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

Either leave or follow him into the cave.

Li Yuan didn't intend to leave them here.

Li Yuan himself, however, had to go in.

He dared not gamble on whether the monster inside was related to Wendigo.

Could they possibly use some means to contact George Patten, thereby exposing the information?

The two women exchanged a glance, then slowly nodded in response:

"We'll go in with you."

"Alright, once you're inside, listen to my instructions and don't wander off."

As he spoke, Li Yuan took out his headlamp, put it on, and pointed to the tent, saying:

"Go get the lighting equipment. I think you're ready, right?"

"Yes! We'll go get it right away!"

A moment later, Ashley and Jessica, who were ready,

Following behind Li Yuan, they slowly entered the dark cave.

Li Yuan walked slowly ahead, using the light from his headlamp.

He carefully examined the faint, barely visible footprints on the ground.

The sound of their footsteps echoed through the empty, silent cave.

Jessica rubbed her arms and whispered to Ashley:

"Why does it feel so strangely cold here?"

"I felt it too; the further in we went, the lower the temperature got."

As he spoke, Ashley could even see the white breath he exhaled.

Li Yuan remained silent, his head bowed as he discerned the footprints, his eyes occasionally glancing at his surroundings.

As he ventured deeper into the cave, he keenly observed,

Strange marks and rough drawings gradually appeared on the surrounding stone walls.

"Looks like we're not far from that monster."

Just as Li Yuan was muttering to himself...

Sure enough, in a narrow branch of the cave not far away,

A figure was spotted, crouching there with its back to the three of them!

Li Yuan didn't know what Qiao looked like or what she was wearing.

He pointed to the figure inside the narrow cave ahead and asked in a low voice:

"Is that Joe?"

Upon hearing this, the two quickly shone their flashlights in the direction of the light.

Judging from his clothes and build, it was indeed Joe!

The two nodded excitedly and said:

"That's him! It's him!"

They hadn't believed Joe was still alive, so they were understandably a little agitated.

This affirmative answer startled Joe, who was in the cave ahead!

"roar--"

With his back to Li Yuan, he suddenly let out a chilling roar.

The two women behind Li Yuan were startled!

The two quickly hugged each other and nervously backed away.

Li Yuan gently comforted him:

"Don't be afraid, he can't hurt you."

As he spoke, Li Yuan flipped his right hand and directly grasped the Brotherhood Sword in his hand.

The roaring figure suddenly twitched slightly.

Then his whole body suddenly bent backward.

He was upside down, touching the ground, in a posture that defied the human skeletal structure.

His head was upside down, and his eyes had turned jet black.

His entire body is shaped like a bizarre inverted triangle, resembling a deformed predator that has broken free of its restraints.

Seeing Qiao strike that classic pose, Li Yuan immediately felt relieved.

He is definitely not Wendigo, but some kind of demon.

In many movies about demonic possession, the possessed person is in this state.

"Hey, where did this demon come from? How dare it hide here?"

Once he relaxed, Li Yuan couldn't help but tease the devil in front of him.

But as soon as Li Yuan finished speaking, Qiao, who was possessed by a demon, suddenly leaped up.

Its limbs moved like spider legs, and it rushed towards Li Yuan at incredible speed!

"Damn, that's fast!"

Li Yuan abandoned his contempt, aimed at Qiao's path, and suddenly swung his sword in a sweeping motion!

He did not believe in the mortal human body.

It can withstand the sharpness of the Brotherhood's sword!

Just as Li Yuan's sword was about to strike Qiao's body,

The opponent suddenly adopted an extremely contorted dodging posture.

Barely dodged the sure-fire sword strike!

Immediately afterwards, in the moment of Li Yuan's astonishment,

Joe suddenly spat out a ball of scorching flame!

"call--"

Li Yuan reacted instantly, quickly pulling up the hem of his trench coat with his left hand.

It withstood the fire attack.

