Chapter 109: The Emergence of the "Trait"
Thump... thump.
Sadie's heart beat fast as she gripped the crucifix tightly in her hand.
Compared to the past, the monster this time was obviously much stronger.
Fortunately, the other party was blocked by the holy artifact, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
Aside, Lance had recovered at this time, and the evil aura on his body had disappeared.
He looked at the monster in surprise.
With the ability shown by this guy, even if the three of them fought together, the chance of winning would be very small.
But now, this monster was blocked by just a statue.
This was really unimaginable to Lance.
"Is this the strength of the Church..." He sighed inwardly, guessing that William might be an archbishop.
Raph narrowed his eyes, pondering the feasibility of joining the Church and marrying Sadie.
"As agreed before, I'll go in first; you guys are responsible for looking after the statue." Lance wrapped gauze around his arm and stood up.
Although it would heal soon, as a doctor, he couldn't leave the wound unattended.
But Raph pressed his shoulder down.
"What an annoying guy; you can't be the only one showing off in front of the lady."
Raph took a small hammer from his leather bag, then adjusted the brim of his hat.
Lance opened his mouth but finally remained silent; he knew Raph was reminding him that he was injured.
"Be careful." Sadie also spoke.
Raph nodded slightly while holding his hat, then entered the hall without a word.
Under the effect of the holy artifact, a small area at the entrance became a safe zone.
Raph calmly came to the boundary line.
At this time, the "Assassin" was still trying to break through the barrier.
Seeing another living creature approaching, it stared at the other party dead on.
Raph walked to the side of the hall, where he could be further away from the holy statue.
After standing firm, he waved his hand, putting on a provocative look.
The monster was indeed attracted, but the subsequent attack was blocked again.
In the moment the other party was stunned, Raph seized the opportunity to step out of the boundary.
"Father William said, try first if blunt strikes can cause damage."
He recalled William's instructions, then smashed the small hammer hard on the monster.
Clang.
A crisp, muffled sound rang out.
Raph only felt his entire arm go numb from the shock, but he didn't hesitate at all and retreated within the boundary immediately.
"Father William said, regardless of success or failure after attacking, you must come back."
And in the next moment, the monster's sharp spike hit the position where Raph stood earlier.
"Phew... really dangerous."
He took out a cigarette and lit it, then took a fierce drag.
"Next is sharp weapons..."
Raph showed an excited expression.
Just like that, he tried various attack methods according to William's instructions.
Dagger, Molotov cocktail, firearms...
Lance and Sadie also took turns.
This was exactly William's strategy: find the monster's weakness in the safest way.
Although he knew information about the weakness.
But right now, he let the three demon hunters prove it with practical actions.
This was indeed a very safe way.
But in the past, demon hunters wouldn't consider it at all because it was very time-consuming.
When fighting monsters, every second of delay could increase the danger by a point.
But now because of William's participation, time stood on the side of the demon hunters instead.
Sadie and the others never thought that fighting an elite monster could be so easy.
They only needed to jump back and forth on the boundary line to calmly consume the monster's strength.
While the monster had to consider a lot.
Not only did it have to guard against occasional attacks, but it also had to find a way to take back its territory.
But no matter how it tried, it couldn't step into that range.
Even entering a berserk state, creating five clones at the same time, and launching attacks with tidal waves of bugs, still had no effect.
This also shocked the three demon hunters.
It was hard for them to imagine how to hunt the monster in front of them without holy artifacts.
During this period, Sadie also found a way to destroy the outer armor.
Using "Hive Bottles" (this throwable was taken from the Hive Queen), combined with the unique armor-piercing bullets of the Allard family.
Finally, the protection of the "Assassin" was broken.
After that, the three demon hunters quickly found the monster's weakness.
Relying on flame bullets and Molotov cocktails, the "Assassin" fell heavily to the ground.
Lance just wanted to step forward, but was stopped by Sadie.
"Don't rush; wait a little longer."
