Exorcist's Self-Cultivation

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Boom...

The black Subaru sedan, with a domineering attitude, crashed through the abandoned electrical grid outside of Massas City.

At that moment.

Thick clouds hung over the entire Massas City.

Even during the day, the city was still deep in darkness, the heavy clouds blocking all light.

At the entrance, like the gaping maw of an abyss, an air of deathly stillness emanated.

Yet Du Wei drove headlong into it without hesitation.

Behind him.

The dark area formed by the reflection of the city being dragged by two intertwined strangenesses did not immediately give chase.

Instead, a wailing sound arose from the deepest part.

It seemed like the Demon Nun was in confrontation with it.

Only, it was being overwhelmingly suppressed.

It was the Demon Nun, also known as the nun, but it was just an extension of Valac, one of Solomon's Seventy-Two Pillars Demon Gods, the source of the curse.

Even though it was stronger than a regular Demon Spirit.

It had no chance against the combination of two strangenesses.

After Du Wei released it, his only hope was that it might buy him some time.

So, it was enough.

Within the city.

As soon as the car entered its boundary.

It stopped abruptly, forced to a halt.

Not because Du Wei wanted to stop, but because once the sedan entered, all the electrical instruments malfunctioned, unable to start at all.

Inevitably.

He could only open the car door and hurriedly get out.

Freddy followed by his side.

"Du the Devil... I'm a bit panicked, what kind of godforsaken place is this? It gives me a very bad vibe, like I could die at any moment."

"How about this, you have a grudge against those two weird entities, but I don't have any issues with them, could I go find a place to hide for a while, what do you think?"

There was a flicker of something odd in Freddy's eyes.

Truth be told, it was clear to see that this Du the Devil was simply mad.

To describe him in one sentence: Of the thousands of Western devils, Director Duwei provoked half.

Thus, the thought of leaving arose.

In its view, it had already done its utmost duty. It had followed Du the Devil for more than a day or two, never shirking a task.

But what was the result?

It was led into such a terrifying place as Massas City.

Being an Evil Spirit here, it felt completely insecure.

In the city, it seemed as if many dreadful things existed, those ghostly matters gave it the sensation of stepping into a minefield.

Du Wei turned his head to look at it.

His face was devoid of any expression, but his eyes grew more dangerous.

He said, "You want to run, don't you?"

Freddy, struggling with his conscience, said, "I'm just very afraid, I feel like following you I will surely die, and moreover, I'm utterly useless to you."

"The combination of the Horror House and the bus, it wants to kill you, not me."

"I think you're definitely doomed. If you have any last words, you can tell me, and I'll pass them on to your friends, and your significant other."

Du Wei laughed at this, staring at Freddy and said, "So you think my current state is so pathetic that you believe you can negotiate with me and resist me now?"

Seeing him laugh, Freddy backed down a bit: "No no no, I'm just trying to reason with you."

If the Envelope was here, hearing Freddy's words, it'd probably curse 'idiot.'

To reason with Du Wei?

Seems like living in a dream.

Consequently, the look in Du Wei's eyes became even more dangerous, and he said coldly, "You want to run, is that right? Okay, you're free now, go wherever you wish."

Freddy blurted out, "Really? You're not deceiving me?"

Du Wei said indifferently, "Of course, I wouldn't deceive you. Besides, you've followed me for so long, you've had your share of hard work if not merit, I can't possibly bind you to me against your will."

Freddy knew Du Wei's character.

It took his word to be true, "All right... you've surprised me, Du the Devil, no... Du Wei, I think I might have been a bit prejudiced against you."

"So be it, once you're dead, I will visit your friends in their dreams and make sure they erect a tombstone for you."

Du Wei sighed and extended his Right Hand to Freddy.

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"Goodbye, my friend."

Freddy extended his hand and grasped his, saying in a solemn tone, "Goodbye, I will always remember you."

Du Wei felt that sense of déjà vu deep in his heart, it never faded away.

He couldn't be bothered to argue with Freddy anymore.

Without any hesitation, he turned around and quickly dashed toward a dilapidated highway inside the city.

Upon seeing this, Freddy chose a direction completely opposite to Du Wei's and disappeared into the darkness.

It was extremely excited now.

"It turns out Du Wei isn't an unreasonable person after all."

"I used to think that he was the reincarnation of a devil, but now that I think about it, he's not that devilish."

"Alas... What a pity, he's definitely going to die this time."

"I just don't know if Ryan will go crazy when he finds out about this."

"Wait, I'm free now, why should I care about that nutjob Ryan?"

"That's just ridiculous!"

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Outside the city.

The darkness had already begun to encroach.

The same dark clouds.

But differently, one side was under a continuous and torrential downpour.

At this moment.

The amalgamation of the bus and the Horror House was dragging the city's reflection, endeavoring to invade Massas City.

In fact.

This extremely dangerous city did not resist any foreign entities.

It was just that trying to get out from inside was very difficult.

The bus's front end led the way, and looking up, one saw the Horror House that was fused with it.

And inside the Horror House.

By the window, the hideous face of the Demon Nun was exposed.

It was entwined with numerous fine black threads.

Those were the power emanating from the bus.

It can be understood as.

The Demon Nun was now assimilated by the two Strange entities as well.

They were like putting together building blocks, utterly discordant, yet forcibly pieced together.

Before.

Its behavior showed that it was wary of Massas City.

But now, it had steadily eroded its way in.

It had to be said, the situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable for Du Wei.

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Inside the city.

Du Wei was walking briskly on the road, currently on the west side, while the bizarre street from before was on the other side of the city.

That is to say.

He needed to walk through half the city on foot.

Otherwise, the only chance would slip through his fingers.

"Thank goodness Massas City isn't that big."

Du Wei was running at full speed, but at that moment, an ominous sensation surfaced in the depths of his heart.

At his right hand's ring finger, there came a pain as though it was on fire.

"Hiss..."

Du Wei winced in pain, and placed his right hand in front of his face, only to see that the third joint of the ring finger had inexplicably developed a burn mark, which was in the shape of a ring.

It looked very much like one caused by wearing a ring for a long time.

"My hand?"

Du Wei was currently undergoing Evil Spirit Transformation, and his right hand was devoid of both sensation and pain.

But now, everything had changed.

"This is not a good sign."

Because at this moment, Du Wei had an inexplicable intuition that, apart from the bus and the Horror House, there seemed to be another presence that had locked onto him.