American Horror Story: The Extremely Cautious Priest Chapter 216: Scheming and Breaking the Deadlock

"Arrogant and conceited guy," the Indian evil spirit said fiercely. At the sa ti, dark green sli began to ooze from the cracks in the dungeon walls, converging toward William from all sides.

William seed oblivious, saying calmly: "If I guessed correctly, you launched so kind of ntal interference the mont we entered the villa district."

"This ability is different from ordinary 'illusion creation', but rather..."

He pondered for the right descriptive words, and quickly had a flash of insight.

"...But rather able to influence human choices."

As soon as these words ca out, the evil spirit opposite suddenly fell silent.

"The change in how the two ladies addressed , Judy showing unprecedented initiative, and the tone of their voices..."

William's eyes beca cold.

"I realized this early on, but you noticed my caution, so when I asked Judy and the others to return to the car, you used the excuse of 'hidden dangers in the dark' to make Judy choose to refuse."

"This is indeed very clever; if it were any other reason, I might have discovered it on the spot."

The Indian evil spirit snorted coldly.

William continued: "But unfortunately, you were too anxious. You wanted to use the remains to hook my greed, and then use the children to give an excuse to compromise."

"Hehe, that's right, I overestimated your moral character," the Indian evil spirit mocked.

"Hmph, such a clumsy trick, even a villain could see through it." William imdiately retaliated.

"Slave of the Church!"

In this ga where whoever curses first loses their cool, William obviously won.

He continued:

"I'll give you a suggestion for improvent. A Saint's Remains contain pure Holy Power, naturally countering evil auras. As long as an evil spirit has a normal 'brain', it wouldn't allow such a thing to exist beside it. Of course, maybe evil spirits don't have this thing to begin with."

William's words were full of aggression. Upon hearing this, the evil spirit opposite slamd fiercely into the iron railing, deforming the bars sowhat.

But the forr remained calm.

From agreeing to enter the house, William faced a choice every ti—whether to continue advancing?

But every ti he chose "Yes".

And this was also the reason why he always felt sothing was wrong.

Under normal circumstances, William would absolutely not accept Old Ronald's invitation!

Let alone enter the cellar, a classic "Guaranteed Trouble" location.

William wasn't sure when he was influenced.

But this also indirectly proved that the evil spirit in front of him was very dangerous.

Just like at this mont.

The evil spirit opposite feigned "Losing its mind" to attract William's attention.

But the corrosive sli around had already quietly arrived close by.

William placed a holy statue on the ground, which was also his last one.

In the next mont.

Buzz!

Several barriers glowing with white light instantly appeared around, enveloping William and the others inside.

He imdiately felt his vision clear up; the previous feeling of anxiety and restlessness disappeared.

"So a 30-year vintage holy artifact can resist this kind of 'ntal influence'." William pondered.

And along the way, he had rarely used high-vintage holy artifacts; it seed this was also caused by the evil spirit's influence.

At the sa ti, the sli also pounced on them.

Sizzle... Sizzle...

The collision of power generated a large amount of white smoke, quickly filling the corridor.

At this ti, the few people on the ground also woke up.

"No! Don't co over!" Judy's eyes were full of horror, her forehead soaked with sweat.

The others were in a similar state.

"Will!"

Seeing William's figure, Judy imdiately leaned over and took out a crucifix from her pocket.

"Just now... I just glanced at that evil spirit, and everything in front of changed."

Judy had lingering fears.

"They were locked in cages, enslaved like livestock; these are the sins we committed..."

William interrupted: "Maybe they did suffer a lot of pain in the past, but right now this guy is planning to kill us."

He patted the girl's shoulder: "Don't let the enemy affect your judgnt."

"Mmh, okay!" Judy nodded vigorously, and her eyes cald down a lot.

Lynne aside also ca over.

"Father William, I'm sorry, I..."

William waved his hand: "Now is not the ti to apologize; we have to figure out a way out first."

Lynne was instantly stunned; she had prepared herself to be severely scolded and then stay behind alone to stall for ti.

Her nose suddenly felt sour, and Lynne hurriedly lowered her head.

After blinking her eyes, she spoke again: "Do you have any ideas?"

William rubbed his chin.

From the villa entrance to the cellar, the evil spirit had nurous opportunities to strike.

But the other party didn't hurt them; instead, it constantly set up traps to tempt them.

And the previous "Saving the children" performance also seed very much like a ritual to undo so kind of seal.

So William guessed that the evil spirit had no way to break free directly and had to undo the seal through soone else.

And this person had to co from the Church, even be a certified Holy Clergy mber.

This also explained—why the evil spirit was still willing to listen to William say so much after tearing off all pretenses just now.

The other party was also stalling for ti.

The totem symbols on Old Ronald could firmly restrict his spirit body, and even allow the evil spirit to possess him.

