I traverse America, using holy light to quell American terror!

The sudden sound of footsteps startled Brand, who was already on edge.

He turned around abruptly and looked towards the door.

They discovered that it was Li Yuan who had come over.

"Oh! Damn, you scared me to death."

Brand, relieved to have escaped, decided to turn back and continue searching for that figure.

But just as he turned around,

A woman's deathly pale face suddenly appeared in front of Brand!

"Look what she made me do—!"

"ah--!"

The woman's shouts, close to his face, startled Brand so much that he screamed!

Just as Brand, in a panic, fell backward,

A fist flashing with holy light suddenly swept across his face.

It was thrown straight at the woman's face!

'Bang!'

Under Brand's surprised gaze,

The woman's pale face was shattered by the fist, instantly turning into wisps of ashes that dissipated into the air.

He collapsed to the ground, exclaiming in surprise as he looked at Li Yuan standing beside him:

"My God!"

[Ding! An F-rank Earthbound Spirit has been eliminated! 2 Holy Light Points, 10 Experience Points!]

Li Yuan reached out and pulled Brand up, saying calmly:

"This is just a weak earthbound spirit; the real one hasn't appeared yet."

At this moment, the other people in the house were also attracted by Brand's shouts and ran over.

Seeing the crowd running out, Li Yuan's heart tightened, and he quickly urged them on:

"Hurry back, the children are still inside!"

Everyone was startled upon hearing this and quickly turned and ran back.

But to their astonishment, they discovered that Cindy, the fourth daughter of the Perrin family,

Unconsciously, she walked alone towards her room upstairs!

Edward, the only one who didn't follow the past,

Standing on the stairs, hammer in hand, he looked helpless and shouted down to the first floor:

"What should I do! I'm afraid to touch her..."

The girl was too young, and Edward was afraid he wouldn't be able to control his strength and hurt her.

The phoenix tree seeds that Raphael had given him had already been scattered by him.

But it had no effect whatsoever.

As the girl walked up to the second floor...

The cameras that had been set up suddenly lit up their flashes simultaneously, and the sound of shutters clicking rang out one after another.

This proves that something dirty was following the girl at that moment!

Just as Li Yuan pushed through the crowd and reached the corner of the stairs, the girl walked into the bedroom.

Edward, however, was a step too slow and was blocked outside by the door that slammed shut in an instant.

Edward slammed the door shut and found it was locked from the inside.

Li Yuan shouted, "Get out of the way, let me handle this!"

Edward saw Li Yuan rushing towards him and quickly dodged out of the way!

With a loud thud, the door was kicked open by Li Yuan.

In a place unnoticed by anyone, a few wisps of black smoke slowly drifted out.

When everyone saw the door open, they rushed inside to look for Cindy.

But there was no child in the room.

"Cindy was walking barefoot just now!"

Ed quickly shouted to his assistant:

"Drew! Quickly, bring the UV lamp!"

Human skin secretes oil, sweat, and amino acids.

These substances are excited by long-wave ultraviolet light and emit faint fluorescence.

Upon hearing this, Drew quickly handed over the ultraviolet lamp.

Ed then hung up the lamp, turned on the ultraviolet light, and shone it towards the doorway.

As expected, under the ultraviolet light,

Several glowing child footprints were clearly visible on the floor!

Following the direction of the footprints, the group gradually arrived at the wardrobe in the bedroom.

Li Yuan pulled open the cabinet door and discovered a hidden compartment behind the clothes.

The girl, Judy, was sleeping peacefully inside; she was not in danger.

Seeing this scene, Li Yuan finally remembered this part of the plot.

Here, Rowling fell into the basement below.

She saw the earthbound spirits in the house and the evil spirit Basshiba.

In the chaos, Basshiba kept the pendant with her daughter's photo on it.

Basshiba then followed the pendant to find Rowling's daughter, Judy, and thus became entangled with the mother and daughter.

Just as Roger was carrying his daughter Judy and walking out of the room...

April, the youngest daughter holding the music box, suddenly muttered to herself:

"That's where Roy hides when he's scared."

No one in the family paid attention to what the little girl was saying; they were all focused on Cindy's safety.

Only Rowling took the girl's words to heart.

She remembered Judy telling her that her friend's name was Roy.

Rowling took out a flashlight, intending to climb into the hidden compartment to find out what was going on.

Li Yuan did not stop them.

He also wanted to take this opportunity to lure out the evil spirits in the house and get rid of them completely.

The dark compartment was small and pitch black, filled with dust and debris, and the air was thick with the smell of dust.

Rowling carefully explored the hidden compartment using the light of her flashlight.

Soon, on a wooden board, they saw a piece with the exact same markings on the bottom as the music box April was holding.

She quickly called out into the shadows:

"Ed, hand me April's music box!"

That music box belongs to April.

He was found outside the house, under the big tree where Basshiba committed suicide.

Meanwhile, according to April,

After turning the music box, you can see a boy named "Roy".

After comparing it with the music box

Rowling confirmed that the mark was left by the music box.

Then, Rowling felt around behind the clutter and found a rough hemp rope.

There was a standard sash knot tied on the hemp rope.

"Could this be the rope that Basshiba used to hang himself?"

Rowling gripped the rope tightly and frowned.

He planned to stand up, climb out of the hidden compartment, and return to the bedroom.

Just then, Li Yuan, who was waiting outside the wardrobe, suddenly heard a crisp sound.

With a "crack," the wooden plank inside the hidden compartment suddenly broke.

"ah--!"

Immediately afterwards, Rowling let out a terrified scream.

He fell down with the collapsing wooden planks!

A moment later, a muffled thud was heard, and the screams stopped abruptly.

Only the dark, silent compartment remained.

"Rowling! Rowling!"

Ed anxiously shone his flashlight down into the hidden compartment and called out his wife's name.

But there was no response from the pitch-black space beneath the hidden compartment.

Seeing this, Ed could no longer restrain himself.

He suddenly stood up and sprinted towards the basement.

Li Yuan lay prone beside the hidden compartment, his brow furrowed, hesitating whether to jump down immediately.

He knew that Basshiba was cunning and difficult to deal with.

If I go down now, I'll most likely alert the evil spirit and let it hide.

At this moment, Rowling, who was lying on the cold ground, slowly woke up.

She struggled to sit up, raising the flashlight in her hand.

The faint light in the pitch-black space gave her a sense of security.

When she looked down, she was surprised to find the music box at her feet.

Rowling recalled what April had said to her.

Rowling started turning the music box, trying to summon Roy.

Ask him where exactly Basshiba is.

Click, click

As the music box started, Rowling stared intently at the rotating mirror on its surface.

I want to see Roy's soul appear.

To her surprise, the boy's reflection did not appear in the mirror.

Instead, there was a woman in yellow holding a corpse.

The woman in yellow slowly turned her head to look at Rowling.

There were dark brown bloodstains around his eyes and mouth!

At the same time, he kept repeating:

"She made me do it! She..."

The sudden appearance of that face startled Rowling.

But the other party seemed to have no ill intentions and disappeared after a short while.

Rowling knew that it was also a bound spirit killed by Basshiba.

Despite her fear, Rowling held up a flashlight and tried to crawl out of the cramped space.

But the moment she raised her head,

With a "plop",

A pair of pale woman's legs suddenly drooped limply in front of her!

"what!"

Rowling screamed and backed away, even though she hadn't seen the corpse's face.

She had already guessed the identity of the woman who had hanged herself.

The woman was the owner of the house, the witch who had offered herself to Satan—Basshiba!