Chapter 213: 3:15 AM
William glanced sideways, subtly applying force to his foot.
Judy immediately fell onto the grass.
"Isn't this something elders say? Trying to take advantage of me..." he thought to himself.
Judy rubbed her nose, a bit of anger in her eyes: "Will! I'm angry!"
Aside, Kathy smiled, but then her face was filled with melancholy again.
Ten days ago, their family also had such happy smiles, but everything was ruined after moving here.
Lynne stood under the porch eaves, quietly watching this scene.
Determination flashed in her eyes again.
At the same time, by the window of the attic on the top floor of the villa, there was a figure staring at Judy on the grass.
The latter seemed to sense it, but when she looked up, there was nothing by the window.
"By the way, Mr. Priest, what do you need to ask?" Kathy spoke up.
William dodged the weeds Judy threw at him, then turned his head.
"Mrs. Kathy, how has Mr. George's mood been recently? How long is he relatively irritable in a day?"
Now that the male host was not home, he had the opportunity to figure it out.
If George's personality had completely changed, William would have to prioritize handling this trouble.
Kathy thought for a moment: "About 2-3 hours. But as long as he leaves the house, George becomes the same as before."
The corner of William's mouth twitched: "Even so, you don't plan to move out?"
Kathy looked helpless.
"To buy this house, we spent almost all our savings. Unless we can cash out in a short time, we have nowhere to go."
The lady sighed.
Now that the supernatural events here had been reported to the Church, it would be difficult for the Lutz family to sell the house quickly.
William sighed inwardly: "To some extent, having no money seems scarier than ghosts and monsters."
So he nodded: "Mrs. Kathy, next I need to inspect the house. Please call the children out."
Kathy quickly got up to do so.
William also sought out Lynne: "After the DeFeo family was murdered back then, how were their bodies handled in the end?"
"After the forensic examination was completed, those remains were handed over to a distant cousin of Mr. DeFeo."
Lynne showed a thoughtful expression.
"I heard they were later buried in their hometown, Carson City, Nevada."
William rubbed his chin.
The burial place was very far from the villa. Under normal circumstances, it is difficult for spirit bodies to cross such a long distance.
And now this family could actually stay in the house.
It could be seen that the obsession in their hearts was very deep.
But since William arrived, he hadn't found any obvious evil aura, indicating that the DeFeo family hadn't completely transformed into evil spirits.
In this way, William only needed to figure out the obsession in the dead spirits' hearts, and he could completely purify them.
William took out his exorcism tools, and Judy beside him also looked serious.
"Set up the conventional isolation magic arrays on the periphery first..." he instructed.
At this time, Lynne ran over again, hesitating to speak.
"Something the matter?" William raised an eyebrow.
"Father William, please leave those evil spirits to me. I... just practiced to 'Skin'."
William understood in his heart.
So this guy, like himself, also needed evil aura.
He immediately refused: "No."
There were only so few evil spirits; how could he let others have them.
Lynne's tone was instantly anxious: "I can set up the Holy Water for you and drive all those evil spirits out. Just give me one!"
Seeing the other party so self-aware, William said: "If there are enough evil spirits, I can consider it."
Lynne nodded and immediately took the initiative to find Judy to help.
She originally thought this was an easy job, but unexpectedly the two of them buried dozens of holy artifacts in a row on the lawn.
"Aren't the evil spirits in the house? Why haven't we gone in?" Lynne panted heavily.
Judy tilted her head to think for a moment, then said: "Rushing into a haunted house is very dangerous."
Lynne was stunned upon hearing this: "Then how are we going to complete the exorcism."
"Wait for them to come out."
"What?"
Time quickly came to late night.
The surroundings were completely silent, and the house in front of them was also dyed with a layer of mysterious aura.
William observed the surroundings with a monocular telescope.
Besides him, the Lutz family was also standing on the road.
Especially George; after this male host came back in the afternoon, he hadn't entered the house until now.
"Mr. Priest, didn't you say there are evil spirits?" His eyes were full of suspicion.
When George came back, he happened to bump into the priest and the others busying themselves.
He thought something had happened at home.
But he only learned from Kathy that these people were dispatched by the Church to perform an exorcism.
George immediately felt it was absurd.
His state had indeed been a bit bad these past few days, but he never expected the person he loved the most would think he was influenced by evil spirits!
