Forbidden Zone of Deception

Chapter 288 Blood Lord's Plan

In the ominous house belonging to the Perrin family, the Warrens and several other reincarnators finally arrived.

Jiang Jin and Blood Owl gave a detailed report to Ed and Lorraine Warren on the strange rules they had learned, the results of Lian Xuan's soul probing, and the parchment.

"Currently, the situation of this house... is extremely dangerous." Jiang Jin looked at Ed and Rowling in front of him and summarized the current situation.

As a psychic with the ability to see spirits, Rowling quietly sensed her surroundings. Her face gradually turned pale, and she had clearly "seen" a scene similar to the one Lian Xuan had described: the twisted shadows that swirled behind the Perrin family like black smoke.

Mrs. Warren finally took it seriously and decided to intervene to resolve the matter.

Faced with this predicament, the male homeowner, Roger Perrin, looked troubled. They had spent all their savings on this lakeside mansion and were unable to find a suitable place for their family of seven to live in any short time.

However, Rowling also pointed out somberly that the "evil" lurking there had deeply anchored itself to the family through the contaminated layer, and no matter where they fled, they would likely find it difficult to escape. The Blood Lord observed this, essentially repeating the original movie's plot, with almost identical dialogue.

Ed then presented his plan: after thoroughly investigating the house with his students, they would perform an exorcism ritual. This was also the main quest for the reincarnators.

However, exorcism requires approval from the church and authorization before it can be performed.

Hearing this, Jiang Jin was speechless, since he had only watched the short video movie review once and didn't remember many of the details.

He couldn't help but complain, "Exorcism rituals need approval? So it's the same here in America, all that tedious, inefficient paperwork. This is a matter of life and death, and they still need to go through procedures?"

“It’s different. The government in our country is much better,” Blood Lord shook his head. “In America, no matter what illness you have—and I mean no matter what—you have to make an appointment a year or two in advance to see a doctor. Calling the emergency room also incurs an ambulance dispatch fee, which is generally unaffordable for most people. Many people don’t even receive much treatment before the bill arrives. Furthermore, if residents don’t pay a fire safety fee, the fire department won’t come if your house catches fire, leaving you to burn to death. That’s capitalist countries for you; everything is a transaction. Human life can only be bought with money. Unconditional disaster relief is a feature of socialist countries, but some people take it for granted, saying that the government is obligated to provide disaster relief, and that it’s abnormal to be overly grateful for disaster relief…”

"Really?" Jiang Jin was stunned. Was this too surreal? But then again, it made sense. Novels need logic, but reality doesn't.

“The Warrens are such good-natured people who are willing to perform exorcisms for free that they are already rare exceptions,” Blood Lord added. “In the movie, Ed didn’t have time to wait for the church’s approval for the exorcism, and considering human life as the priority, he acted first and asked for permission later.”

Jiang Jin also remembered this part of the story, and his expression towards Adolphin and her husband became more respectful.

After carefully studying the ten rules, the Warrens decided to launch an investigation immediately. They began talking to and recording the Perrins family in an attempt to find more clues.

Seeing that the plot was basically following the movie's storyline, Blood Lord said, "Jiang Jin, come out with me for a moment."

Then, Blood Lord called Jiang Jin outside and told the others not to follow.

As darkness fell, the old, twisted tree by the lake appeared even more sinister in the twilight.

The Blood Lord pointed at the tree and said in a low voice, "According to the movie plot, the witch Basshiba hanged herself on this tree. Before she committed suicide, she killed her own child as a sacrifice to Satan. To the witch, her own child was nothing more than a tool to fight against God."

Blood Lord considered himself ruthless, but even he couldn't bring himself to kill his own child—a crime that crossed the line of basic humanity. This shows just how cruel this evil spirit truly was!

Upon hearing this, Jiang Jin immediately said, "So, the ghosts of the murdered children are also lingering in the contaminated layer of this building?"

Blood Lord nodded, then changed the subject, his tone becoming serious: "You must face Sadako Yamamura, a true Annihilation Layer evil spirit, within the next month. The evil spirit in this summoning instance can be considered a 'half-Annihilation Layer,' which can serve as a trial for you before facing Sadako. Think about how to use this opportunity to break through and get closer to the true LV3."

He knew that even a true LV3 reincarnator would be in extreme danger when facing Sadako Yamamura.

The main battlefield for LV3 is the deepest layer of the Lost Layer and even the space between it and the Annihilation Layer, while the true Annihilation Layer is a realm that can only be entered by LV4.

Although Sadako Yamamura is an evil spirit that barely operates in the shallowest annihilation layer, her essence is still that of an annihilation layer evil spirit. This means that she can pull reincarnators into the annihilation layer!

Even for a Level 3 Reincarnator, fighting evil spirits within the Annihilation Layer is a completely asymmetrical war! What's more, Jiang Jin is only a near-Level 3? Once he enters the Annihilation Layer, it will be difficult for him to be reborn.

Although Jiang Jin could call upon the reincarnators of the Yongmeng team for help, there are two problems: First, the peak reincarnators of the Yongmeng team probably cannot enter the [Midnight Bell] instance. Second, even if they could enter, the Annihilation Layer is a highly chaotic and torn layer of time and space. Even if Lin Zhi, who can teleport, could enter with Jiang Jin, he might not be able to save Jiang Jin in the Annihilation Layer, because he would most likely be unable to find Jiang Jin's location in the Annihilation Layer!
Therefore, Jiang Jin needs such challenges to become stronger!
Blood Lord needs Jiang Jin to be strong enough to pose a threat to the Insect Nest team and to provide him with the hope of advancing to LV5!
Blood Lord further stated, "There is a scene in the movie where Rowling is hanging out the sheets to dry, and the sheets are blown away by the wind and cover an invisible evil spirit. The sheets allow the evil spirit to be instantly marked on the material level."