But the latter didn't use this ability to deal with William.

There were only two conceivable reasons—first, the other party felt it was unnecessary.

And second, this kind of possession couldn't truly undo the seal.

Otherwise, with the house experiencing so many occupants over the years, the evil spirit would have escaped long ago.

Having figured this out, William had an idea.

"I'll go first later; you guys take the holy artifacts and bring up the rear." He took out several high-vintage holy artifacts, distributed them, and lowered his voice.

"Okay... What!?"

Lynne thought there was a problem with her ears.

In this situation, shouldn't you say "I'll bring up the rear, you guys go first"...

Judy, however, knew William wouldn't do this for no reason, so she nodded: "Okay, I will protect them."

William nodded, then rembered sothing and waved to Judy.

After the two conspired quietly for a while, William stood up again.

He looked in the direction of the corridor entrance.

Bang!

Cracks appeared on the ground beneath his feet, and William flew out like a cannonball.

"Mr... Mr. Priest!"

The Lutz couple stood blankly on the spot, not expecting the priest to actually abandon them and run away.

And in the next mont, those dark green slis also followed.

Before leaving, the evil spirit glanced at the few people left behind.

It snorted coldly and ultimately chased after him.

William looked at the seemingly endless corridor in front of him and frowned.

The cellar in his mory wasn't this big!

He imdiately closed his eyes.

When coming in earlier, William had arranged multiple holy statues in the villa. As long as he perceived the Holy Power on them, he could find the direction.

"Found it!"

His eyes lit up, and he swung a punch to break a side wall.

But the next mont, dense white maggots surged out from inside.

William imdiately dodged to the side.

And behind the wall had also turned into a damp, rotting cave.

"Could it be that my perception was also affected?" He frowned secretly.

Without waiting to think further, the evil spirit behind had already arrived.

William could only flee towards the distance again.

On the other side.

"What... should we do." Kathy looked terrified, hugging the two children beside her.

"That guy ran away by himself, but fortunately, the evil spirit also chased after him. There shouldn't be any danger nearby in the short term."

George picked up a stick from the ground, then stepped to the front of the group.

Most people present were ladies, and he was the only man, so George had to step up.

But Judy spoke: "No, Mr. George, right now we have a very big hidden safety hazard."

"What? Where?" George looked vigilant upon hearing this, constantly sizing up the surroundings.

Who would have thought that Lynne suddenly tackled him to the ground, then used a rope to tie his hands.

"Hey! What are you doing!" George looked bewildered.

Judy said: "Your ntal power was influenced by the evil spirit earlier; maybe it also did so other tricks on you."

"So, right now you are the most dangerous."

George: ??

William had changed directions an unknown number of tis.

Every ti he thought he had found a holy statue, the final result was another scene.

This also gave rise to a doubt in him—am I still being ntally influenced?

But he looked at his body; 30-year vintage holy artifacts hung all over him.

And he didn't have the previous feeling of anxiety inside.

"No, maybe the evil spirit is exactly planning to make have this illusion..." William's eyes narrowed.

Once he started doubting himself, he would fall into a vicious cycle of overthinking.

He might even waver about "escaping from the dungeon."

If that was the case, maybe William would really be trapped here.

He shook his head slightly, determination restoring in his eyes.

"The evil spirit's goal is for to undo the seal. If it is really that powerful, why play this chasing ga?"

William narrowed his eyes and imdiately stopped running, standing in place.

A dozen seconds later, a cluster of spirit body appeared in the corridor.

Miserable howls emanated from the evil spirit; a normal person would be dragged into the other party's ntal illusion just by looking at it.

Relying on the sufficient holy artifacts on his body and the powerful ntal power of [Holy aning Study], William was spared from the interference.

"Oh? Do you plan to give up struggling? In the past, many people made the sa choice." The Indian evil spirit laughed hoarsely.

But William didn't answer, instead carefully sizing up the evil spirit.

Soon his eyes lit up.

"A faint yellow-green aura lingers on the surface of the spirit body; this is the 'Sin of Deceit'." He thought inwardly.

"What is the evil spirit deceiving?" William's mind thought rapidly.

He confird there was no problem with himself, so there was only one possibility—the holy statues.

William raised an eyebrow, suddenly rembering one thing.

Whenever he approached the holy statue in his perception, the path there would have obstacles or even disgusting filth.

But the routes other than that did not.

Connecting it with the realistic touch when William broke the wall for the first ti, and the ntal interference planted before entering the villa...

He imdiately thought of a possibility—the guy in front of him was very likely an earthbound spirit.

That's why it could change the terrain within its sphere of influence.

To verify this guess, William closed his eyes again.

After sensing the power of a holy statue, he flew out like a cannonball again.

"A aningless attempt."

The evil spirit snorted coldly, chasing after him again.

Before long, William ca to a wall again.

