The brave Simmel wants to resign

Chapter 20 Domain Expansion

night.

In the hospital ward corridor, only the emergency lights were on.

The stark white light poured down from above, and at fixed intervals were prominent green "emergency exit" signs.

pat.

pat.

The nurse walked slowly down the corridor, flashlight in hand.

The beam of the flashlight swayed back and forth in the darkness, sweeping across the tightly closed hospital room doors.

No matter how busy it is during the day, at least there are voices, but the hospital at night is eerily quiet.

pat.

pat.

A faint sound came from the end of the corridor.

There was a rustling sound, like someone was moving.

"Ok?"

The nurse stopped and listened intently, puzzled.

This doesn't sound like a patient getting up to use the toilet in the middle of the night, because the footsteps of a weak person always have a clear difference in weight, while this sound is far too 'steady'.

She walked in that direction, and for some reason, the work that she should have taken for granted made her a little nervous.

Following the sound, I arrived at ward 302.

The door was ajar.

The lights were off inside.

She gently pushed open the door, and the beam of her flashlight swept in—the emaciated woman lay on the bed, curled up in a ball, a thin blanket covering her shoulders, seemingly still fast asleep.

This is a private room; I don't see anyone else.

After checking her over, the nurse breathed a sigh of relief.

She went over and tried to tuck the corner of the blanket that the woman had kicked aside.

approach.

Reach out.

The instant her fingers touched the blanket—

She felt a wave of discomfort.

There was no sound or breath, but I felt as if there was a 'gap' in my back and I felt a strong gaze.

The nurse turned her head abruptly.

!! ——! ——————

She felt like her eyes were playing tricks on her.

For a moment, she felt like she saw a monster.

Bloated.

huge.

The round, fleshy ball was densely packed with teeth.

On the left and right sides, two huge white teeth protruded from the fleshy ball, like the tusks of a wild boar, and shone with a pale light in the moonlight.

Its belly was swollen with strange patterns that looked like a distorted face.

That was so ugly and terrifying.

But just as she was about to scream, the monster vanished in the blink of an eye.

"You're kidding, right... huff... huff..."

The nurse clutched her chest, breathing rapidly.

She recalled the 'rumors' circulating in the hospital and became increasingly uneasy.

The courage I'd honed from working night shifts seemed insufficient to sustain my bravery at this moment.

and--

The 'presence' is still there.

Like a strobe light, at first, the monster could only be seen once every three or four blinks, but as the nurse's breathing became more rapid, the monster's presence became stronger and stronger.

It's not a hallucination.

Is that true?

Fear contorted her expression, and just before the nurse couldn't help but scream—

Are you alright?

The nurse turned her head in a panic and saw Simmel standing by the door frame.

Simmel smiled. "I just happened to see you come in. I noticed you seemed to have been lingering for a long time, so I came over to check on things."

long time?

In fact, even the nurse herself wasn't sure how long she had been spacing out.

Unable to speak, she simply waved her hand, trying to appear calm, "No...it's nothing, I'm just a little dizzy."

"Then you should get some rest."

Simmel walked slowly into the ward and then opened the window to let in some fresh air.

"Leave the rest to me."

The nurse breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that someone had taken over the task for her.

Just as her night patrol was about to end, she nodded in agreement.

"Then trouble you."

The two switched places.

The nurse walked out of the room, and Simmel also walked to a position near the door of the ward.

At this point in the shot, the two characters each occupy half of the frame.

And just as the nurse turned away, clutching her head in distress, Simmel's figure, who had been smiling slightly at the nurse's back, suddenly blurred.

The weight was quickly shifted to the left foot.

The torso twists rapidly.

Lift your right leg back as you go, bend your knee slightly to build up momentum, and straighten your lower leg!

Bang!--!--

In the next shot, a roundhouse kick hits an 'object' about two body lengths behind Simmel.

Gaaaaaaahhhhhh! ————! ——! ————————

Those who are not 'aware' of the cursed spirit cannot hear its voice; this is a natural protective mechanism of the human body.

However, if one is a sorcerer, one can see it.

In that instant, Simmel kicked the cursed spirit that was staring blankly at everything happening from behind, and then lunging at Simmel.

The round body instantly dented into a sharp angle, as if the whole thing had turned into a folding screen.

It paused in mid-air, then suddenly shot out, passing through the window that Simmel had opened beforehand, and flew out of the hospital.

boom--!--------

It crashed into the forest with a strong wind, instantly creating a long ravine hundreds of meters away.

"Roar! Aaaaaaah!!!!"

It landed in a sunken patch of muddy ground, and the cursed spirit struggled to its feet, roaring.

But before he could make any further move to vent his emotions, he froze and suddenly lunged to the side!

boom!

The next moment, the ground behind them was dug through in a teardrop shape!

At the tip of the pit, a white longsword slowly rose from particles of light, revealing its true form... a disposable chopstick.

Then, unable to withstand such immense force, the chopstick dissipated into dust.

call out.

Simmel landed at this point.

Looking at the enemy before him, Simmel knew that this was the enemy they were tasked with.

[Special Grade Disease Curse Spirit: Herpes God]

Because cursed spirits are essentially a collection of negative human emotions, they do not experience true death.

Even if it is exorcised by the power of the curse, it will still enter the cycle of reincarnation and be born again.

Of course, powerful cursed spirits will awaken their intelligence as a result, while cursed spirits that die and are reincarnated will lose their memories of their previous existence—which is close to the human concept of death.

Anyway...

"The one before me seems to be such a powerful cursed spirit."

Under the moonlight, Simmel stood high above, perched on a jagged rock, the moonlight casting shadows on her back.

"Jay, put down the [account]."

【receive. 】

Through earpieces, Simmel and Xiayou exchanged information.