Chapter 42: Death Comes Knocking (End)
No matter how stupid Carter was, he knew the priest had just saved him.
"Father, I..."
Before he could finish, he was interrupted.
"Emma, by the window." William pointed in a direction.
Emma took out a bottle of holy water, bypassed the upturned floorboards, and entered the house.
Just as she was about to act, a sudden gust of wind swept past her, picking up the newspaper on the floor.
With the help of the wind, the newspaper flew toward the spinning desk fan.
In the next moment.
The fan blades tore the paper to shreds, scattering them in the air.
Some pieces of paper had letters and words printed on them, lining up after landing.
Everyone was surprised to find that it seemed to be a sentence—
Wait! Take it easy!
Carter was dumbfounded, pointing at the scraps of paper, speechless for a long time.
Alex and Lewton saw incredulity in each other's eyes.
Terry closed her eyes tightly, making the sign of the cross on her chest.
But William took out a bottle of holy water from his robe, uncorked it, and splashed it on the ground.
"Still trying to bewitch me!" His eyes were firm.
Sizzle... hiss...
Upon contact, the black substance wrapped around the scraps of paper was completely purified.
At the same time, Alex, Carter, and the others felt their bodies lighten.
The oppressive and dangerous feeling from before disappeared without a trace.
William didn't let his guard down and asked Emma to search the house again.
Confirming that those black substances were completely eliminated, only then did William step over the threshold.
At this time, Carter also walked over with the crucifix.
"Sorry, Father, I was reckless before."
He looked guilty.
If not for this man, he would have been turned into a sieve long ago.
And Carter regretted his previous rudeness immensely at this moment.
He wanted to ask William if he could keep the crucifix.
But he couldn't open his mouth several times, so he could only return it reluctantly.
On the other side.
After witnessing this scene just now, Lewton finally believed that William and Alex didn't lie to her.
She recalled the time at home earlier.
The strange shadow, the knife on the edge of the counter, the shelf that fell suddenly.
It turned out she had brushed past so many dangers.
Lewton swallowed.
She was extremely afraid now and understood the purpose of the priest's actions at that time.
"Thank you for saving my life!"
Lewton came to William, holding his hand and said.
"You're welcome."
William smiled and withdrew his hand unobtrusively.
Confirming that there was no black substance on her hand, he relaxed.
At this time, William recalled the sentence on the ground just now.
"Looking at that tone, it seems to want to negotiate?"
William frowned slightly.
Thinking that the force behind this might be Death, he felt it was better to stay away from the other party.
But things didn't go as planned.
Just as William was preparing to deal with the next "death design," an uninvited guest arrived at the door.
"Good evening, my name is Bludworth, I am a mortician nearby."
The visitor was a tall black man.
Bludworth took off his hat and bowed slightly.
Although he was facing everyone, if one looked closely, one could find that this black man's body was obviously leaning toward William.
Carter and the others looked confused; none of them knew this guy.
"Excuse me, did you stop the..." Bludworth looked at William and started to speak.
But before he could finish a sentence, he saw the priest in front of him look serious.
Immediately after, the other party lifted his clothes, revealing crucifixes tied to his chest and limbs.
He also took out a bottle and splashed the liquid inside at him.
At this moment in William's eyes, this brother was shrouded in black substance.
This was a very obvious sign of possession!
Opposite him, Bludworth wiped his face, wiping off the residual water.
He wasn't an ordinary mortician, but an "Agent."
Years ago, Bludworth, like the young people in this room, survived a disaster.
Later, other survivors who escaped with him all died in various accidents.
To survive, he "sacrificed" himself to a certain existence.
Afterward, Bludworth indeed lived a peaceful life and retained the "precognition" ability obtained during the disaster.
But correspondingly, he also had to pay a price.
For example, guided by something, Bludworth had to deal with corpses every day.
And every once in a while, he had to push a poor person who died of an "accident" into the furnace.
According to the revelation of "That Existence," this was to maintain the balance between life and death.
But who knew; he had no right to refuse.
And after so many years, Bludworth also discovered some things.
That Existence would exist in reality in the form of a "black substance."
This thing had power beyond imagination and couldn't be destroyed.
Bludworth once witnessed a bridge corroded by this mass of substance, eventually leading to a major disaster.
This situation lasted until tonight.
When Bludworth saw the report about the plane crash on TV, he knew That Existence had acted again.
Originally waiting for the corpses, he unexpectedly received a "revelation."
The content was only one sentence—find that priest and let him leave.
But the moment he received the message, Bludworth was extremely surprised.
Because he tasted a trace of... fear in this sentence!
This was simply incredible.
Knowing that for decades, Bludworth didn't dare to contend with That Existence.
So he was even more curious about the priest in the revelation.
At the same time, black substance emerged from Bludworth's body.
He understood that this was a kind of "possession."
Unexpectedly, That Existence planned to intervene personally.
And seeing that priest at this moment, Bludworth was shocked again.
When contacting those liquids just now, he clearly perceived that the black substance on his body was eliminated!
This... how was this possible.
At the same time, Bludworth felt dizzy.
He understood this was the dissatisfaction of "That Existence."
So Bludworth endured the discomfort and raised his hands to show he meant no harm.
"It wants to talk to you."
Bludworth said, his voice a bit low.
William raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.
"Please follow me." Bludworth signaled to speak privately.
Seeing the other party had no malice for the time being, William planned to follow and take a look.
But just in case, he still kept some distance from the other party.
Downstairs.
"Father, can we get closer? Don't disturb others."
Looking at the priest ten meters away, the corner of Bludworth's mouth twitched, and he shouted in a suppressed voice.
Under his repeated assurances, William finally agreed to shorten the distance to five meters.
"This is my bottom line." The latter's tone was firm.
At this position, if the other party harbored malicious intentions, William would have enough time to respond.
"Alright..."
Bludworth nodded helplessly; he seemed to understand a bit why the "revelation" was sent down.
After some communication, Bludworth stated his purpose.
"You can leave safely, and no accidents will happen subsequently."
William rubbed his chin upon hearing this, and said a moment later: "What about the benefits?"
"What?"
Bludworth didn't understand for a moment.
"You can't expect me to leave empty-handed."
Bludworth couldn't believe his ears.
According to this priest... "That Existence" wants to let you go and stop harming your life.
But It still has to give you some benefits before you agree?
Bludworth stood frozen on the spot.
And the black substance on his body also fell into a brief silence.
Immediately after, it shook violently.
Bludworth knew this was a kind of anger.
But to his surprise, the anger subsided quickly.
Immediately after, an item appeared in Bludworth's pocket.
He took it out with a look of surprise and handed it to the priest opposite.
At the same time, there was also a piece of information about this item in Bludworth's mind.
"This is?" William didn't take it immediately.
"The Necromancer's Amulet."
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