George immediately got into a fight with Kathy.
At the same time, he also stepped forward to drive the three people away.
But then he found that the priest's strength was surprisingly great. George just felt like he was wrestling with a beast.
After some "Friendly" exchange, he finally agreed to sit down and talk.
George originally planned to find a chance to call the police, but a sentence from the priest made him realize something was wrong.
"As soon as you step into the range of this house, your body begins to show anomalies; haven't you thought about why?"
George fell silent; he indeed had thought about this question.
But he thought he was just too tired recently; yet he was clearly full of motivation when working.
Thinking of this, George decided to trust the other party temporarily.
After this, he saw that person take a lot of newspapers, cut them up respectively, and scatter them on the lawn in front of the house.
For this, George could only endure, but a lawn cleaning job was unavoidable.
But after waiting for ten hours, there were still no "Evil Spirits" as the other party said, so he spoke up again.
William put away the monocular telescope, then looked at the time.
2:58 AM.
According to the content in the previous commission report, the house would begin to show anomalies every morning at 3:15 AM.
Right now, they still had to wait a while before that time, so William turned his head.
"Mr. George, I don't plan to repeat what I said before."
"Whether you believe there are dead spirits is your freedom, but if you try to make trouble, I don't mind making you temporarily lose your mobility."
"After all, this is the only way to ensure the safety of the rest of us."
He stared seriously into George's eyes.
"Now, do you plan to pass out and spend this night safely? Or be knocked out by me, and then spend this night safely?"
George gulped.
He originally tried to argue, but the priest in front of him gave him a dangerous feeling.
So he could only turn his head away.
Seeing this, William added another sentence: "By the way, I arrived with these two ladies this afternoon; they can both testify."
"I have never met Mrs. Kathy before."
As soon as this remark came out, everyone present was stunned.
Especially George; he had a constipated expression, constantly shaking his head at Kathy: "Honey, I never thought that."
But Kathy's gaze had already darkened.
After successfully finding something for George to do, William turned his head with a smile.
More than ten minutes later.
When the minute hand pointed to 15, the surroundings seemed to become a bit different.
Eerie silence, and the night color also became gloomier.
Even the temperature in the air dropped with a very obvious feeling.
"Phew..." Kathy rubbed her hands; her body trembled a little.
Just as she was about to ask, there was movement inside the house.
A dark shadow flitted about, constantly wandering on the glass.
But in reality, there was clearly nothing there.
Except for Judy, the other two children present stepped back in fear.
"Mental power." William looked up.
At this time, a layer of gloomy darkness enveloped the house.
Even standing far away, he could feel the dead silence inside.
At this time, there was another new change inside the house.
A young girl wearing a dress suddenly ran past the porch railing.
But the latter's skin was ashen, and there were still some bloodstains on her clothes.
Kathy was very sure she had never seen this girl.
But her youngest daughter Chelsea whispered: "That's Judy; she often plays with me."
Kathy felt a chill down her back instantly.
Her daughter often said she was playing with someone; she thought it was just children's babble.
Didn't expect...
Aside, all three of William's group knew that Judy was exactly the name of the youngest daughter in the DeFeo family tragedy.
But at this time, this "Girl" looked hurried, seeming to be dodging something.
Soon she disappeared into the wall.
At the same time, in the house's cellar, a pair of hands reached out from the ground.
Ronald DeFeo Sr. had dull eyes, sizing up the surroundings.
His body was covered in bloodstains, and white maggots crawled in and out of his eye sockets.
After standing in place for a while, Old Ronald seemed to receive some guidance.
He went to the second floor of the house on his knees; this was originally George and Kathy's bedroom.
But at this time, it was empty inside.
"..." A roar came from his throat.
Before long, several figures appeared in the room again.
Judging from their appearance, they were all the DeFeo family.
A faint evil aura emanated from them, and the room instantly became cold.
Bang! Bang!
All the bedroom doors in the villa were bounced open by a force, but no human shadows were seen.
But the air was clearly filled with a dense aura of theirs.
Old Ronald raised his nose.
In the next moment, the DeFeo family all looked in the same direction; the scene was quite eerie.
Outside the door.
William narrowed his eyes.
Looking at the abnormal aura floating in the air, he knew those guys had come out.
Before long, five figures indeed appeared on the porch.
