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

Having learned about Keller's ordeal, Li Yuan already guessed which movie it was.

This movie, starring Keller, is considered a classic.

Li Yuan was quite clear about the ins and outs of the plot.

Just a few days ago, Keller attended his niece Katie's funeral.

I learned from my sister that Katie's death was very strange.

However, the police only determined it to be sudden cardiac death and hastily closed the case.

The older sister, who had just experienced the grief of losing her daughter, couldn't believe the news.

He then asked Keller, a journalist, to help investigate the truth behind his daughter's death.

After Keller agreed, he approached Katie's close friends at the funeral to inquire about her situation.

They all mentioned an important piece of information: the legendary cursed videotape.

Because it wasn't just Katie who lost her life.

The friend who watched that videotape with her,

He also died unexpectedly on the same day and at the same time.

Friends all concluded that

Katie must have watched the cursed videotape before she died mysteriously.

After obtaining this clue, Keller followed the trail...

They found the places Katie had visited with her friends before her death.

It's located on Mosgu Island in Washington State, and it's called Shelter Mountain Lodge.

Keller found the mysterious, unnamed videotape in the hotel.

Wanting to find out more, she played the videotape directly in her hotel room.

The contents of the videotape are ambiguous.

There are only some messy images.

For example, an ancient well, a woman combing her hair in front of a mirror, and a lighthouse.

Soon, the short videotape finished playing, and the television screen became static.

The landline phone in the room started ringing.

Remembering the curse Katie's friend had mentioned, Keller finally began to feel afraid.

She answered the phone somewhat nervously.

A girl's cold voice came through the phone.

The statement is very simple, containing only one word:

"Seven days."

These were all the things Keller encountered before coming to the Holy Light Agency.

"Keller, I know you're in big trouble."

Li Yuan patted Keller on the shoulder and comforted him gently:

"It's only the first day, we still have time."

Li Yuan's words of comfort did not reassure Keller in the slightest.

She said, still sounding nervous:

"After my niece and her three friends watched that videotape,

The faces in the photos I took are all blurry.

As he spoke, Keller took the photo out of his backpack and handed it to Li Yuan.

Then, he handed over some photos he had taken recently.

"Mr. Li Yuan, this is my current photo. I must be cursed too."

Li Yuan reached out and took the two photos.

The faces of the figures in the image were indeed found to be distorted.

It's almost impossible to tell what it originally looked like.

Li Yuan knew that this was the female ghost's special power.

Everyone who watches the videotape will be marked by her curse.

Seven days later, the target was killed precisely on time, and the manner of the death was extremely gruesome.

Looking at the photo in his hand, Li Yuan recalled the origin and abilities of the female ghost.

She was actually a pitiful girl.

Her name was Samara, and her mother was a woman imprisoned by a priest.

Newborn Samara do not cry.

Furthermore, it possesses spiritual power and can induce hallucinations in those around it.

This discovery terrified her birth mother, who then wanted to drown her.

However, she was rescued by a nun who discovered her in time.

Samara was then raised in a monastery.

Later, when he was older, he was adopted by a couple who were unable to have children.

They were brought back to the horse farm on Mosgu Island, Washington.

However, as Samara grew up, his special abilities gradually awakened.

She is able to use telekinesis and mental interference.

What image is on Samara's mind?

It can then be embedded into photos, mirrors, or water surfaces.

This is a place where shadows can be cast.

But as Samara gradually awakens, she loses control of her abilities.

The unconscious release of his abilities drove his adoptive mother, Anna, insane.

All sorts of strange images kept flashing through Anna's mind.

Ultimately, Anna, suffering a mental breakdown, suffocated Samara with plastic.

They dumped his body in an ancient well on Shelter Hill.

However, Samara did not actually die, but rather experienced a brief period of unconsciousness.

Samara woke up quickly after falling into the well.

She tried desperately to climb up, but the well wall was very slippery and she couldn't climb up no matter what she did.

They called for help, but there was no one around.

Ultimately, Samara struggled at the bottom of the well for seven days.

It died completely inside, transforming into a bound spirit.

Because she possessed superpowers in her lifetime,

After becoming a bound spirit, its power increases even further.

More than a decade later, when a resort hotel was built in the old well,

Samara successfully recorded his resentment onto a blank videotape.

From that time on, the legend of the cursed videotape began.

Thinking of this, Li Yuan looked at Keller, who was standing anxiously in front of him.

He said hesitantly:

"Keller, calm down. I might be able to lift this curse for you."

Li Yuan's idea is that

No matter how deep Samara's resentment or how strong her superpowers are.

She is now just a bound spirit.

My own cleansing techniques should be able to resolve this curse.

Suddenly, Li Yuan said that the curse could be lifted.

This left Keller stunned.

She stared blankly at Li Yuan and asked in a low voice:

"Can the curse be lifted?"

"That's right, unless you've provoked a demon god, I might not be able to undo it."

Li Yuan nodded and said:

"Let's give it a try."

As he spoke, Li Yuan slowly raised his hand.

Under Keller's questioning gaze, he touched her forehead.

In an instant, a dazzling stream of light shot out from Li Yuan's hand.

It spiraled up around Keller's body!

Keller stared at the streaks of light swirling around him, and was so astonished that his mouth dropped open.

The shock I felt was beyond words.

The next second, the stream of light exploded directly above Keller's head.

The light inside the office made it as bright as day.

Keller, on the other hand, exuded a chilling black aura.

It seemed to still carry a trace of resentment, slowly dissipating in the air.

[Ding! Cleansing spell successfully cast; the curse on the target has been removed!]

Hearing the system notification in his ear, Li Yuan nodded in satisfaction.

He watched the wisp of black mist gradually dissipate, and chuckled to himself:

"Don't rush, Samara. I need to nip you in the bud before you've fully developed."

Then, Li Yuan looked at the dumbfounded Keller and said softly:

"May the Holy Light be with you, Miss Keller."

At that moment, Keller finally understood why so many people were queuing up.

Now I finally understand why Li Yuan is so confident.

Thinking of this, Keller knelt down with a thud.

He said with a fanatical look in his eyes:

"I...I want to join the Holy Light too!"

"no problem."

Li Yuan's lips curled slightly, and he said gently to Keller:

"The Holy Light Cult welcomes everyone who wants to join. Welcome, Keller."

After accepting Keller as a follower, Li Yuan asked softly:

"Keller, where did you leave your son?"

Keller was puzzled as to how Li Yuan knew that she had a son.

But she still answered honestly:

"He's still in Seattle; I left him with my sister to take care of."

Li Yuan nodded and said:

"Let's go to Seattle and get your son cleaned up too. I think he's probably been cursed as well."

Keller's eyes widened immediately upon hearing this.

Li Yuan's words reminded her of all the strange things her son had done before.

For example, before her niece Katie died.

The son had already drawn a picture of Katie lying in the cemetery.

Or perhaps her son once said to her:

"We don't have much time left," such a strange statement.

"This...how is this possible?"

Keller took out the videotape and said to Li Yuan:

"The videotape is with me; Aidan hasn't seen it!"

Li Yuan chuckled and shook his head, explaining to Keller:

"The curse was found by Aidan through your niece, Katie."

The source of the curse is a geoglyph named Samara.

She wants to get a new body and be resurrected.

And your son is the best vessel.

"Ring ring ring—"

Just as Li Yuan finished speaking, Keller's phone suddenly rang!