Forbidden Zone of Deception

Chapter 294 Attack and Kill
After the chilling preview of the painting being beheaded, the children's newly established sense of security collapsed again, and fear permeated the night.

Jiang Jin dared not be negligent. He set up bloodstain traps under each child's bed again and drew up more concealed and powerful protective traps.

These traps act like invisible warning lines; any spirit that tries to approach the child from under the bed will be immediately triggered and retaliated against.

To maintain maximum vigilance, Jiang Jin and Blood Lord took an antidote.

The sleep-inducing potion in Jiang Jin's hand was something Xu Yinqiu had previously obtained from the reincarnation market; it effectively dispelled drowsiness and maintained mental focus. The Lian brothers, Lian Xuan and Lian De, were also on high alert. One used his spiritual medium to monitor the entire situation, while the other relied on the remaining power of the shrine to construct a weak divine defense, guarding the area throughout the night. As for the other two reincarnations, Li Zheng and Yao Xixi, their strength was weak and their presence faint; at this crucial moment, they were almost marginalized and received little attention.

Perhaps it was the calm before the storm; from the latter half of the night until dawn, no further obvious supernatural events occurred in the house.

As dawn broke, the sunlight managed to dispel some of the gloom inside the house.

To thank everyone for their care throughout the night, the Perrins got up early and carefully prepared a sumptuous breakfast.

The room felt crowded and lively due to the large number of people, which temporarily alleviated the suffocating sense of isolation.

Blood Lord had little appetite and only ate a few bites before getting up and leaving the table.

He walked alone outside the house and paced back and forth under the withered tree by the dock where the witch had hanged herself, his brow furrowed as he sensed the lingering ominous atmosphere.

Jiang Jin followed him out and stood beside him.

“Get ready,” Blood Lord said in a low voice without turning around, “According to the ‘plot,’ the classic scene where the evil spirit’s form is marked on the sheet is likely to happen today.”

Jiang Jin was somewhat worried: "Won't our intervention create a butterfly effect, causing the plot to deviate and resulting in unexpected changes?"

Blood Lord glanced at him, his tone tinged with helplessness and determination: "Now we can only take it one step at a time and hope for the best. But the core point of conflict, the evil witch Basshiba's goal of possessing Caroline, should not change."

Just then, Blood Lord noticed his youngest daughter, April, carrying a small plate of food, walking to a small mound of earth. A simple cross was stuck in the mound, with the name of their pet dog, Sadie, written on it.

Blood Lord frowned, walked over, and said, "April, don't run out alone. It's dangerous for you."

April looked up, her large eyes brimming with tears. "Uncle... I'm sorry, because I miss Sadie so much. She was my best friend..."

So why is it "uncle" again...?

The Blood Lord looked at the small tombstone in front of him and wanted to say, "It's just a dog. You can't even protect yourselves now," but when he saw the child's eyes, he fell silent.

The night he had thought would lead to a happy future flashed through his mind...

"Mia, I want to have two more children with you in the future. I love children the most. I am an only child and have always hoped for a very lively family..."

“Night Owl,” Bai Yewei, the prospective mother-in-law, said with a smile, “Great! When you have the baby, I’ll help you take care of it…”

At this moment, April suddenly asked expectantly, "Uncle...you're so amazing, can you see Sadie's soul? Is it...is it doing well?"

These words flashed through Blood Lord's mind like a bolt of lightning!
Sadie was the first to be killed by the witch Basshiba! If its soul has not completely dissipated, perhaps some clues about that witch can be gleaned from it.

An idea quickly formed in his mind. He thought for a moment and said to April, "Wait here for a moment."

Then he turned and called out in Jiang Jin's direction, "Jiang Jin, come here for a second!"

Jiang Jin came over upon hearing the sound, looking at the Blood Lord and the small grave mound with a puzzled expression.

Blood Lord said to Jiang Jin, "I'll give you another undead hound. It's common for high-level hunters to have two or three hounds. As far as I know, Sun Jing, whom you killed, should have had an Ash Black Talisman in his watch. You must have gotten his Blood Key, so you should have opened it by now, right?"

Jiang Jin immediately understood the Blood Lord's intention, looked at the dog's gravesite, and asked in surprise, "Could it be that you...?"

The Blood Lord didn't answer. Instead, he crouched down, looked April in the eye, and said in as calm a tone as possible, "I can try to bring Sadie back, but... you might not see her again. Is that alright?"

Upon hearing this, April's face immediately lit up with a delighted smile, and she nodded vigorously: "Yes! As long as Sadie can come back, it's okay if she can't see him!"

With the child's consent, Blood Lord and Jiang Jin found tools and carefully dug open the small grave, revealing the severely decomposed carcass of their pet dog inside.

A stench filled the air, but neither of them showed any sign of discomfort.

Jiang Jin took out the ash-black talisman he had obtained from Sun Jing's treasure chest from his Reincarnator watch. He smeared it with his own blood and then stuck the talisman onto the dog's corpse.

The next moment, the black rune turned to ash, which then merged into the corpse as if alive. Sadie's rotting fur began to fall off rapidly, revealing dark red fascia and muscles underneath. The dog's bones made a teeth-grinding "crackling" sound, its body seemed to swell up, its claws became as sharp as daggers, and its once docile head became ferocious!

