While in Hollywood, I used Taoist magic to quell American terrorism.

Aresa.

The creator of the Otherworld, and also the true god of this nightmarish land.

Everything in the Otherworld is a projection of Alessa's inner world.

Those deformed monsters were mostly the distorted images of the doctors, nurses, and classmates who bullied her that she saw during her suffering.

They were both her pain and the malice she couldn't control.

Pyramid Head, on the other hand, is a "protector" and "executioner" conjured up by Alessa in her extreme despair.

He represents Alessa's will to punish sinners.

As long as Alessa's consciousness remains, Pyramid Head can be reborn indefinitely.

However, maintaining this powerful existence requires consuming a large amount of Aresa's original power.

Alessa withdrew her Pyramid Head after seeing how terrifying Cao Kun's lightning power was, in order to avoid wasting her power.

Aresa raised her head, her pale face framed by a pair of dark eyes fixed intently on Cao Kun.

His eyes revealed doubt, complexity, and a hint of apprehension.

She witnessed Cao Kun, with overwhelming divine power, break through the seal of the church.

She then slaughtered all the souls of those cult members she had hated for thirty years.

"Alessa".

Cao Kun casually flicked the copper coin sword in his hand.

He looked at the girl in purple before him, his tone indifferent.

"Don't look at me like that. I've already taken care of most of these rats for you."

Now, only one last step remains…

Alessa's gaze shifted to Christabella, who was struggling to stand up.

At this point, the cult priestess had completely transformed into the "knife-headed woman."

The steel spikes on its head gleamed coldly under the light, and it emitted bursts of beast-like roars from its throat.

Aresa glanced at Sharon, who was huddled in the corner, her eyes flickering slightly.

"Keep your unruly 'little pets' under control."

Cao Kun pointed to the restless monsters on the roof.

"Don't hurt those three women, and Sharon too..."

Cao Kun paused, then said, "You should know her better than I do."

Sharon is actually a manifestation of Alessa's good intentions.

She was later adopted by Rose and her husband.

No one understands Sharon better than Alessa.

Cao Kun: "As for this freak with the long knife head, leave it to me."

"No."

Aresa finally spoke, her voice clear and ethereal, as if echoing in an empty tunnel.

"She is mine. Thirty years of suffering must be ended by my own hands."

As soon as she finished speaking, the wire binding Sharon loosened on its own.

Sharon fell downwards.

At first, it was moving very fast, but suddenly, it slowed down, as if it were being held up by an invisible force.

"Sharon."

Ross immediately ran over and caught Sharon in his arms.

Sharon was held in Ross's arms, but her eyes were fixed on Alessa.

His eyes were full of curiosity and scrutiny.

When the woman with the knife saw Cao Kun and Alessa, they actually discussed how she would die right in front of her, as if they were discussing how to divide the prey.

The head, pierced by a metal spike, emitted a grating grinding sound and billowed wisps of white steam.

"Devils! You damned devils! Die!"

She roared, and with a sudden jewel-like movement, the two black folding knives on her arms shattered the stone slab beneath her feet.

She transformed into a black afterimage, avoiding Cao Kun, whose presence was terrifying.

Two folding knives crossed into a scissor shape, aimed straight for Alessa's throat in mid-air.

As a combination of Christabella's resentment, the woman with the razor head possesses extremely strong explosive power and hand-to-hand combat ability.

In the Otherworld, she is one of the few monsters capable of inflicting physical cutting damage on spirits.

But she overlooked one thing: this is the Otherworld, where all the rules belong to Alessa.

"Overestimating one's abilities."

Alessa's cool voice rang out again.

Facing the swiftly approaching blade, Alessa didn't move at all, but simply pressed down gently with her right index finger.

"Creak—!"

The ear-piercing sound of metal twisting instantly drowned out the woman's roar.

The walls and floors around the church, even those broken stone pillars...

Hundreds or even thousands of rusty iron wires with barbs instantly emerged.

These wires seemed to have a life of their own, weaving together in the air into a massive, impenetrable net.

It precisely wrapped around the woman's waist and limbs.

"Bang!"

The woman with the sword in the air was pulled down by the barbed wire and slammed heavily onto the remains of the altar.

Aresa floated in the air, her purple skirt fluttering even without wind, her eyes cold and devoid of any human emotion.

With a flick of her finger, the barbed wire began to tighten frantically.

"ah--!"

The woman with the knife let out a piercing scream, wildly swinging her folding knife in an attempt to cut the wires.

But for every wire that breaks, ten new ones will grow.

The barbs pierced her twisted flesh, drawing out large amounts of dark purple blood.

Aresa is like a patient child disassembling a toy; she's in no hurry to kill the other person.

Instead, it controlled the barbed wire, slowly pulling on the woman's joints.

"Snap!"

The sound of bones breaking could be clearly heard in the silent church.

Aresa flipped her hand, and a sharp blade made of wire whistled past.

"Pfft!"

The woman with the knife had her right arm, which was holding the knife, cleanly severed and flew to Ross's feet.

Rose was so frightened that he hugged Sharon and backed away repeatedly.

"Alessa".

Cao Kun spoke up from the side, reminding, "Go easy on it, don't break it directly. Save the final blow for me."

Aresa didn't turn around, or even lift her eyelids, as if she hadn't heard.

She waved again.

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

Three more streaks of metallic light flashed by.

The woman with the knife had her remaining three limbs severed in mid-air.

Only the torso and head, encased in steel spikes, fell to the ground with a thud into a pool of blood.

At this moment, Christabella had lost all semblance of her priestly authority.

She writhed wildly on the ground like a limbless pest, still uttering incoherent curses.

Aresa pinched her fingers in mid-air.

Countless wires pierced through the woman's collarbone, pinning her firmly to the ground.

The woman with the knife was covered in fine cuts, and her life was rapidly slipping away.

Yet, under that twisted malice, it clung to its last breath.

Aresa landed slowly on the ground, her long black hair obscuring her expression.

She turned around and looked at Sharon, who was nestled in Ross's arms. There was a moment of confusion in her eyes, but it quickly returned to its coldness.

She pointed to the monster on the wall that had turned into a wooden stick and uttered a single word to Cao Kun:

"Give."

Clearly, she had completed her thirty-year revenge and handed this half-dead body over to Cao Kun.

"That's generous enough."

Cao Kun smiled and strode towards the wall.

The copper coin sword in his hand sensed the infusion of magic power and emitted a series of excited buzzing sounds.

He looked at the bloodshot eyes on the wall, still staring intently at him, and then twisted his wrist.

"In your next life, remember to choose a better faith."

Cao Kun took a step forward, and his copper coin sword suddenly trembled.

The copper coins spun around, as if suddenly growing out a section, and precisely pierced the center of the woman's forehead, which was covered with steel spikes.

"boom--!"

There was no scene of blood and flesh flying everywhere.

The twisted body of the woman with the knife was reduced to ashes from the inside out by the power of the copper coin sword.

"ah--!"

The piercing screams echoed through the ruins of the church before abruptly ceasing.

"Ding! Killed the C-rank monster 'Blade-Headed Priest', gained 5000000 merit points."

"Ding! Killing the C-rank monster 'Knife-Headed Priest' has obtained the Nine-Character Secret Technique: 'Lin' Character Mantra."