Not to mention the various consecrated Crosses hidden away, they also frequently drank holy water and even bathed in it, making them immune to evil spirits and indirectly increasing the difficulty for ordinary people like them to be invaded.
It was difficult for some evil spirits and demons to possess them, so they could only find ordinary people to possess to achieve their goal of descending.
There are also some secret places unknown to ordinary people, where even summoned Succubi and demons exist, let alone the so-called holy water with divine properties.
To put it simply, this parallel world is too vast and dangerous, which is why organizations like the Church or top exorcists from other countries can relegate official organizations to the role of auxiliary support.
All of this has a reason.
Ed was stunned and remained silent for a moment, feeling that this matter was different from what he had expected, yet he knew that Father Yorkes would not deceive him.
Due to their mental connection, Lorraine seemed to sense something. She subconsciously glanced at Ed, who was deep in thought, and couldn't help but remind him.
"Ed, ordinary people have their own world. We don't really need to know so much,"
Saying this, Lorraine reached out and took Ed's hand, then spoke softly.
"Just live your own life well."
Feeling the touch, Ed looked over. The two exchanged glances, revealing an understanding known only to them.
"Tch!"
Having accidentally witnessed a display of affection, York turned his head toward the tightly closed door, deciding that what he didn't see wouldn't bother him.
Just then, Drew's cautious voice sounded.
"F-Father, how much is this holy water?"
As soon as he said this, it immediately Drew everyone's attention. The Warrens instantly stared at the Father who was guarding the front.
And the Theodore family showed great interest, as this sudden topic unconsciously shifted their focus to the sale of holy water.
Hearing this, York glanced at the time again, then looked at the air humidifier, which had begun to emit faint holy light, and casually replied.
"It depends on the situation, and how much offering money you donate. More importantly, it depends on how pious your heart truly is."
The underlying meaning was that there was no fixed price; it depended on how much he felt like giving.
Understanding the hidden meaning, Drew couldn't help but scratch his head.
"I see..."
The Theodore family exchanged glances, their interest undiminished.
"Mhm."
York nodded, starting to count the time in his mind, then took out his phone.
"Get ready."
As his voice fell, everyone immediately looked towards the door. The Theodore family's hearts rose into their throats again; they had almost forgotten about the evil spirit.
"Three, two, one..."
As York silently counted to this point, the hour hand on the bedside alarm clock turned exactly to 10 PM.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
The sound of heavy footsteps rang out precisely at 10 PM, very clearly. Even though the door was tightly closed, the sound seemed to echo right beside their ears.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
An inexplicable sense of dread spread through everyone's hearts.
"Father!" Ed, who was already fully awake, whispered.
"It's nothing."
York curled his lips. Sure enough, the System really liked incidents involving demons, evil spirits, or man-eating demons, and perverts.
As the footsteps sounded precisely on time, the mechanical voice of the mission appeared beside his ear.
[Random Mission Triggered]
[Exorcise the Evil Spirit]
[Success Reward: Points +5]
[Do you accept the mission?]
"Accept mission," York silently chanted in his mind.
[Mission Acceptance Successful]
As soon as the mechanical voice sounded, York tapped the play icon on his phone screen.
The next second, a very clear recitation sounded along with the footsteps.
[Gods of the Earth, sing praises to God]
[Words of praise to God, filling the sky east of Heaven. Behold, He transmits His own unique voice]
[The voice full of praise symbolizes God's holiness]
[...]
This was a frequently recited chapter for exorcism.
The sound of the recitation drowned out the thumping footsteps outside, echoing in the room.
"What's going on?"
Except for The Warrens, who half-understood, everyone else looked blankly at the Father in front of them.
Before they could react, a sound similar to the painful howl of a fierce beast suddenly rang out.
"Ahhhhhh!!"
The howling was sharp and piercing, like demonic sound penetrating the ear canal. The Warrens, the Theodore family, and Drew instinctively covered their ears.
"It really works!"
York, instead, grinned, happily rushing straight to the door and opening it.
As the door swung open, a man appeared in the hallway ahead, which was covered in bloody footprints.
The back of his head was completely empty, revealing bloody, mushy brain tissue. He held a shotgun in his hand, his face ferocious and blood dripping from all five orifices.
"Ronnie Defeo?"
York's eyes were completely calm.
Hearing the response, Ronnie Defeo stood beside the Bluetooth Speaker. While howling in pain, his bloodshot and grimy eyes stared intently at York, aiming the shotgun: "Die..."
Bang!!!
However, before it could finish speaking, the response was a holy bullets ejected from a silver-white muzzle. Dotted with light, the.50 caliber holy bullets, imbued with Holy Energy, instantly struck the evil spirit and shattered its head.
"Ah!"
Ronnie Defeo's scream intensified. Its already ethereal figure immediately concealed itself and vanished, utterly decisive.
"Trying to run?"
York snorted coldly, unclipped a bottle of Holy Imbuement holy water from his belt, and rushed downstairs.
With atomized holy water everywhere and the closed door showing no signs of movement, Ronnie Defeo's only escape route and direction was downstairs.
"Ugh ah!!"
Just as he expected, a painful, enraged cry followed. The consecrated Crosses scattered throughout the house acted as the evil spirit's locator, faithfully reporting its position.
His imposing physique instantly reached the first floor. Following the sound source, York found Ronnie Defeo's terrifying figure, which had reappeared near the backyard entrance after touching a Cross.
It looked like it wanted to escape to the backyard, but the tightly closed back door had already been fitted with his Cross.
Watching Ronnie Defeo's figure suddenly become rapidly ethereal, York's eyes remained calm. He flicked the holy water bottle outward with his left hand: Go!
Swoosh!
The holy water bottle instantly reached the spot where Ronnie Defeo had vanished.
Without any further nonsense, York fired several shots in quick succession, emptying the.50 holy bulletss from the linebaugh's cylinder in one breath.
Bang bang bang bang!
The sparkling Holy Energy arrived. The floating holy water bottle was penetrated and shattered by the first holy bullets.
The holy water scattered, a painful howl sounded, and violently burning flames appeared out of thin air in the void. The dazzling flames burned out Ronnie Defeo's figure.
The second holy bullets that followed shattered its recovered head, the third shattered its chest, and the fourth shattered its thigh... Amidst the shrill screams, the white flames burning at the backyard entrance dissipated and vanished with the wind.
[...]
[Exorcise the Evil Spirit (Completed)]
[Success Reward: Points +5 (Issued)]
[...]
Listening to the mechanical voice beside his ear, York silently put away the linebaugh.
"Sigh, that was too easy."