A new undead hound, exuding a chilling aura of death, has been born!

It stood quietly at Jiang Jin's feet, similar in form to the Deathstroke beside it, but with slight differences in details, as it still retained more of its canine characteristics from its previous life.

Although April couldn't see the terrifying sight, she seemed to sense it, reaching out her small hand towards the undead hound, her face filled with innocent joy: "Sadi... is that you? It's so good to see you back..."

Seeing the child's genuine smile, the Blood Lord's usually cold and tense face subtly twitched upwards at the corners of his mouth, revealing an almost imperceptible, fleeting smile.

Jiang Jin, who had been watching him closely, caught this subtle expression and was also taken aback, wondering if it was just his imagination.

Blood Lord himself seemed to realize his unusual loss of composure, and quickly composed himself, returning to his usual cold and hard demeanor.

He reached out and somewhat awkwardly ruffled April's hair, explaining, "Sadi will be leaving with this big brother from now on. It... has changed now and can no longer stay by your side, otherwise the power within it might harm you."

After all, from now on, CCID will exist within the pollution layer and cannot stay with materialistic life for long.

Surprisingly, April didn't cry or make a fuss. Instead, she nodded very understandingly and said, "It's okay, Uncle. As long as Sadie doesn't have to lie all alone in the dirt, as long as she can be happy, I'm satisfied."

At that moment, the newborn undead hound Sadie and Deathstroke sniffed each other. Deathstroke let out a low whimper, and Sadie wagged her tail in response.

The two undead hounds seemed to get along well and quickly established a preliminary bond. Watching this, Jiang Jin couldn't help but have a strange thought: They get along so well, could one be male and the other female? Never mind, it doesn't matter.

……

It was already afternoon.

As the "plot" unfolds, Lorraine Warren begins hanging the washed sheets to dry in the backyard. Seeing her and Ed flaunting their affection, just like in the original movie, Blood Lord knows that the original plot is about to begin.

After Ed left, Blood Lord and Jiang Jin came over. Jiang Jin stared intently at the bed sheet hanging on the clothesline and said, "Master's wife, let us help you."

At this moment, Blood Lord noticed that the sky had darkened, with dark clouds gathering and an unnatural, chilling wind blowing through the air!
Through the few low-level spirits he had previously subdued, Blood Lord vaguely received some information. His eyes sharpened, knowing that a crucial moment was approaching.

He had already made arrangements, assigning Lian Xuan and Lian De to guard Caroline's room on the second floor! He told the two brothers that the evil spirit would try to instantly pull Caroline's spirit into the contaminated layer while she was asleep, which was the key step in its possession!
He walked over to Jiang Jin and emphasized again, "Listen carefully, Jiang Jin, we are the first line of defense! The sheet on the clothesline will mark the evil spirit in the material layer. We must attack the sheet immediately and weaken it! After that, the sheet will be blown to the second-floor window, at which point the evil spirit's true form will try to devour Caroline's soul and take over her body, thus completely invading the material layer!"

He had also instructed Su Wan beforehand to keep a close eye on the children and not let them out of his sight no matter what happened!

Su Wan was stunned for a moment, seemingly puzzled, and muttered under her breath, "They're just a few plot characters... what value do they have in protecting? They don't even reward you with resentment crystals..."

But under the cold gaze of the Blood Lord, she still reluctantly nodded in agreement.

Then, just as Rowling began to notice something was wrong...

call!
A sudden gust of wind arose! The gloomy sky darkened rapidly!

A cold, chilly wind swept through the courtyard, stirring up fallen leaves and dust!

The sheets on the clothesline were being violently blown by the wind. One of the white sheets, as if manipulated by an invisible hand, suddenly detached from the line, and then…

Jiang Jin and Blood Lord both stared wide-eyed as the sheet seemed to be blocked by something and suspended in mid-air, forming a terrifying humanoid silhouette!

"It's now!"

Jiang Jin roared, and the Demon-Hunting Crossbow, which he had prepared beforehand, fired instantly! A crossbow bolt engraved with exorcising runes tore through the air and accurately struck the floating humanoid sheet!

At the same time, the Silent Hill shotgun in his other hand also spat out bullets, quickly enveloping the area!
Without the slightest hesitation, the Blood Lord clenched his fists, and dark red soul power surged forth, transforming into several solid soul power chains that quickly wrapped around the bed sheet! The chains were imbued with the corrosive power of the Soul Refiner, binding the evil spirit within the material realm while continuously burning and tearing apart the resentment that constituted the spirit of the bed sheet!

Chi Chi Chi!
The sheet twisted and struggled violently under the multiple attacks of crossbow bolts, shotgun shells, and soul power chains, and large patches of dark red blood quickly seeped through the white fabric!
Then, the fabric was torn open, making a strange sound as if the fabric itself was being ripped apart!
The bed sheet suddenly broke free of some of its chains, and then, with the help of the wind, flew towards the second-floor window like a blood-stained white ghost!

At this moment, in the Perrins' bedroom on the second floor.

Just as Blood Lord had predicted, Caroline fell into a deep sleep due to extreme exhaustion and fear, and at that moment... bruises resembling fingerprints quickly appeared on her right arm!

(End of this chapter)