They stared intently at the entrance, especially at George.
The latter's mouth was already wide open.
At this time, no matter how much he didn't believe it in his heart, the facts were already right in front of him.
Even at the moment he saw the dead spirits, a severe pain suddenly came from George's brain.
"Ugh ah..."
He knelt on the ground, his face full of pain.
"Father William! What happened to him?" Kathy asked anxiously.
William sized it up for a moment, then spoke:
"After you moved into the villa, at 3:15 every night, George's brain would be invaded by the dead spirits' mental power."
"Although he stayed awake today, the side effects won't disappear so quickly."
At this time, Lynne also spoke: "Father William, they are here."
Everyone looked in the direction and saw five dead spirits walking towards them step by step.
The grass they passed along the way instantly turned pitch black, and even the soil was somewhat corrupted.
"Oh? Actually able to affect the surrounding environment." William narrowed his eyes. He took out a 30-year vintage holy artifact, then handed it to Judy and instructed the latter to arrange it in the corresponding position.
"Father William, I can go delay time." Lynne said.
Obviously, she also noticed the dead spirits opposite were somewhat unusual.
Kathy also looked worried: "Are we... just going to wait for them to come like this? Should we leave here first?"
Her voice trembled a little.
But William smiled slightly: "Don't worry, the exorcism has just begun."
He proactively stepped forward as he spoke, stopping within a certain boundary.
"Hey, you guys, interested in having a chat?"
Except for Judy, everyone present was stunned.
"Father William, who are you talking to?" Lynne was a little puzzled.
She vaguely had an answer in her heart but didn't dare to believe it.
Who would try to communicate with dead spirits?
There must be a problem with his mind!
And the DeFeo family opposite also revealed doubtful eyes.
They sized the priest up a few times, then immediately chose to launch a mental invasion.
But the expected control did not appear.
Instead, they found their power blocked by some kind of barrier.
While surprised and bewildered, the DeFeo family "Heard" the voice of the human opposite.
"I know you have obsessions in your hearts; as long as you cooperate obediently, I can let you find peace."
Old Ronald opened his mouth wide immediately; his jaw tore down to his neck, looking quite terrifying.
Damn human, actually daring to discuss a deal with them!
But William was unmoved; instead, he shook his head helplessly.
"You guys, really have to suffer a bit to be willing to cooperate."
He pointed to the ground as he spoke: "Mr. Ronald, look what that is."
Old Ronald looked in the direction and saw a piece of newspaper fragment on the grass.
The headline on it read—"Famous Dealer Dies Tragically at Home! The Truth Inside is Outrageous!"
The eye-catching headline quickly attracted Old Ronald's attention.
This was a report about him!
Although already dead, the spirit body still retained some memories from when alive.
It continued reading the text below, but soon its face turned ferocious.
"...Insiders revealed that Old Ronald often had trysts before his death, including both men and women... His eldest son Ronald Jr. couldn't bear his mother being humiliated, so he acted ruthlessly..."
This is simply a rumor!
He and his wife had been married for decades; the two had always been very affectionate. These guys actually!
Aside, Mrs. DeFeo also came up to hold her husband's arm, although it looked a bit out of place.
Seeing the other party take the bait, William smiled slightly, and then pointed to another newspaper fragment.
The writing on it was even more excessive—The Ronald Father and Son, a Pair of Lovers who Love and Kill Each Other...
The DeFeo family was obviously enraged.
A gust of violent wind blew on the lawn, and all the glass of the house shattered.
Seeing the time was about right, William spoke again:
"The world is like this; when the truth is covered up, it is precisely when rumors dance."
"The reputation, character, and wealth you accumulated in life will all become stepping stones for others to seek benefits after death."
"And you can only be trapped to death here forever, gradually reduced to slaves of evil."
"Do you want to continue to eke out a living here, occasionally scaring a few poor tenants? Or do you want the truth of your deaths to be made public, letting those real executioners fall into Hell?"
The air fell into a brief silence.
A moment later, Old Ronald raised his head: "What exactly do you want?"
William smiled slightly, his eyes sizing up the DeFeo family.
The latter were looked at so much their hair stood on end, repeatedly confirming that the person in front of them was indeed from the Church.
"What I want is very simple."
William's eyes were full of enthusiasm.
"Your souls."
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