For a moment, a strong smell of burning emanated from Li Yuan.

His ordinary-looking pants were instantly set ablaze.

Li Yuan patted the flames off his pants while cursing:

"That rascal, he's quite cunning! He pretended to be a melee fighter, trying to trick me!"

That demon had no interest in getting entangled with Li Yuan any longer.

After landing, it suddenly turned around.

He lunged directly at the two women behind Li Yuan!

Li Yuan focused his mind and determined Qiao's route.

Then, with a wave of his right hand, the phantom image of the [Hammer of Retribution] appeared...

It hit Joe directly when he was running!

A muffled thud!

Although Joe wasn't knocked unconscious, in a moment of distraction, he still veered off course.

It crashed directly into the stone wall next to Li Yuan!

After sensing his strength, Li Yuan dared not delay.

He quickly unleashed his skill again, and the [Exorcism Spell] was cast instantly!

In an instant, a dazzling golden light flashed and disappeared in Li Yuan's palm.

It exploded directly on Joe!

"ah--!"

The sacred energy of the exorcism instantly blasted a huge bloody hole in Joe's body.

Accompanied by Joe's painful screams,

A plume of black smoke slowly rose from the blood hole.

Seeing that Qiao was still alive, Li Yuan quickly moved over.

He swung the Brotherhood sword fiercely and severed his neck!

"Sizzle—"

The pitch-black blood instantly detached from the body, splattering onto the stone wall behind the monster.

To Li Yuan's surprise, the system's kill notification did not arrive as expected.

"Huh? Did it run away?"

Reacting swiftly, Li Yuan instantly activated [Sensing Evil Creatures] and peered into the cave!

A white phantom appeared before Li Yuan.

It was lying on the ground, crawling with difficulty.

Its target was the two women behind Li Yuan.

"Looks like someone with a possession skill."

Judging from its slow crawling speed, Li Yuan knew it was seriously injured.

"I don't know what you are, but you'd better just die."

As he spoke, Li Yuan raised his right hand, and the [Exorcism Technique] was activated again.

A loud bang echoed through the cave.

Finally, the kill notification sound reached Li Yuan's ears:

[Ding! Defeated a B-rank demon: Skin Walker! Gained 6 Holy Light Points and 200 Experience Points!]

After hearing the kill notification sound, Li Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, recalling the demon's name given by the system...

Li Yuan muttered to himself, somewhat puzzled:

"What is a Skin Walker? I've never heard of it before."

As Li Yuan pondered in his heart...

The two women behind him were looking at Joe's body, lost in deep sorrow.

Li Yuan turned around and caught a glimpse of their expressions, so he could only offer a few words of comfort:

He was already dead when the monster attacked him inside the tent.

The Joe we know now is nothing more than a shell possessed by a demon.

The two nodded, but their expressions of sadness were still hard to hide.

Li Yuan then gave the two further instructions:

"Just report the case truthfully when you get back, and a special department will handle this kind of case."

After explaining the aftermath, Li Yuan led the two out of the canyon.

Li Yuan used his Holy Light motorcycle to take them all the way to Ashley's car before leaving alone.

After learning the location of George Patten's hideout

Li Yuan had made up his mind; he planned to go directly to Chattanooga.

Let's have a good "talk" with this legendary local tyrant.

But before that, Li Yuan made a phone call to Kaplan.

Upon hearing Li Yuan's plan, Kaplan quickly offered his advice:

"Your Excellency, please take my private jet. I'm in Los Angeles right now."

"That would be too conspicuous; Chattanooga is his informant."

Private jets are too conspicuous, so Li Yuan had to choose another option.

He said to Kaplan with a hint of helplessness:

"I don't care about being ambushed, I'm mainly afraid he'll escape."

"Alright then, Chattanooga is our destination?"

"No, book a ticket to New York using my identity, and another ticket to Nashville using a fake identity."

Li Yuan smiled slightly, intending to use a feint to the east while attacking the west!