Chapter 211: The Saint's Remains
As soon as he finished speaking, Lynne's eyes became a bit strange.
"You... really are a cold and unfeeling priest."
"And you are the most 'Passionate' nun I've ever met."
William deliberately emphasized the word "Passionate," then turned and walked outside.
"Your story is indeed touching, but unfortunately, it didn't move me."
Lynne's cheeks burned red.
Seeing the only opportunity slipping away, she could only speak up: "Do you want a Saint's Remains?"
Hearing this, William stopped his footsteps. He turned around and held up three fingers: "You have three sentences."
The so-called "Saint's Remains" refer to the bones left behind after the death of Holy Clergy Members with high theological ranks in the Church's past.
The interior contains pure Holy Power; not only can it expel evil, but it is also a very important theological material.
Take "Bone Manifestation" as an example.
When a Holy Clergy Member completes the third-stage Holy Art [Bone Resonance], they need to establish some connection with someone else's skeleton.
Compared to ordinary bones, the power within the Saint's Remains naturally aligns with a priest.
When practicing the corresponding Holy Art later, they will also be much stronger than ordinary Holy Clergy Members.
Although William was still in the previous stage, he also had to prepare in advance for future practice.
However, on the surface, he still looked like he didn't care.
From their meeting until now, this nun had already used tricks like "Seduction" and "Playing the Victim."
She had lost all credibility in William's heart.
Therefore, if the other party couldn't produce something substantial, he didn't plan to waste any more time.
Perhaps sensing William's attitude, Lynne's tone was much more normal this time.
"When I... got my Brand, I came into contact with a witch organization. They seemed to be looking for the Supreme Witch."
"They mentioned a location where witches once joined forces with the Church to repel evil. Many priests also lost their lives there, and there is a Saint's Remains."
"Judging from the residual Holy Power on it, that priest should have been 'Bone Manifestation' and had practiced to the 'Spirit Bridge' stage when alive."
William raised an eyebrow.
"Spirit Bridge" is the fifth stage of theological practice. To reach this point, that priest must have had at least three Brands.
Otherwise, it would be difficult to sustain the massive Holy Power consumption.
This also explained another situation—that Holy Clergy Member very likely possessed "Holy Marrow."
This is a high-stage Holy Art of Bone Manifestation; William had only seen snippets about it in Church classics.
It is said that Holy Marrow can bear the "Sins" of other people's bodies and transfer them.
This seemed to involve some kind of rule.
William was somewhat tempted, but outwardly he frowned: "That's it?"
Lynne knew that if she didn't produce something, the other party would likely leave, so she fumbled around on her body.
Then she handed a section of bone to William: "This is a sample the witches brought back at the time. I guessed this thing had some value, so I... brought a section back."
William ignored the other party's emotional changes and reached out to take the bone.
"The residual Holy Power on this section of bone should be enough to prove its authenticity." Lynne spoke again at this time.
Obviously, this nun had also studied it after getting her hands on it.
William nodded; he also felt very pure Holy Power on it.
But observing with [Holy Eye], this section of bone shouldn't have been subjected to high-stage "Bone Holy Arts" practice.
Wait!
William quickly noticed an anomaly.
Inside this section of bone, he discovered some faint black chains.
If he remembered correctly, this was the "Sin of Selfishness."
And the chain was currently trapped by a small amount of substance.
William narrowed his eyes to distinguish carefully and soon found that it was some golden color.
"Holy Marrow!" he exclaimed inwardly.
Only such a thing could bind sin!
William raised his head; Lynne opposite was also staring at him.
Judging from the nun's expression, she shouldn't have discovered the anomaly inside the bone.
He remained composed, pretending to continue examining it.
If [Atonement Persuasion] hadn't leveled up earlier, he might not have really noticed it.
But this was also enough to show that the theological rank of the owner of this bone was very high.
"It seems I must go on this trip." William had made his decision.
He looked at Lynne and said: "This indeed qualifies as a Saint's Remains. Alright, I can accompany you on this trip."
William put the bone away as he spoke.
"I will hold onto this for you first. After the commission is over, you can tell me the information about the Saint's Remains."
Lynne was stunned; her extended hand hung awkwardly in the air. "When did I say I was giving this to you!" she fumed inwardly.
But at this time, she couldn't ask for it back either, so she could only sulk secretly.
William smiled slightly: "In that case, let's talk about the rest outside. I don't want to be misunderstood."
Lynne looked speechless.
This priest in front of her threatened her and stripped off her clothes, yet she was clearly the one being coerced!
Before William reached the front desk, he heard hurried footsteps outside.
Then he saw Judy and Flora.
The two observed the cabinet in front of them nonchalantly, as if they had just noticed William's figure.
Flora saw William looking relaxed, while Lynne behind him looked somewhat dejected.