After a loud bang, a large number of white maggots surged out from inside the wall, and more than a dozen dead spirits appeared, trying to surround William.

And behind the wall was also a dead end.

But this ti William didn't dodge.

He took out a bottle of Holy Water and splashed it out; the several dead spirits that rushed up were instantly burned.

But those white maggots were not affected.

"It seems these bugs are not transford from evil aura." William narrowed his eyes.

He didn't hesitate and imdiately charged towards the white maggots.

After brief intimate contact with them, William ca to the dead end.

At this ti, the Indian evil spirit also caught up.

"You actually seek a dead end yourself." The evil spirit smiled sinisterly.

At the sa ti, a large amount of sli also erged around, quickly pouncing towards William.

"Oh~ why did you suddenly use so many thods this ti?"

William smiled slightly.

"Could it be I guessed right?"

The evil spirit said angrily: "Arrogant guy, you seek death!"

Without waiting for the other party to strike, William turned around a step ahead.

He raised his fist and smashed it down fiercely.

The dead end in front of him was like wallpaper, instantly shattered.

Imdiately after, a burst of pure Holy Power hit his face.

William returned to the living room again.

At the sa ti, from the villa entrance to here, powerful Holy Power cleansed the air.

Then a space belonging to Holy Light was opened up.

And the evil spirit obviously didn't plan to just give up like this.

The surrounding terrain suddenly rolled up, and then the floor turned into a pool, and the corrosive liquid inside flooded towards William.

For a ti, the two forces were in a stalemate.

"Hmph, don't forget, your companions are still down below."

The Indian evil spirit sneered.

"Do you think I can't see through your 'luring the enemy' trick? Don't forget, that gentleman has lived in the house for a long ti."

But William shrugged: "Of course I know you can see through it, otherwise why would you let my companions stay safely where they were?"

"As for Mr. George... hehe, you can try."

Seeing the priest opposite being fearless, the Indian evil spirit had a bad premonition.

It imdiately triggered the previously hidden thods.

At the sa ti, inside the cellar.

George, who was dozing off, suddenly changed his expression. His eyes were cold and gloomy as he raised his head to look around.

But he found several figures sitting right in front of him.

"He changed!"

"Oh... my George."

"Don't worry, he can't do anything."

Listening to these remarks, "George's" eyes revealed a look of doubt.

It lowered its head, only to find that the hands and feet of this body were firmly tied up. There were also so paper slips stuck on the surface of the ropes, with residual Holy Power aura on them.

No matter how much "George" struggled, even with the power boosted by evil aura, it couldn't break free.

At this ti, the young girl opposite stood up, still holding a glass bottle in her hand.

"Mr. George, you must be thirsty." Judy smiled slightly.

"Damn priest!!"

An angry roar ca from the cellar.

Inside the living room.

Seeing the evil spirit opposite fall silent, William knew Judy had succeeded.

He imdiately held the crucifix in his hand, silently chanting holy anings.

A holy light erged from the holy statue on the ground, rushing downwards with unstoppable montum, then forming a narrow passage.

When William set up the holy statues back then, he deliberately chose the orientation of the magic array.

Only because they were in the cellar, there was no way to trigger the power above.

At this mont, William drove the magic array to connect with the holy statues in the cellar, so that Judy and the others could escape along the passage.

Before long, their figures appeared at the staircase entrance.

"Will!"

Judy ran over excitedly.

"Just now when the evil spirit possessed Mr. George, I drove it away!"

George lowered his head upon hearing this. As a man, he was actually saved by a little girl.

Although excusable, he still felt a bit embarrassed.

William smiled and nodded: "I am proud of you."

Next, the group followed the holy statues all the way outside the villa gates.

And the Indian evil spirit could only constantly hurl abuse from the side.

A touch of gold streaked across the horizon.

Warm sunlight sprinkled on the treetops, dispelling the gloomy cold night.

The group ca to the path where the car was parked.

This place was so distance from the villa.

At this ti, William finally understood why the evil spirit didn't want them to return to the car.

He saw a dividing line ford by evil aura on the ground, extending to both sides along the path.

It almost encompassed several surrounding villas.

And the car was right outside the dividing line not far away.

At this ti, the Indian evil spirit also chased out, but it couldn't affect the environnt outside the boundary line, and could only demonstrate with its "Gaze" at the humans in front of it.

Lynne had a feeling of surviving a disaster. She looked at William: "We'd better leave here first."

"Don't rush, we have to take the spoils of war with us." William, however, pointed at the evil spirit.

Lynne was instantly stunned.

She looked at the resentnt exuding from the evil spirit, and thinking of the encounter just now, it was really hard to associate the other party with "Spoils of War."

But William ca in front of the evil spirit.

"As long as you are willing to hand over the evil aura on your body, I promise to purify you."

As soon as these words ca out, everyone present was stunned.

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