can consider introducing you to some 'High-Class Spirit Circles'."
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