"It seems Nun Lynne didn't take advantage of him," she snickered secretly.
"Father William, have you finished talking?" Flora stepped forward proactively.
William nodded: "I'll have to trouble you to find that commission report for Nun Lynne for me."
Since he planned to accept it, he had to carefully study the information in that report.
While waiting, Judy also came up: "Will! Weren't you going to take me for exorcism practice!"
Her eyes were full of resentment, as if William had broken the agreement between the two.
William touched his nose: "Right! Isn't this commission very suitable? The situation inside is very classic; you should be very familiar with it."
"Is it really just like that." Judy looked suspicious.
She looked back and forth between William and Lynne.
Although she didn't hear very clearly just now, Judy clearly heard something like "Deal."
We agreed to only take me on this trip!
Father William is so detestable!
At this time, Flora also brought the commission report.
William immediately sat down on the stool next to the front desk.
"Deer Park, Long Island, New York. Cursed House, Supernatural Threat Category."
The cover recorded the above content, and the next page contained the specific commission information.
William flipped through it quickly, skipping the content he had already learned from Lynne.
Soon he made a discovery.
"Anomaly Reporter—Father Delaney. At the request of the Lutz family, I brought holy artifacts to the villa for an exorcism."
"It was still daytime when I arrived there, but I always felt a burst of cold aura. Fortunately, with the Lord's protection, that feeling only lasted for a moment. The house here is still as silent as it was a year ago."
"I checked all parts of the rooms but found no traces of evil. However, I felt as if someone was watching me from behind. That familiar creepy feeling, I definitely can't be wrong!"
"At Mrs. Lutz's request, I still performed an exorcism in the house."
"The initial arrangement of offerings was normal, but when I sprinkled Holy Water on the floor, the Holy Water instantly boiled up!"
"Whispers appeared around, and dark green slime oozed from the walls. All of this is exactly the same as a year ago! But Mrs. Lutz said she heard nothing."
"I know this is not an illusion! This is their warning to me!"
"And the result was exactly as I thought. When I tried to recite the Bible and ask them to leave, a huge force struck me."
"I was driven out of the house and fell onto the grass. At the same time, a tearing scream rang in my ear—GET OUT!"
"So I ran."
"Mrs. Lutz kept trying to make me stay, but I knew this was my last chance to leave; otherwise, those evil spirits would definitely attack me..."
The personal account concerning Father Delaney ended here.
Because he fled temporarily and abandoned the client to their face, Delaney's behavior seriously smeared the Church's image.
Therefore, the local parish had already arraigned him and would impose corresponding punishment later.
But William expressed agreement with Delaney's behavior.
"Knowing the danger and being able to escape in time; placed in American Horror works, this is definitely a top-tier strongman. However..."
He shook his head secretly.
"Even if you want to run, you have to choose the right time. You must run with a plan and a rhythm, run in a way that satisfies all parties, preferably making it hard to notice..."
William summarized the other party's failure experience.
According to the information provided by Father Delaney, the evil spirit in the house was obviously not weak and at least possessed the ability to "Create Illusions."
And the priest mentioned multiple times in this passage, "Exactly the same as a year ago."
So William flipped through the relevant information again.
Soon a striking headline on an old newspaper caught his attention: "Murder Case! A Twenty-Year-Old Youth Actually Killed Six Family Members!"
Continuing to read, it recorded the contents of this case.
"Long Island Villa District, 412 Ocean Avenue. Car dealer Ronald DeFeo, along with his wife and four children, were found dead in their home..."
"The only survivor is 23-year-old Ronald DeFeo Jr."
"According to Ronald Jr.'s subsequent description, that night he heard the commanding voice of a demon from inside the house, demanding him to murder the whole family..."
"The defendant used a gun to murder his parents and younger brothers successively, and shot his younger sister Judy, who was hiding in the closet. The latter was only 6 years old when she died..."
"The police did not accept Ronald Jr.'s confession. For the sake of the defendant's safety, the police placed him under protective custody..."
William closed the report.
Just as he said before, the situation of this commission was not complicated; it should be a common evil spirit invasion incident.
But what made it hard for him to understand was.
A year after the DeFeo family tragedy occurred, the Lutz family moved in.
And according to the real estate agent Eunice's description, she had truthfully informed Mr. and Mrs. Lutz of what had happened inside before they bought the house.
"But Mr. George Lutz said, houses don't kill people, only people do."
Seeing this record, William was amused out of anger.
In the world of American Horror, tossing a coin casually could cause a huge disaster.
The Lutz family actually dared to move into a house where people died.
If this were placed on the west coast of the Pacific, the people around would have moved out long ago after the incident; the evil spirits wouldn't even have to wait to come out and work.
It seemed that in terms of "Awe," the people of North America were still far behind.
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