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

'Knock knock knock'

A sudden knocking sound rang out, instantly putting everyone in the room on edge.

Patricia hurriedly stood up and looked at Raphael with a pleading gaze.

Raphael raised his hand to signal Patricia to calm down, then exchanged a glance with Li Yuan before slowly walking towards the door.

'Knock knock knock'

The slow, deliberate knocking sounded again, and Raphael, sweating profusely with nervousness, pressed his ear against the door.

He asked softly, "Who?"

"It's me! Renault!"

The familiar voice outside the door made the people in the room breathe a sigh of relief.

"Damn it, Renault, you're still here?"

Raphael cursed silently.

But being naturally wary, he still didn't open the door.

"I brought you some food because I was worried you wouldn't have anything to eat tonight."

Renault raised his voice, sounding somewhat impatient:

"Open the door!"

Raphael gave Li Yuan a wink, signaling him to get ready.

Then, with a sudden burst of force, the door was instantly pulled open!

"Oh! Why are you hitting me so hard? You scared me!"

Renault, who was outside carrying fast food, was startled when the door suddenly opened.

When everyone inside saw that it really was Renault, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Yuan began to complain:

"You've been waiting all this time? I thought you'd left long ago."

"Judging from your setup, you're going to spend the whole night here. Of course, I'm not going to abandon you."

As he spoke, Renault handed the fast food he was holding to Raphael.

"Alright, I'm relieved now that I've delivered dinner to you."

He winked at Li Yuan and said with a smile:

"I'll pick you up tomorrow morning, remember to tell me the exciting parts!"

"No problem, be careful on the road."

Li Yuan readily agreed.

Renault smiled and nodded, then closed the door behind him and turned to leave.

It was just getting dark, but the residents of the building seemed to have already gone to bed.

The hallway was quiet, except for the clattering sound of Renault's own shoes.

"Why is no one here? Latino communities are usually very lively."

Just as Renault was still wondering, the temperature around him suddenly dropped.

"This damn weather, it's so hot and cold all of a sudden."

Renault frowned, looking at the flickering lights in the hallway.

He subconsciously rubbed his arms.

As he walked to the corner of the stairs.

A woman wearing a veil and dressed in white suddenly appeared in front of Renault!

"Hmm!"

Renault was startled by the sudden appearance of the woman and instinctively took a step back.

The woman's face was obscured by a veil, making her features unclear.

Only a pair of dark eyes exuded a chilling aura.

Renault avoided her gaze and carefully walked around her.

However, he kept complaining as he walked:

"Phew...Miss, how come you walk so quietly? You scared me to death!"

However, the woman did not reply; she simply stood there quietly, motionless.

Renault, who was rather oblivious, didn't notice anything amiss.

He walked downstairs without looking back, his figure gradually disappearing into the darkness.

At that moment, everyone was eating the fast food that Renault had delivered to Patricia's house.

The two boys also temporarily left the house and ate dinner around their mother.

Raphael, who was sitting by the door, casually started chatting about the funny things that had happened to Renault.

"Renault is an interesting guy; he always manages to avoid some bad luck."

A hint of reminiscence flickered in Raphael's eyes:

"Ever since we met, he has always wanted to watch an exorcism, but he has never succeeded."

Recalling Renault's origins from Derry, Li Yuan nodded in agreement:

"He's definitely a lucky guy."

Just then, there was another knock on Patricia's door.

Thump, thump, thump.

Raphael put down his fast food and asked in confusion:

"Why is Renault back again?"

He then stood up and walked towards the door.

Having lowered his guard, he wasn't carrying anything in his hands.

But Li Yuan, who was standing to the side, noticed something amiss.

This time the knocking was noticeably slower than before.

This subtle difference made him subconsciously feel that something was wrong:

"Raphael, don't open the door yet!"

However, Li Yuan was a beat too slow in speaking.

Raphael, who had reached the door, had already opened it!

There was no sign of Renault outside the door; the quiet corridor was completely empty.

In an instant, cold sweat broke out on Raphael's forehead.

He knew he was in trouble; Larona had arrived!

"call--!"

A chilling gust of wind swept through, plunging the room into complete darkness.

Only the faint moonlight outside the window outlined Larona's white-clad figure floating in the air.

Black tears dripped onto the floor, making a soft 'tap-tap' sound.

Patricia looked at the extinguished candles around her.

She broke down, shielding her child behind her, and pleaded loudly:

"Please, please don't hurt my child. I'd give you my life!"

As soon as Patricia finished speaking, Larona, dressed in a white veil, floated in front of her.

Black tears streamed from her dark eyes, slowly dripping down her pale face.

"roar--!"

Larona roared and viciously lunged at the woman!

"The hammer of punishment!"

Li Yuan, who failed to stop Larona immediately,

He instantly unleashed [Hammer of Retribution] in an attempt to slow down Larona's movements.

The phantom of the hammer slammed into Larona's head, instantly stopping her movements.

As Li Yuan rushed towards Larona, he shouted a warning:

"Patricia, quickly take the child back to the room!"

Patricia, realizing what was happening, immediately pulled her son, who was slumped on the ground, to his feet.

They ran toward the room with the "Eye of Watchers" painted on it.

After a brief moment of dizziness, Larona glared fiercely at Patricia, who was about to close the door.

Before Li Yuan's hammer could fall, he flashed and grabbed at Patricia.

Patricia watched as Larona lunged at her, and with all her might, she slammed the door shut!

In an instant, the 'Eye of Watchers' emitted bursts of golden light.

The light was so intense that Larona could barely move and could only raise her hand to block it.

At this moment, Raphael realized what was happening and took out a bottle of black liquid.

Holding the cross and softly chanting scriptures over it, I slowly approached it.

Prepare to pour the liquid from the bottle over.

Li Yuan, whose attack missed, shouted:

"Raphael, let me do it!"

He then swung the hammer again and smashed it towards Larona, whose face was contorted in pain.

This whole ordeal was all for the experience, so don't try to take it from me!

Upon hearing this, Raphael slowly put down the bottle and continued his output.

It would be best to save some materials, since he's not exactly wealthy.

"Thump—!"

A solid hammer blow landed squarely on Larona's head.

It emitted a muffled thud, accompanied by a wisp of black smoke.

"ah--!"

Larona let out a painful howl, clearly in great pain.

Li Yuan's hammer didn't stop; he swung it rapidly, one stroke after another.

To Raphael's astonishment, he actually swung his weapon, leaving afterimages!

"Snapped!"

A moment later, a sound like shattering glass rang out.

Although Larona's eyes were full of resentment, she eventually turned into a wisp of dust and slowly disappeared.

[Ding! Destroyed the remnant soul of the D-rank evil spirit Larona, gaining 4 Holy Light Points and 50 Experience Points.]

Li Yuan, panting heavily, said in astonishment:

"A remnant soul? It seems that, like Kayako, there is still a physical body."

At this moment, Patricia, inside the room, heard that the battle outside seemed to have ended.

She opened the door shakily.

Under the moonlight, Li Yuan was surprised to discover that...

The two boys, who were hugging each other out of fear, still had clearly visible scabs of cursed blood on their arms!