I'm an antique shop owner, so it's reasonable for me to know some magic

Chapter 477

The tongue is the sprout of the heart, and the heart belongs to the fire element in the Five Elements theory. Fresh blood forced from the tip of the tongue has the strongest restraining effect on ghosts and evil spirits.

Therefore, in folk legends, blood from the tip of the tongue is also known as true yang saliva.

For ordinary people who haven't cultivated their skills, this can be considered their last trump card.

Jamie turned his head and spat out blood, which did not fall to the ground, but stuck in mid-air, vaguely forming a human shape!
In the dark space, the woman's pale face quickly became visible, with blood-stained parts hissing and emitting white smoke, and burn-like marks appearing on her skin.

This bought Jamie valuable time to move around while he was hurting the ghost. Jamie ducked and rolled away to create distance, then sprayed out the remaining exorcism incense all at once.

His physical condition gradually changed recently. The vengeful ghosts on the side were stained with the blood from his spitting tongue, and were either killed or crippled.

But this time, the opponent was only slightly stunned, which shows how terrifying it was.

Jamie instantly abandoned any thought of fighting back and scrambled to escape.

But the pale female corpse was faster than him!
In the blink of an eye, the former arrived in front of Jamie and grabbed his neck.

Jamie felt all the heat in his body drain away the moment he touched the woman's pale, cold skin, as if he had been thrown into a deep, dark pool.

Just as he was about to lose consciousness, a familiar golden light burst forth from the darkness, carrying a powerful aura that shook the female corpse away!
Jamie landed, took a couple of breaths, and his senses quickly returned. He saw the short-haired beauty named Alice holding the yellow talisman he knew all too well, facing off against the female corpse from afar.

"I'll share the results of your investigation later. This is your reward for saving your life."

"I accept."

Alice didn't turn around to check on Jamie; her attention was entirely focused on the female corpse in front of her.

Before Jamie rolled around and scattered the ashes, she had no idea what was happening here; she only felt the warm feeling of the talisman stuck to her body.

In retrospect, these talismans had already issued warnings, but she wasn't perceptive enough, or rather, she "hadn't gotten into the zone yet."

With her mind highly focused and her keen observation combined with profiling, Alice was able to glean a wealth of information from the physical characteristics of the female corpse in front of her!
[An abnormally thin waist and deformed ribs are the result of wearing a corset for a long time, a style of clothing that dates back two centuries.]

The skin shows burn scars that do not appear fresh. The jaw muscles are not moving naturally, suggesting that the tongue may have been removed.

[Loose joints in hands and feet, obvious fractures.]

[Without a doubt, this is the body of a woman who suffered extreme torture before her death and died in a witch hunt.]

However, this information, apart from confirming the origin of the female corpse, was of no practical use. There were only two truly important details.

First, there was a stain on her ankle.

That wasn't dirt, it was engine oil.

Secondly, there is the black, mud-like substance between his fingernails.

If we could figure out its origin...

Alice had no time to think further; the female corpse opposite her had already launched an attack.

The chilling sound of flapping wings came from all directions, and the flies and mosquitoes hiding in the sewers and garbage cans received the order and gathered together.

They quickly clung to nearby streetlights, completely blocking out all the light and eventually destroying these light sources.

True darkness descended from all directions.

As darkness descends, countless terrifying scenes appear and disappear within it.

The ghoul, clinging to and devouring a human head, stared at Alice with a terrifying smile, while the zombie with its eyeballs detached from their sockets stirred restlessly.

A crow, seemingly appearing out of nowhere, landed on a broken streetlamp, its beak emitting a strange, cawing laugh.

The eerie scene precisely hits the area of ​​human fear, but Alice remains unusually calm.

The purifying talisman had been protecting her mind, preventing it from being corrupted by evil. Jamie, who was not far behind her, was doing the same.

They both knew that the monster couldn't have appeared out of thin air; everything before them was just a smokescreen created by the other side to distract them and make it easier for them to take advantage of their vulnerability.

Indiscriminate attacks may result in friendly fire.

"Aren't there any newer methods?"

Alice raised her head towards the female corpse in front of her, her tone full of provocation.

The woman's stiff face contorted slightly before she slowly opened her mouth.

A sharp sound came from its vocal cords, and its fingernails suddenly extended, moving with terrifying speed toward Alice's heart!

Oops!

Jamie, who was not far away, could see it all clearly and was terrified.

At such a high speed, regardless of the sharpness of the object itself, it can easily pierce through human flesh.

It's true that his body has been strengthened, but he can only barely dodge. It's impossible for him to save Alice.

Jamie gritted his teeth in anguish at the thought that yet another life would be harmed by evil before his very eyes.

However, the scene before him completely overturned his understanding.

Alice effortlessly reached out and grabbed the ghost's incredibly sharp claws.

"Okay, my mediocre skills aren't working, so I'm getting angry."

With a snap, the elongated nail shattered inch by inch under Alice's terrifying grip.

Her golden-brown eyes shone like fire in the darkness. In the blink of an eye, Alice appeared before the female corpse, grabbing her head and tearing it off.

This situation was clearly beyond the female corpse's expectations. She dodged out of Alice's attack range with a quick movement, and then disappeared from the street in a few flashes.

"You're going to quit now?"

Alice was quite puzzled.

Shouldn't these evil spirits be irrational and relentless in their pursuit of the dead?
It's really unpleasant that they would retreat without hesitation.

"You just fought off that corpse all by yourself, how is that possible... You're not human?"

Jamie was incredulous. Halfway through his sentence, he suddenly realized something and exclaimed in surprise.

"Watch your tone. I just saved your life."

Alice clapped her hands, then looked at them carefully to make sure there were no remaining wounds.

She was confident in her physical strength and knew the power of the talisman Su Fan had given her, but she still couldn't help worrying that she might have come into contact with something unclean.

"Before you question my identity, shouldn't you share the results of your investigation as agreed?"

“Well, as you can see, the source of this curse is a woman’s corpse.”

"That's the one we just encountered."

Jamie endured the pain in his tongue and tried to keep his description as concise as possible.

“I just found her hair on the road, which means that the school bus driver hid the woman’s body somewhere in the bus and transported her to spread a curse throughout the city.”

"The next step is to investigate the recently discovered female corpse within the police station to find out where she came from."

(End of this chapter)