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

The system notification sound in his mind made Cao Kun's pupils shrink abruptly.

[The Nine-Character Secret!]

This time, they actually rewarded me with this.

Cao Kun took a deep breath and managed to suppress the urge to immediately begin researching.

The dust has settled.

The barbed wire surrounding the platform began to recede like a tide, shrinking back into the cracks in the ground.

Aresa stood quietly in the center of the open space, her purple skirt fluttering in the wind.

Thirty years of resentment seemed to have been somewhat appeased with the passing of Christabella.

Cao Kun sheathed his copper coin sword and surveyed the crumbling walls around him.

She asked, "Alessa, I've always had a question."

With your control over this world, why can't you get into this church?

The defenses here don't look very sophisticated.

Aresa raised her head, her eyes beneath her black hair as deep and dark as black holes.

"I am not afraid of that woman, nor am I afraid of those wandering spirits."

She said in a distant tone, "What I fear is the power she prays for behind the scenes."

Samael… that fallen angel, he left his mark on every brick and tile.”

Cao Kun was startled.

Samael.

In the setting of Silent Hill, cults are not entirely insane.

Their object of worship was Samael.

In some mythologies, Samael is the angel of death, a fallen angel, and even considered Satan himself.

It is this remnant of divine power that forms the barrier of rules.

This kept Alessa, the "Goddess of the Underworld," out for a full thirty years.

Cao Kun released his spiritual sense and carefully sensed the ruins.

Sure enough, deep within those broken stone pillars and shattered altars…

He vaguely sensed a heavy, decaying pressure that was about to dissipate.

If it weren't for his lightning strike that split the roof and shattered the church's overall structure...

This force will likely continue to exist.

Is it Satan again?

Cao Kun couldn't help but frown slightly.

Are he and this guy completely inseparable?

Cao Kun looked at Alessa: "You've taken your revenge, aren't you planning to leave?"

"Take Sharon with you, and I can send you out."

A desolate smile appeared on Aresa's pale face as she shook her head.

"leave?"

She looked at Sharon, who was nestled in Ross's arms with an innocent expression.

"This is the end of my suffering, and also the foundation of my existence. I belong here."

She paused for a moment, watching the church walls gradually turn to ashes.

"Christabella is dead, and Samael's mark is gone too."

This world... will soon gradually dissipate because it has lost its purpose.

I will sink into the abyss along with it.

Cao Kun frowned.

He knew that these spirits existed in the overlapping of dimensions.

Once the great revenge is achieved and the obsession dissipates, it often marks the beginning of collapse.

But he always felt that someone of Aresa's caliber wouldn't disappear so easily.

Aresa slowly walked up to Sharon.

Sharon stared wide-eyed at the girl who looked exactly like her but exuded a chilling aura.

"Take good care of her."

Alessa didn't touch Sharon, but turned to look at Cao Kun, her tone carrying an almost pleading tone.

The next second, she raised her pale hand, and a deep purple spark condensed at her fingertips.

With a flick of her finger, the spark flew towards Cao Kun.

Cao Kun instinctively wanted to dodge, but sensing that the spark meant no harm, he held back.

A slight coolness came from the back of my hand.

A dark red, seal-like rune flashed by and then disappeared beneath the skin.

"If one day you encounter an insurmountable danger, and I am not yet completely gone..."

Aresa looked at Cao Kun: "You can use this mark to enter here again."

I will... repay this favor to you.

As she finished speaking, the entire church resounded with a tremendous roar.

The blood-red walls completely turned into rising black smoke.

"You should leave!"

As soon as Alessa finished speaking, Cao Kun and the others realized that they had already left the church.

With another turn, the thick fog around him disappeared.

The buildings behind us seemed to have been erased by an eraser, disappearing completely into the hazy mist.

The road beneath our feet has been paved again.

Cao Kun looked down at the back of his left hand.

Although the place was empty, it was sensed by spiritual awareness...

A coordinate filled with violence and suffering is firmly fixed there.

It was Alessa who left the mark on Cao Kun's hand.

"I'm...I'm back!"

Megan, Rose, and Sybil were overjoyed, their faces beaming with excitement.

Only Sharon remained staring blankly at the place that should have been shrouded in thick fog, her eyes unfocused.

"My...my car is gone."

Megan suddenly spoke up.

Ross also remembered this: "Mine is gone too."

Sybil looked troubled: "My motorcycle belongs to the police. It looks like I'll have to write a lot of reports."

Cao Kun waved his hand and took out the Cadillac from the system space.

Ross and Sybil were both taken aback when they saw a car appear out of nowhere.

But considering Cao Kun's prowess in the inner world, they quickly accepted this seemingly absurd fact.

"Mr. Cao."

Sybil's expression was complicated: "You have given me a new understanding of this world and reshaped my worldview."

It turns out that the world we live in is not just dangerous on the surface.

Cao Kun smiled and said, "Don't overthink it. These kinds of things don't happen to you every day."

Sybil thought about it and agreed, and her expression improved considerably.

Cao Kun promised Alessa that he would take care of Sharon.

He turned to Ross and asked, "Where do you live? I'll take you back."

Ross glanced at the sky; it was the middle of the night.

Los Angeles is far too dangerous.

It would be ironic if, without Cao Kun's help, he had gone through all the hardships of escaping the Otherworld, only to lose his life in Los Angeles.

"Okay, thank you."

Cao Kun then looked at Sybil: "And you?"

Sybil: "If possible."

The Cadillac Escalade's bright lights pierced the darkness.

First, they took Sybil to the police station, and then they took Ross and Sharon home.

"Sharon, take this."

Cao Kun took out a bracelet and handed it to Sharon.

Sharon accepted it, bewildered.

Cao Kun said, "This can guarantee your safety in critical moments."

Megan nodded quickly: "Yes, I can testify."

Previously, she was in the Otherworld thanks to Cao Kun's bracelet.

Otherwise, they would have died at the hands of those monsters long ago.

Of course, it was also largely due to the fact that she had taken Cao Kun's elixir, which gave her a physical condition far superior to that of ordinary people.

Ross's face lit up with joy: "Sharon, quickly thank Mr. Cao."

Sharon said obediently, "Thank you, Mr. Cao."

Cao Kun looked at Sharon; her eyes were as pure as gemstones, without a trace of impurity.

Sharon is the embodiment of Aresa's goodness.

All the good qualities of Alessa were given to her.

Cao Kun patted Sharon's head: "Let's go."

Cao Kun said goodbye to Ross and Sharon, then got into the car with Megan and drove away quickly.

As soon as they returned to Cao Kun's villa, Megan threw herself into his arms.

"Let's wash up first." Cao Kun kissed her and walked towards the bathroom.