He took the script of an exorcism legend, but became the number one anti-fraud expert.

"Crack, jingle, splash..."

To the side and behind, there were several dark shadows that could be vaguely seen.

The damp, fishy smell wafted through the air, and the four of them were drenched in sweat.

Because it wasn't just the sound of shattered stones, but also the sounds of chains and weapons being dragged.

It's not human, after all, who walks around like that and makes a wet, wriggling sound?

Abby's legs were trembling.

Even he knew that this was definitely not the guard regiment.

Before the four could react, the thick fog was dispelled.

Benjamin gasped as a bald, large-eyed merman monster appeared, about the size of a drowned ghost, with smooth, glossy gray-blue skin, holding a round shield, and arms thicker than a bear's.

"Gah—!"

Then came the second one, a fish-man, wielding a harpoon and wearing a coral crown.

The third one is holding an iron chain.

The fourth one was slightly smaller, about the same size as a normal fishman, but it was holding a cane.

despair,

Suppression,

A complex mix of emotions spread among the four of them. They opened their mouths, barely making a sound, even swallowing their saliva.

This is practically the regular army of the murlocs.

It is an evil spirit that has never been seen in the "Exorcism Manual".

Benjamin was convinced that they possessed wisdom.

After all, compared to those fishmen who only knew how to gesticulate wildly and open their blood-red mouths on instinct, these guys were equipped.

And calm,

Eight pairs of eyes met, and the atmosphere instantly froze.

Pete's breathing was heavy, his chest heaving as if he had just run a marathon.

Seemingly having made up his mind, he murmured to himself:

"Listen, my daughter's name is Jenny Miller, she has blonde hair, she must be somewhere in Windhowl. Avery must have some clues, find a way to find my daughter."

Benjamin's eyes widened, and he glanced at the serious-looking Pete.

At that moment, he finally understood.

Pete and Avery don't get along; Pete knows the Hord family is a fabrication, but he still chooses to cooperate.

Because only Benjamin is in a position to negotiate with Avery right now.

Perhaps this is the only chance to find Jenny.

And Pete has already made his decision.

He raised his gun, aimed it at the fishman with the cane, and pulled the trigger.

'Bang!'

"Get out of here!" Pete yelled at Benjamin, then turned to John and said, "John, shoot! Kill the guy with the cane, he'll break us!"

Without hesitation, John also raised his gun.

However, a dark figure suddenly rushed out, not only blocking Pete's bullet with a round shield, but also grabbing the ground with another huge, webbed hand!

In an instant, a pile of rubble came hurtling towards them like cannonballs.

Caught off guard, the four could only raise their hands to protect their faces as the pebbles pelted them like hail.

The force was dozens of times greater, slamming heavily onto the flesh with a thud.

"Aww!"

"Damn it!"

"what!"

The four men and horses were thrown to the ground and could not get up.

No one expected that the giant fish-man, which had no legs and moved by wriggling, would be so fast.

Fortunately, the rock wasn't big enough to break his arm.

However, John was spitting out blood, which suggests that his internal organs were damaged.

Abby wasn't much better off; he writhed on the ground, making whimpering noises. For someone as small as him, the attack was deadly enough.

Pete trembled as he braced himself on the ground, loaded his gun, reloaded, and aimed again.

Benjamin felt a sharp pain in his chest, likely from a broken rib.

But if we don't fight back, we'll only die.

This was the first time Benjamin had experienced the real despair of having his life about to be taken away.

Damn it,

What should we do?

At this moment, his mind began to wander.

He was searching for a way out, a way to survive.

"Gah—!"

Just as the giant merman raised its shield in preparation for another attack, the merman with the cane suddenly let out a hoarse roar.

Pete was startled and quickly aimed at it.

However, the little fishman had already hidden behind the other fishmen.

The murloc holding the shield seemed to have given up attacking and was only defending.

"Damn it! Cover your ears, that guy's going to drive us crazy, we're going to go insane!!"

madman,

Benjamin instantly understood Pete's concerns.

As stated in "The Exorcism Manual," when the [stress] reaches a critical value, and willpower detects [torture], if the stress continues to increase...

Those people will break down, and in the end they will either die of heart failure or go insane.

For humans, becoming insane is tantamount to brain death.

However, for evil spirits, madmen can become their companions, used to confuse and provoke other conscious humans.

They spread stress, drive others crazy, and are the favorite tools of evil spirits.

Just as Benjamin was reminiscing,

His head suddenly started buzzing, a sound like a low-frequency vibration, inaudible to humans but definitely having an effect, vibrating in his ears.

This was followed by excruciating brain pain.

The four people covered their heads and began to tremble, their legs kicking incessantly.

Benjamin watched helplessly as Pete's face contorted and blood welled up in his eyes.

His hands melted like ice cream.

Although Abby was chanting "truth," flames suddenly burst from his body, and the intense burning made him roll around in agony.

Blood was gushing from John's mouth, like a running tap, and he couldn't stop.

Benjamin's vision blurred; he seemed to see airplanes and tall buildings.

The world of exorcism is like a dream; wherever there is Benjamin, there are evil spirits—it's all just your imagination.

He fantasized about going back to that day, on the high-speed train, wishing he hadn't been standing next to that jerk.

I wish I hadn't worn shoes with reflective patches that day.

It's all about timing and fate...

The fantasy I had just had vanished suddenly, and the white expanse before my eyes became even whiter.

He even began to wonder if all blind people see only darkness, or if their vision is entirely white.

The screams in my ears grew fainter and fainter until they disappeared.

It was as if he had entered a vacuum; Benjamin almost stopped breathing.

It’s over.

This is the end.

"..."

"..."

"..."

Benjamin's mind was on the verge of collapse. He thought about many things, his mind racing. He recalled various parts of his life, and he thought about the previous owner of this body. He began to doubt the authenticity of the person who impersonated Professor Locke and tricked him into a state of torture. He also wondered if the list of Professor Locke in the monastery was real, and if Nia's words were all lies... In short, he thought a lot, too much. He finally realized something.

[Perseverance Test.....]

[Virtue: 143%]

[Torment: 52%]

[During probability calculation, the test failed because the torment did not meet the detection requirements.]

[The US and Germany have met the testing requirements and are attempting to activate...]

Please wait...

"..."

Benjamin, having faced life and death, though flawed, made choices consistent with the legendary exorcist's style.

[Awakening of Virtue Successfully]

"call--!"

A warm current began to gradually spread from the top of his head, and Benjamin's scalp started to tingle.

The rush of blood pierced through layers of obstructing fog like needles, leaving the blood vessels unobstructed.

The headache disappeared, replaced by a feeling of relief.

A chaotic scene flashed before his eyes, like a slideshow.

A volcanic eruption, a Ferris wheel accelerating, and tens of thousands of fish traversing thousands of miles across the ocean converge to form a sea tornado.

He was like a skier speeding down a snowy mountain on a skateboard, or a race car driver crossing the Yellow River at 260 mph.

As the tsunami swept towards Indonesia, planes circled overhead, dropping an iron egg named "little boy."

All fantasies transformed from sadness and pain into boundless joy and excitement.

Then, blood flow from the brain began to circulate throughout the body.

He regained feeling in his limbs, and a cracking sound came from his chest.

A sound similar to a machine successfully charging came to my ears...