Chapter 48: Clues
It took Steve a few seconds to figure out what the priest was saying.
He immediately had question marks all over his face.
Is this the time to dwell on this?! Do you want to take a look at what's in front of me!
My life is in danger here!
"Obviously, you don't understand the severity of the situation."
Seeing this, William's tone became serious.
"Misunderstanding is the beginning of everything. Think about it."
"You think I'm hitting on Nancy, so you hold a grudge against me. In this situation, everything you see will be twisted by you into what you expect."
"We will have conflicts, and of course, in the end, I might beat you half to death."
...
Steve looked incredulous, even temporarily forgetting the threat of the Demodog, staring wide-eyed at the priest.
And the Demodog also stopped inexplicably, seemingly just realizing someone was behind it.
"So, to avoid unnecessary trouble, I have to make sure you understand this."
"Uh..."
Steve opened his mouth but was speechless for a moment.
Because he found what the priest said... seemed to make sense.
"I apologize for my behavior just now. I promise not to misunderstand you again."
Steve expressed his apology again.
"Please save me too; I don't want to die yet."
William nodded upon seeing this; this attitude was okay.
This way, Steve shouldn't trouble him with some weird reasons later.
The Demodog stared at William for a while, then turned to look at Steve.
At this time, it had discovered that the aura of its two companions had disappeared, and the human behind it made it somewhat afraid.
The Demodog moved its hind legs, deciding to leave while it could.
Splash.
But William didn't give this monster a chance, immediately purifying it with holy water.
"Phew..."
Steve let out a long sigh of relief.
He stared at William as if he were a monster.
Thinking that with the ability shown by this priest, he should be the one keeping a distance.
How could he rush to get beaten?
"Steve!"
Seeing the danger removed, Nancy dared to come over slowly.
She threw herself in front of William, looking pleading.
"Father, please save Barbara."
Seeing those monsters just now, Nancy immediately had a bad feeling. Maybe her best friend Barbara's disappearance...
William also looked serious.
In the original work, these Demodogs shouldn't have appeared so soon.
This indicated that something happened in the laboratory.
William guessed it was related to what happened at Will's house earlier.
He immediately instructed the two:
"The town may not be safe anymore. Go home, lock the doors, and be sure to prepare weapons."
William finished speaking and turned to leave, but soon returned.
"Remember! If you don't want to die, don't act alone, don't be a lone hero."
Seeing the priest's serious face, Steve and Nancy nodded obediently.
William then returned to the roadside.
Joyce was still waiting anxiously in the car, but fortunately, she encountered no danger.
"Is there a shortcut on Will's way home?" William asked.
Joyce frowned and thought for a moment, having some impression.
"Seems so, but no one lives there; no one goes there."
William nodded: "Let's go there."
Deep in that dense forest was the Hawkins National Laboratory.
Mike and the others also met Eleven near there.
Joyce was confused, but she chose to believe.
So the car engine started again, driving quickly into the night.
...
A dense forest not far from the laboratory.
Flashlight beams swayed in the darkness.
"Will!"
"Hey, Will, are you here?"
Several detectives spread out in a line, conducting a carpet search along the dense forest.
"Chief, let's call it a day."
Officer Bob adjusted the brim of his hat and said to Chief Hopper.
The latter raised his arm; the watch showed 18:32 pm.
"The sun just set. Let's look a bit longer."
After speaking, Hopper continued forward, shouting a few times.
Bob shook his head helplessly and shrugged to his colleagues behind him, indicating he had done his best.
Since Will disappeared, they had been busy until night for several consecutive days.
In the past, they would have been home before the sun set.
Beer, food, TV shows.
They had lived such a life for several years.
Even ordinarily boring.
But it wasn't until they lost it that the officers regretted it.
Of course, they worried about Will's safety and had searched the entire town for this purpose.
But every place they went yielded nothing.
This kind of needle-in-a-haystack search was indeed torturous, not knowing when it would end.
Bob took out his mobile phone, preparing to call his family to report that he had to work overtime tonight.
But at this time, a news alert popped up on his phone, titled—Child Disappearance Case.
After opening it, Bob ran to Hopper in front.
"According to reports, multiple child disappearances occurred in Arizona. Witnesses claimed to have seen a priest at the scene..."
"Anyone with relevant information, please contact us at..."
After reading, Hopper shone his flashlight on Bob, who raised his hand to block the strong light.
"Are you serious? How far are we from Arizona?"
"Have you seen any new faces entering the town recently? Or a priest?"
Bob was speechless. Seeing this, Hopper threw the phone back to him.
"Chief, found something!" Another officer shouted at this time.
Hopper ran over hurriedly.
He saw a bicycle under a small slope.
Hopper shone his flashlight and soon found the words "Gift for Will" on the bike body.
"Will!"
He rummaged through the nearby bushes, and other officers also perked up.
...
On the other side.
A car stopped at the edge of the dense forest.
After getting out of the car, William probed the surrounding environment.
Then he took out his carry-on cloth bag and gave some holy artifacts to Joyce.
And instructed her to place one every certain distance.
"If we are going to search the dense forest, we have to prepare some flashlights first. It's already dark."
Joyce glanced at the sky and said.
"It's fine, just follow me."
William finished speaking, found a direction, and entered the dense forest.
Joyce had to follow quickly.
At first, she was a bit worried about losing her way in the forest.
But as they went deeper, surprise appeared in her eyes.
The paths this priest took were safe; he didn't seem worried about falling at all.
About ten minutes later, William's eyes lit up.
He pushed aside a patch of bushes.
Inside squatted a small figure, wearing a white hospital gown, with a shaved head.
"Eleven?"
The figure trembled upon hearing this and turned around in horror.
Seeing the other party's face, William knew he had found the right person.
Just now when he got out of the car, he used [Night Vision] to discover some power dissipating in the dense forest.
This was very different from the aura of the Upside Down.
So William followed the direction to find her.
Opposite him, Eleven swallowed a piece of tree bark with difficulty.
Seeing a stranger coming, she immediately raised her hand, and a trail of red seeped from her nose.
An invisible force attacked the opposite side, soon hitting a crucifix coming toward her.
Then Eleven looked shocked.
She found she couldn't control this crucifix; all the power seemed to be unloaded.
William raised an eyebrow upon seeing this and immediately used [Psychological Counseling] to comfort her.
Listening to his words, Eleven gradually let down her guard.
Only then did William walk up to her and pick up the crucifix on the ground.
"Don't move, raise your hands!"
At this time, a voice suddenly sounded from behind.
William turned around and saw several people wearing police uniforms.
The leader held a pistol, pointing the muzzle at William.
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