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

The repeated refrain of "I'll kill you" from the tape recorder lingered in my ears.

Mike's eyes grew increasingly fierce as he sat on the sofa, and his aura of hostility suddenly intensified!

Feel the gradually heating up the air in room 1408.

Li Yuan's expression turned serious.

The aura that Mike exudes.

This is completely different from the ordinary earthbound spirits that were dealt with before.

It's more like a vengeful ghost filled with resentment!

Li Yuan dared not delay any longer.

He immediately took out a bottle of holy water and held it in his hand, ready to splash it on Mike at any moment.

Mike, who was on the sofa, suddenly stood up slowly.

Immediately afterwards, the skin made a series of cracking sounds.

His charred body sparked a faint flame once more.

Tiny orange sparks floated up from Mike's body, drifting around the room like floating objects.

Wherever it passed, it made the air even hotter and drier.

Fine scorch marks even appeared on the surrounding walls.

With each step Mike took towards Li Yuan

The flames on his body rose a little more!

Meanwhile, the recording continued to repeat that sentence over and over:

"To kill you..."

"Depend on!"

Thinking about the holy water that had been used up, Li Yuan cursed under his breath in frustration:

"This job was a complete loss!"

He then raised his hand and threw the opened bottle of holy water at Mike!

As the holy water bottle spun and flew towards Mike...

Two golden lights flashed in the corners of Li Yuan's eyes.

[Seal of Justice] and [Blessing of Power] are instantly activated!

Wielding his technician's hammer, Li Yuan roared and charged toward Mike!

"You're playing tricks! I'll smash your head in!"

*Sizzle—!*

Mike's body, drenched in holy water, immediately emitted a sizzling sound, like roasting meat.

At the same time, a wisp of black smoke emanated from the wound.

The flames that had been rekindled were quickly extinguished.

The burning sensation of the holy water momentarily overwhelmed the excruciating pain of being engulfed in flames.

Mike opened his mouth wide in pain, but couldn't utter a sound!

There wasn't enough time to fully experience the burning sensation of the holy water.

The iron hammer in Li Yuan's hand was pressed hard against Mike's charred face!

'Bang!'

Mike was knocked off his feet by the blow!

As its body swayed, the remaining flames on it flickered.

Li Yuan understood the principle of striking while the iron is hot, and he kept pounding the hammer down, unwilling to waste a single moment.

Mike, who could be called a bound spirit, was clearly unlike any vengeful spirit Li Yuan had encountered before.

While Li Yuan was focused on swinging the hammer, he endured the excruciating pain and suddenly reached out and grabbed Li Yuan's arm!

"call--!"

Mike's palm instantly transformed into a blazing orange flame, burning towards Li Yuan's sleeve.

However, Li Yuan's coat was a disguised form of equipment.

He only felt a burning sensation, but his coat was completely undamaged!

"Damn, you're pretty resilient; you even have the strength to fight back!"

Li Yuan kicked Mike's arm away.

He sprinkled another bottle of holy water on Mike.

For a moment, the room felt like a teppanyaki restaurant.

The sizzling sound of grilling meat was incessant.

Taking advantage of the moment when Mike was being burned by the holy water and writhing in pain,

Li Yuan focused his mind and unleashed his ultimate skill, [Judgment].

"Lost souls, prepare for your final judgment!"

Li Yuan stretched out his left hand and aimed it at Mike on the ground, his eyes gleaming with dazzling golden light.

A thick beam of holy light instantly engulfed Mike's body.

The dazzling holy light illuminated the dark room 1408 as if it were daytime!

A moment later, a crackling sound of electricity rose again in the silent room.

"Sizzle...sizzle...please...say...sorry...to Lily...for me..."

[Ding! Eliminated C-rank elite earthbound spirit: Writer Mike, gained 5 Holy Light Points and 100 Experience Points!]

As the holy light brought by [Judgment] gradually faded...

The room in room 1408 gradually returned to calm.

Li Yuan slowly exhaled a breath of stale air and sat down on the ground, looking slightly tired.