This scene was so terrifying that it, along with the "clapping in the basement," is considered one of the most memorable scenes in the horror film, leaving a very deep impression on Jiang Jin.

"Was that the moment the evil spirit interfered with the material layer?" Jiang Jin remembered that the sheet covered the evil spirit, revealing its outline for only a fleeting instant. Clearly, even under such intense corruption, the evil spirit still found it difficult to remain active in the material layer for long. Of course, to be precise, the deeper the contamination layer, the more difficult it was for the evil spirit to infiltrate the material layer, which is a crucial reason why humanity has been able to persevere under the calamity of memetic contamination and corruption.

“That terrifying moment will be your best opportunity to hunt down this half-annihilation layer evil spirit,” the Blood Owl Lord analyzed. “After all, it was the moment the evil spirit interfered with the material layer. The physical laws of the material layer will automatically repel supernatural contamination, and the evil spirit will be weakened like never before. In the Lost Layer, even a near-LV3 like you would find it difficult to have a clear spatial awareness. You must seize this opportunity and finish it off in one fell swoop, severely damaging this half-annihilation layer evil spirit!” Half-annihilation layer evil spirit…

Jiang Jin recalled the encounter with the half-annihilation layer evil spirit Eun-young in the "Happy Birthday, Teacher" instance. At that time, he only managed to drag Eun-young into the annihilation layer by strengthening another ghost, Eun-min. Otherwise, with Jiang Jin's level 1 at the time, dealing with the half-annihilation layer evil spirit would have been pure suicide.

However, even now, a real fight against a semi-annihilated evil spirit would be extremely difficult for someone at near-LV3 level. Therefore, Jiang Jin knew that the Blood Lord's plan was indeed perfect, and he had to seize this opportunity to test it out.

What should we use then? Zhong Kui's Judge's Pen? But that's only so effective against Western evil spirits. Silent Hill's shotgun? But it wasn't very effective against the demon nun either.

The coffin nail from the "Terror Resurgence" event? But once it's deployed, there's no guarantee it can be retrieved. That coffin nail is Jiang Jin's trump card against Yamamura Sadako; it can't be used lightly.

After speaking with Jiang Jin, Blood Lord said, "Alright, you can go back now. I want to be alone here for a while."

"Alright, Blood Leader, be careful."

After Jiang Jin left, Blood Lord walked to the withered tree that served as the anchor point for the contamination layer and sat cross-legged.

He took a deep breath, and then... plunged straight into the depths of the Lost Layer.

In the Lost Layer, the withered trees take on an even more terrifying form.

Blood Owl Lord remained unfazed and took out the Soul Refining Jar that Jiang Jin had sold him.

Then, he shouted defiantly, "Demon Nun, I know you're in the deepest levels of the Lost Layer! I'm right here, come and kill me if you dare!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a cold, dark power, filled with a blasphemous aura, suddenly descended!

A tall figure dressed in a nun's habit, with a twisted and terrifying face—the demonic nun Valak—appeared from the swirling black mist of resentment, lunging at the Blood Lord with pure malice.

It’s good that you’re here!

The Blood Lord was well-prepared; he used the withered tree as an anchor point for the witch Basshiba's contamination layer, cleverly drawing in and temporarily restraining Valak's power.

He quickly took out a bottle of holy water that Ed Warren had brought, and at the opportune moment, he splashed the holy water all over the demon nun.

"laugh!"

The holy water came into contact with the demon nun's dark body, bursting forth with a bright white light and a corrosive sound. Valak let out a silent shriek, and his movements faltered.

As a pure demonic incarnation, Valak has two obvious flaws. First, sacred objects are more effective at restraining him. Second, in order to operate in the human world, he possesses a physical form that is close to the material world, making him easier to capture.

Of course, the holy water had limited effect on the evil nun, only working temporarily, but that was enough.

It's now!

Blood Lord swiftly opened the Soul Refining Jar, generating a tremendous suction force from its mouth, and then used the Ghost Raider class skill [Ghost Howl]!
[Ghost Howl] continued to weaken the demon nun Valak, then was pulled and compressed by the Soul Refining Jar, and finally sucked into it!
Then, Blood Owl slammed the lid of the urn shut, and a violent impact came from inside! Then, under Blood Owl's mental command, the runes on the urn lit up one by one, sealing it tightly!
Looking at the Soul Refining Jar in his hand, which was shaking violently but had eventually stabilized, Blood Lord smiled with satisfaction and murmured, "Very good... As expected of a rule-type item infused with resentment crystals, it went even more smoothly than I expected. Done! Valak, I hope you won't disappoint me. If I recover to LV3, I can create a powerful Soul Weapon."

……

The following day, the Warrens concluded their initial questioning and organized everyone to begin setting up the investigation equipment.

Ed installed infrared cameras and high-sensitivity recording equipment in the room in an attempt to capture evidence of paranormal phenomena.

Rowling, using her mediumship, sensed the flow of supernatural energy within the house and instructed the reincarnators to sprinkle holy salt in key areas, such as the basement entrance and around the wardrobe in the children's bedroom, as a simple warning and protection.

Of course, Jiang Jin set up rusted animal traps and the [Bloodstained Imprisonment] traps at the key locations indicated by Luo Lin.

The battle between humans and evil spirits is about to unfold in this mansion, which is deeply entangled with evil spirits!

(End of this chapter)