Chapter 344 The time has come
Just when Su Fan was thinking about whether he needed to open a branch outside, a system prompt appeared in his mind.
[With the help of the ancient mirror, your soul wounds have gradually been repaired. 】
[This also gives you a deeper understanding of the relationship between the soul and the body. 】
[Not only your own soul, you can even have a considerable impact on other people's souls. 】
After receiving the reminder, Su Fan quickly woke up from enjoying his future leisure life and carefully felt the changes in himself.
Every time the system prompts me to understand something, the feeling is indescribable.
It's not that a memory appears out of thin air in the mind, or it's an instinctive gift from an initiation, but it's as clear and refreshing as clearing the clouds and seeing the sun.
All the pieces of knowledge and experience are connected in series and gradually form a system, which can be used in actual combat and practice.
This form made Su Fan feel very comfortable.
[Affects other people’s souls...]
After Su Fan saw the last paragraph, he couldn't help but wonder how much influence he could have on other people's souls.
Soul and soul can be regarded as a whole, or they can be taken apart.
If it was just about killing souls, Su Fan could do it now, and the system would never give useless prompts.
[If you have the opportunity in the future, try it on the enemy. 】
It's best not to try this kind of thing with people around you or innocent people who can't explain it.
What? What about perverted murderers and cult followers?
Ya Sheng has already said that he has no compassion for right and wrong and is not a human being, so Su Fan can naturally do whatever he wants to those things that have been expelled long ago.
But the ghosts and villains who have appeared to cause trouble have been dealt with, and it seems that no suitable experimental subjects can be found in a short time.
Acting too decisively can sometimes lead to regrets.
Su Fan packed his things and was about to go back to the house to sleep, but suddenly he made a sudden move.
On a whim...
It seems the time has come.
——
At the factory gate at night, Anbei was wearing a knitted warm hat and moving his hands and feet.
The temperature has dropped a lot. If it continues like this, she should seriously consider whether to spend some of her savings to buy a thicker quilt.
But before that, she had to make sure that Katie, who was on her first day at work today, was not left alone by her manager and suffered harassment.
Fortunately, it didn't take long for her to see Katie's iconic tall figure walking out of the door through the white mist she sprayed.
"How is it? It doesn't matter, right?"
Anbei quickly approached to ask, but as soon as he got closer, he couldn't help but wrinkle his nose.
Katie was not angry when she saw the other party's reaction.
"Fortunately...wait a minute, I just saw that your behavior seemed a bit wrong...didn't you mention this method?"
“I haven’t smelled it for a while, I need to get used to it.”
Seeing Amber's awkward smile, Katie rolled her eyes.
It turned out that the former was worried that she would be sexually harassed by a bad manager in the factory, so he suggested that she change her previous dressing style and deliberately create a bad smell.
This trick was told to him by a friend who fled the country with her.
As a woman, it is relatively easier to be targeted by people with ulterior motives. Making yourself dirty is also a means of self-protection.
Katie thought that more would be better than less, so she agreed to Amber's transformation plan.
Everything else is fine, except for her iconic long legs, which are barely covered by an oversize sweatshirt and loose jeans.
Even so, Amber still felt that it was not enough, and finally gave Katie a bit of a stink.
The effect is indeed quite significant, even so good that it almost has the opposite effect.
At that time, during the interview, the personnel had no intention of getting close to me.
If Katie hadn't been professional and experienced enough, she would have been kicked out of the office long ago.
"Since there's nothing wrong, let's go back."
Facing Amber's happy invitation, Katie had some concerns on her face.
"I want to stay outside for a while."
"Okay, but at this point I guess you can only go to certain fast food restaurants..."
Amber didn't understand very well, but still agreed to Katie's request.
The two soon came to a nearby McDonald's and sat down. The air conditioning and warm lights inside the restaurant dispelled some of the coldness on their bodies.
"This damn weather is so cold..."
Amber rubbed his hands and looked at Katie opposite for a while.
