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

This evil spirit was able to possess this family at will.

Upon discovering this terrible truth, Edward's expression grew increasingly grave.

He steeled himself, turned around, and shoved the oak hammer into Doris's arms behind him.

Since evil spirits abhor the power of holy light,

Doris, who is holding the oak hammer, should no longer be possessed by evil spirits.

Then, before the evil spirit could react,

He took out the demon-slaying potion that he kept close to his body.

Li Yuan's warning that this medicine should not be consumed still echoed in his ears.

But Edward was already out of options.

He feared that if the other party could possess him in the next instant, everyone would probably die here.

Edward opened the lid and drank the foul-smelling potion in one gulp!

The moment the demon-slaying potion went down, Edward felt a sharp pain in his stomach!

He hunched over and knelt on the ground in agony.

Sweat dripped from his forehead onto the ground like raindrops.

The resulting changes in the body

Edward felt as if his muscles were being torn apart.

He gritted his teeth and gasped for breath, unsure if he could make it through.

Alice, possessed by an evil spirit, looked at the fat man in front of her and laughed with surprise.

"Hahaha, what a useless exorcist. Looks like I won't have to do it myself!"

Alice looked past Edward and down at the little girl.

Switching to a mother's gentle voice, she said:

"Doris, I'm going to find Lina. Remember to come up for dinner when you're done playing."

With that, he turned around and slowly left the basement.

Seeing that there was nothing they could do about these two,

The evil spirit planned to deal with the youngest daughter after the exorcist died.

Watching the other person's departing figure, Edward trembled as he took out his phone and dialed Li Yuan's number.

After hearing Edward's story, Li Yuan was speechless and cursed:

"You idiot, I told you not to drink the potion!"

"I'm almost there!"

He pressed the accelerator hard, pushing the car to its maximum speed.

I only regret that I didn't grow a pair of wings so I could get there immediately.

As long as Edward has a breath left, Li Yuan can save him.

Edward hung up the phone, panting heavily as he crawled to Doris's side:

"Son, hold onto that hammer tight, don't drop it... With it, that thing can't do anything to you..."

Doris nodded obediently.

He then glanced, somewhat frightened, at the priest who had died in the corner.

She moved closer to Edward.

As time went by, Edward's pain intensified.

At this moment, it felt as if countless ants were tearing at his flesh.

Edward, afraid of startling Doris behind him, gritted his teeth and forced himself not to make a sound.

After a short while, Edward, unable to hold on any longer, finally succumbed to the deep darkness.

After an unknown amount of time, Edward was shaken awake by the girl.

Doris whispered, "Uncle, you've lost weight?"

Edward, rubbing his dazed head, had no mind to think about what the girl had said.

He answered instinctively, "Probably... from hunger..."

Before Doris could reply, the priest who had been dead in the corner for a long time suddenly stood up!

He tilted his head and mumbled indistinctly:

"I'm hungry...you can eat me!"

The pastor's voice was deep and resonant.

It was as if the souls of countless people had merged together, whispering to Edward.

Edward struggled to sit up, shielding Doris as he shouted:

"You ugly thing, you can't do anything to us!"

But whether it was his imagination or not, he actually felt a sense of hunger as he looked at the pastor walking towards him!

"Damn it! What kind of potion is this? Am I going to turn into a monster?!"

The pastor walked straight toward Edward, still whimpering, like a zombie.

Just then, Edward suddenly realized that the pain in his body was gradually disappearing.

He immediately stood up, ready to block the pastor.

But the moment he stood up,

The belt on his pants suddenly came loose and was about to fall off.

Edward quickly grabbed his waistband to avoid exposing himself.

Only then did he realize with surprise that

His big, round belly had completely disappeared!

"What...what's going on?"

Edward was surprised to discover that it wasn't just his stomach...

All the excess fat on my face, arms, and thighs is gone.

That was meat he had worked so hard to eat, bite by bite! How could it just disappear like that?

Before Edward could think further,

The strangely dressed priest had already walked up to him.

Edward suppressed his fear and threw a powerful punch!

'Bang!'

Edward's fist, which was originally not very strong, was now imbued with the effects of the demon-slaying potion.

Even though the punch had no lethal force, it still caused a wisp of black smoke to rise from the priest's body.

The priest let out a chilling roar and slowly took a few steps back.

"Damn it, I'm going to kill you!"

The other party seemed to have gone all out, disregarding the effects of the demon-slaying potion surging through Edward's body.

Despite the burning sensation from the medicine, she gripped Edward's neck tightly with both hands!

Edward patted the priest's body weakly.

But aside from wisps of black smoke rising, it didn't have any better effect.

Doris, standing to the side, saw Edward roll his eyes.

He quickly raised the oak mallet in his hand and smashed it hard at the priest!

A crisp "thud" was heard.

The priest was jolted awake by the impact, and the evil spirit within him was nearly shaken out of his body.

This is just the result of one child's hands-on activity.

If Edward were to smash the priest with an oak hammer...

The evil spirit would probably be smashed out of the body.

The priest roared angrily, then waved his right hand.

Doris fell against the wall with a thud, and the hammer slipped from her hand.

Just as the evil spirit was about to possess Doris again.

A crisp "snap" sound rang out.

To the priest's astonishment, the basement door was smashed to pieces by Li Yuan!

"Damn it, you dare hurt my brother? You're asking for death!"

Li Yuan leaped down and landed among the group.

Just as he was about to land, a golden light flashed in Li Yuan's eyes!

The [Dedication] skill is activated immediately!

As their feet touched the ground, the surging holy flames rose once more from the earth.

Before the evil spirit could even possess him, he was instantly ignited!

"ah--!"

A terrifying scream echoed through the basement.

Edward and Doris were so shocked by the noise that their eardrums throbbed, and they quickly covered their ears.

Li Yuan saw a black shadow burning with holy flames howling and running around wildly in mid-air.

But how could a mere evil spirit like him possibly escape the powerful holy flames?

A moment later, he turned into a wisp of ashes, which slowly scattered to the ground.

[Ding! Destroyed a C-rank evil spirit, gained 5 Holy Light Points and 100 Experience Points!]

As the kill notification sounded, Li Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He strode over to Edward, looked at him incredulously, and asked:

"Where...where's your meat?"

Edward, looking helpless, tugged at his slightly loose skin and said:

"I'd like to know too... what kind of medicine is this? It's so effective for weight loss!"

Li Yuan's lips twitched:

"I never expected this stuff to have such severe side effects..."

Edward joked:

"Why don't you sell it as a diet pill? You'll definitely make a fortune!"

Li Yuan patted him on the head and said:

"Don't be ridiculous. It's only because you have a lot of fat that you can withstand it. Anyone with less fat would probably just be a skeleton..."

As the holy flame died down, Doris, standing by the wall, spoke softly:

"I want my mom..."

Li Yuan smiled and comforted him, "Don't be afraid, little one, your mom is waiting for you upstairs."

But when he looked up at the girl, he noticed that she was being rather cautious as she walked around the oak hammer.

This instantly put Li Yuan on alert!

He reached out to stop the girl, took out a bottle of holy water, and said:

"Children should be hygienic. Shall we wash our hands first?"

Li Yuan looked at Doris with a mocking expression, as if he had seen through everything.