Now she had developed a habit of steadiness; Sadie would never act rashly before truly confirming the enemy's death.
"Not bad, a very wise choice." William nodded with satisfaction.
He witnessed the whole process from above.
At first, when Lance was injured, he was still thinking about whether to intervene.
But these three quickly adjusted and firmly executed William's strategy.
If other American horror characters had such awareness, Satan, that kid, could retire early!
On the other side, new changes appeared below.
A vortex suddenly formed on the monster's corpse, followed by bursts of thunder outside the castle.
Sadie's eyes lit up.
This was a sign before the "Trait" precipitated; the whole process usually took a few minutes.
At the same time, she also confirmed the death of the monster.
But the three demon hunters not only didn't withdraw their weapons but became more vigilant instead.
At this time, the scene outside the castle was astonishing; it could be seen throughout the Plague Zone.
This also meant that all demon hunters could find this place.
Lance was still a little worried, so he went upstairs alone to the window.
"This is?"
Seeing the scene outside the window, he was obviously stunned.
Many demon hunter teams had indeed arrived in the dense forest.
But they were covered in injuries at this moment and chose the path with the largest number of monsters to reach the castle.
"These guys really fell for it..."
Lance's eyes brightened, and many inspirations for setting traps flooded his mind.
On the other side, outside the main entrance of the castle.
A burst of dense footsteps came from the woods, and not long after, a small group of hounds appeared.
Zod clenched his fist with one hand.
Then all the hounds stopped and lay on the ground to await orders.
Vinia hurriedly took out meat from her carry-on bag and fed it to the lead hound one by one.
She wiped the dirt off her face; obviously, she hadn't been idle along the way.
"Someone has already defeated the elite monster; we came just in time." Dolbora said, holding the "Stone of Revelation."
Zod nodded; the Cooper family hadn't been much relaxed along the way either.
First, the trap at the entrance let him know the reason for the change in the smell of the Plague Zone.
At the same time, the disappearance of the oasis also caused him to lose many hounds.
Fortunately, the Cooper family had been tracking a certain team of demon hunters.
The other party should have been injured while fighting monsters; blood left by those people could be seen all the way.
At this time, a wooden sign at the main entrance of the castle attracted Zod's attention.
After reading the content clearly, he frowned deeply.
Almost instantly, the face of that priest appeared before Zod's eyes.
Combining the contact with the other party during the warehouse evil spirit incident...
Zod had a suspicion—the poisoning at the Dead Dog Saloon and the traps at the entrance of the Plague Zone were all done by this person!
What an insidious guy!
Zod hated him secretly in his heart.
At the same time, he also raised his vigilance.
The other party must have some purpose in setting up such a thing.
Soon, Zod discovered the footprints of other demon hunter teams in the dense forest.
But these traces did not go to the main entrance; instead, they extended towards both sides of the castle.
"These people came before me but didn't take the main entrance..."
Zod narrowed his eyes and finally ordered to go around the castle.
A moment later, the Cooper family came to the road Theo had walked before.
Seeing the mess on the ground, a question arose in Zod's mind—Why did these guys step on traps?
But since someone "cleared the mines," he naturally wouldn't refuse this kindness.
"Advance along these footprints."
At first, the Cooper family progressed smoothly, but not long after, a hound was attracted by a unique smell on the road...
Inside the castle.
Sadie picked up a round stone from the monster's corpse, printed with an "Eye" symbol.
This was the object countless demon hunters rushed for—the Trait.
Just holding it in her hand, Sadie could feel the clarity in her brain, as if a breeze was caressing her soul.
This was the effect of the "Trait's" power dissipating.
But if Sadie merged with it at this moment, she would die immediately on the spot.
"I have fulfilled my promise; now it's your turn."
At this time, Lance walked over.
"Don't worry, the Allard family won't go back on their word." Sadie nodded.
So the three demon hunters packed up their things and went upstairs to meet William.
After that, led by Lance, the group came to the "door" mentioned by the former.
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