"Maybe this is my imagination, but Katie, why are you so resistant to staying in the apartment?"
"...the reason is a bit complicated..."
After Katie hesitated for a moment, she spoke.
"Anbei, what do you think of supernatural phenomena?"
"My mother is a devout Islamic believer, so I was tainted to a certain extent by believing in those things... Why did you suddenly talk about those things?"
"I suspect there is something unseen and evil roaming the apartment we live in."
What Katie said made Amber stunned for a moment. Immediately, a sense of absurdity arose in his heart, and he subconsciously denied it.
"How could it be? I've been living there for almost two weeks, so I know what's going on..."
Before he finished speaking, Anbei paused, and then as if he remembered something, a look of fear appeared on his face.
"Have you ever experienced something similar?"
This change was keenly captured by Katie.
"What is the specific situation?"
"..."
"Don't be afraid, just say it."
Katie held the back of Amber's trembling hand and encouraged her.
If you want to solve the strange things happening in the apartment, you must at least understand what happened.
She knows some metaphysical knowledge and is usually too sneaky to get close to her.
Therefore, what other ordinary people see and hear becomes particularly important.
Decryption itself is an integral part of exorcism.
"I... dreamed of my dead mother..."
The mother in the dream is not dead yet, still lying on the hospital bed.
She was as kind and kind as she remembered, stroking Amber's hair with her hands.
"Is your mother..."
Amber was suddenly interrupted while she was talking, and to her surprise, Katie accurately described everything except her mother's appearance and figure.
"Yes, how do you know?"
"..."
Katie didn't answer, she just lowered her head and thought that the ghost she saw that night was Amber's mother.
But considering that it is effortless for evil beings to transform into someone, Katie is more inclined to believe that the other person is just an phantom.
"Then what? Did your mother behave differently from before?"
"...she asked me to look at the box...wait for it to open...but I ran away."
"Why?"
"Because when my mother asked me to stay, her face was very scary... When the box opened automatically, I saw the terrifying palm sticking out. It was very scary."
"Every time I'm running away, I wake up suddenly."
When Anbei said this, he added another sentence. "Other tenants in the apartment seemed to be like me, dreaming about their relatives... and also saw the stone box in their dreams."
"We also discussed it, but we couldn't get an answer. Besides, nothing unusual happened, so we made a tacit agreement not to mention it again."
Such a cheap place to stay is really rare. Apart from here, they can only sleep on the streets.
Katie was silent for a long time when she heard this.
Amber and the others are not slow, they just turned a blind eye to the horrific phenomenon and stayed here in order to survive.
But they could play dumb, but Katie couldn't.
The reason why the evil did not attack before it existed was probably because a few women did not pose a threat to it, and it could slowly achieve its ulterior motives.
Now that someone like me, who knows something about exorcism, joins in, the other party will definitely take action.
Rather than accepting the move, it is better to take the initiative.
Sitting back and waiting is not her style.
"Can you let me check your room after you go back this time?"
"...What to do?"
"I know a little bit about exorcism, and I'll see if I can dispel the nightmares you've had recently and let you sleep well."
Amber was a little shocked.
I didn't expect that Katie, a city girl with sophistication written all over her body, could actually know how to exorcise demons.
Out of curiosity, he simply agreed to her request.
The two quickly returned to the apartment and began to prepare.
Katie dug out the many gadgets she carried with her from her suitcase and brought them to Amber's room.
"What am I going to do?"
Amber looked at the fully armed Katie, a little at a loss.
"Since this happened in your sleep, try to fall asleep."
After hearing this, Anbei immediately took off his coat, lay on the bed and covered himself with a quilt.
Half a sound...
"But I'm not sleepy now..."
"Then try meditating first..."
Katie didn't have any impatience, but started to share her tips for falling asleep.
"First close your eyes, and then let your breathing be as even and long as possible..."
"My heart beats faster..."