He instinctively reached out with his left hand to touch the ground, but it just so happened to touch something.

Li Yuan discovered that it was actually Mike's portable recorder!

Li Yuan picked it up casually, stared at it silently for a while, and subconsciously pressed the play button.

"Sizzle...bedroom...carpet..."

After the brief statement finished playing, the tape recorder went completely silent.

No matter how Li Yuan pressed, he couldn't make a sound.

Li Yuan slowly stood up, frowning as he looked at the carpet in the bedroom.

"Could there be some secret there?"

Li Yuan stepped into the bedroom with a puzzled look in his eyes and yanked off the carpet in front of the bed.

However, Li Yuan was disappointed to find that there was nothing below.

"Damn it, you tricked me!"

Li Yuan cursed under his breath and turned to leave.

But then he suddenly caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of his eye.

There appears to be a small hole in the center of the floor.

Li Yuan stopped and slowly bent down to look through the small hole.

What happened next gave him a real fright.

In the altar below,

Countless souls of Native Americans stand silently there.

The moment Li Yuan cast his gaze,

All the souls below turned their heads in unison, their empty eyes staring at him.

A bone-chilling cold swept over him again, making Li Yuan's scalp tingle.

However, they simply stared silently at Li Yuan.

No other action was taken.

It looked as if his soul was bound by something.

Li Yuan stiffly straightened up, inwardly sighing:

"No wonder no one can solve the problems with this house."

Just as the records say, these Native Americans were likely people who were massacred and sacrificed at that time.

However, in the brief moment of Li Yuan's panic,

The small hole in the floor had vanished into thin air!

Li Yuan was stunned for a moment, then murmured:

"Was it opened specifically for me to see?"

Thinking of this, Li Yuan silently stood up.

He murmured towards the floor:

"I know you're in a terrible situation, but there's nothing I can do to help you."

He looked up and glanced around the room and at the New York night view outside the window.

"Who would be willing to demolish this century-old hotel, which is worth a fortune, just for a haunted room?"

Li Yuan stood quietly for a while, then turned and left.

During the exorcism in room 1408, Li Yuan felt as if he had been inside for an entire night.

The moment I opened the door and stepped out of the room...

I looked up at my watch and realized that only 20 minutes had passed.

Li Yuan shook his head and dialed Garrett's number:

"Hey, is dinner ready?"

"So fast?"

Garrett, somewhat surprised, asked when he answered the phone:

Are you sure you've completely removed it?

"Of course, unless someone else dies inside,"

Otherwise, there wouldn't be any more earthbound spirits to cleanse that area.

Hearing Li Yuan's affirmative tone, Garrett smiled and said:

"That's good. Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Li."

When Li Yuan arrived at the restaurant, Garrett had already prepared a sumptuous dinner.

And a freshly written check for $5.

Li Yuan took the check, pursed his lips, and launched a fierce attack on the food on the table.

He was really starving.

Garrett, smiling, asked from the side:

"Mr. Li, I have arranged a presidential suite for you..."

"No!"

Li Yuan quickly interrupted:

"I'm planning to fly back to Los Angeles tonight; there are still things waiting for me to take care of there."

Actually, Li Yuan was perfectly fine; he just didn't want to stay here.

"Alright then, I hope you enjoy your meal."

Garrett bowed slightly to Li Yuan, smiled, and left.

After Li Yuan had eaten and drunk his fill, he said goodbye to Garrett at the hotel entrance.

I boarded a taxi heading to the airport.

On the way to the airport, several police cars with sirens blaring sped past the taxi Li Yuan was riding in.

Li Yuan turned to look at the speeding police car and asked the driver curiously:

"What happened?"

The driver was a young black man.

He spoke to Li Yuan in fluent West Coast-accented English:

"I heard on the radio that a massacre occurred in an illegal bar."

"massacre?"

Li Yuan was stunned when he heard this; he thought he had misheard.

"Yes, that's what they said on the radio."

The black guy shrugged indifferently.