"Take a deep breath, hold it for five seconds and let it out. It will slow down."
Anbei immediately did as he was told, and immediately noticed his pounding heartbeat, which began to slow down.
"Next, start imagining your face, starting from your forehead, to your eyebrows, eyes, nose..."
"If you have distracting thoughts, don't deliberately eliminate them, let them expand. When they reach a certain level, they will naturally disappear, and only peace will remain in the end."
Katie's voice was smooth and soft, and Amber gradually felt sleepy...
It didn't take long for the latter to fall into a deep sleep.
And the moment after Amber fell asleep, Katie felt the atmosphere in the room change!
Coming!
But just when Katie was about to get up, she suddenly found that everything in front of her had changed!
Bright and warm light, familiar furnishings, and layout.
Katie was stunned.
Because what appeared in front of them was clearly the destroyed old house where they lived when they were children!
"Katie..."
Not far away, a woman's gentle call came.
Katie turned around suddenly and saw a woman in a nightgown calling to her with open arms, and the loving smile in her eyes seemed to be overflowing.
The moment she saw each other, Katie was in a trance.
Mother...
But soon, her eyes became firm again.
No, it’s an illusion!
Katie raised her left hand, and the Yushu Fire Fingers immediately took shape.
At this moment, the scene in front of him suddenly fluctuated violently, and the fluctuations like water ripples spread all over the scene in front of him.
The "mother" opposite was even more stunned, and then her eyes suddenly showed anger and resentment!
And just when the other party was about to pounce, Katie in reality suddenly opened her eyes!
She got up from the ground, looked around, and found that she was still in Anbe's room, and had probably fallen asleep before.
[Is this the dream that Anbei mentioned? 】
Katie recalled the emotions that had surfaced in her heart before, and suddenly felt frightened.
She clearly knew that it was all just a false illusion, but she still couldn't help but have the idea of getting close to her "mother" in her heart.
The thing causing trouble this time is more powerful than the ancient mirror. It can not only create illusions, but also affect people's emotions.
If she hadn't been alert and reacted in time, she would have fallen into it and been unable to extricate herself.
Katie immediately got up from the ground, hung the Bagua mirror on the door, put the dagger in her cuff, and opened the door.
Now that she has fallen into sleep, it means that the things hiding in the dark are starting to move.
Other tenants have most likely fallen asleep as well.
Before actually taking action, she had to go check out the landlord's location.
The latter is extremely suspicious. Without figuring out what he wants to do, Katie cannot deal with the unknown existence with peace of mind.
Katie stepped out into the hallway.
The soft-soled sneakers made a very slight noise when stepping on the wooden floor, which was almost negligible.
Katie looked around and saw no one around, then came to the handrail and looked down.
It was this look that almost caused her heart to stop in shock.
At the bottom of the densely packed figures, they are all women without exception, but their pale faces and light-colored eyes have said everything.
They just stared at Katie above, like a warning, but also like a welcome.
There is no doubt that these ghosts are all victims who died here. Their souls are trapped in this apartment building and cannot leave, and they can only keep wandering.
"No, no!"
A scream suddenly came, making Katie suddenly startled.
She took a deep breath and finally walked in the direction of the sound, but stopped just halfway.
The unusually slippery feeling on the soles of her feet caused Katie's heartbeat to speed up uncontrollably.
The wind blew away the dark clouds, allowing the moonlight to shine through the glass in the corridor.
She lowered her head and saw a hint of dark red in the faint moonlight.
A trail of bloody footprints stretched from his feet to the corner not far away.
At the same time, the faint sound of sobs also came from the direction where the footprints were pointing.
The trembling sound was filled with pain and fear, as if it was eroding Katie's will, causing her to tremble as well.
[This cry... is disintegrating my control over my body! 】
Realizing this, Katie immediately gave up the idea of prying and turned around to return to the room.
But when he turned around, he saw a figure lying on the ground with his back to him.
(End of chapter)