Chapter 55: Community Class
Community Activity Room.
"...When a family member shows abnormal personality changes, psychological factors should be ruled out first."
"...Evil spirits cannot possess a human body directly; they will strike at the human spirit first."
"...Keeping a handy weapon by the bedside is always a good choice. I generally recommend a baseball bat."
William wrote on the whiteboard.
He turned around. Sitting below were some aunts and uncles.
They were residents of the community and members of the congregation under William's jurisdiction.
Since starting community service, William had persisted in popularizing evil spirit protection methods.
This way, facing increasing dangers, they could also save themselves.
At this time, an aunt raised her hand.
"Father William, listening to you, I adopted two more puppies last week. My husband is training them these past two days."
"That's very good, Mrs. Hill! This way, anomalies at home can be discovered earlier."
William praised.
"Everyone give her some applause."
The nearby congregation members also agreed, encouraging Mrs. Hill's execution.
"Oh, thank you everyone!"
Mrs. Hill bowed slightly and responded with a smile.
Back row of the activity room.
Rebecca and Bret watched this scene in surprise.
The church activities here seemed different from what they had seen before.
Even Rebecca felt she had learned a lot.
"Their awareness of prevention is very strong," she thought to herself.
Recalling last night, she actually dared to actively seek out that strange shadow.
Looking back now, such an action was undoubtedly risky.
Rebecca straightened up and listened more carefully.
"Unexplainable phenomena are generally hard to believe. At this time, we must remain calm and use rhetorical questions to make the person being asked for help follow our train of thought."
Rebecca nodded vigorously upon hearing this.
After encountering strange things at home, she also asked friends for help.
But the latter used "not resting well" as an excuse, thinking she saw it wrong.
Fortunately, her boyfriend Bret always supported her.
"Deciding to step into a house where evil spirits might exist without any preparation is a very dangerous act..."
Rebecca's face turned pale upon hearing this. Today she indeed planned to go to her mother's house with her boyfriend.
Since her mother and brother showed abnormalities, Rebecca suspected the house was not clean.
The two got off the car to buy things on the way and happened to receive a flyer for community activities.
So they decided to give it a try.
After all, things like evil spirits were unreasonable, and Rebecca thought she might find answers in the church.
Half an hour later.
"Today's safety science popularization ends here. If you want to buy amulets, you can go to the sign-in desk."
William smiled and pointed in a direction.
Soon a community staff member guided them.
"Excuse me."
At this time, a voice sounded beside him.
William turned his head and saw a couple.
The woman had a young face, long brown hair, looking in her twenties.
The man had medium-long hair and was also human.
These two faces were unfamiliar, and William had already investigated the recently joined congregation members.
Therefore, he was sure these two were not on the invited list.
However, since these two could pass through the Demon-Trapping Array on the lawn outside the activity room, the 10-year-old holy artifacts at the porch, and stay under the holy statue fixed on the top of the activity room for so long.
This was enough to prove their identity (as humans).
The two took out the flyer and explained their purpose.
The corner of William's mouth twitched upon seeing this.
"That guy Lishan! I told him not to attract too many congregation members," he gritted his teeth inwardly.
But William still took the two to the negotiation room aside.
Of course, 20-year-old holy water was indispensable.
After staring at the empty cups of the two, William smiled and said:
"Ms. Rebecca, please describe the strange phenomenon you saw in detail."
Rebecca adapted to the salty taste in her mouth and nodded:
"It was about four nights ago..."
According to Rebecca, her family was a bit special.
Her father died early, and her mother remarried and gave birth to a boy with her second husband.
That was Rebecca's younger brother, Martin.
The two had the same mother but different fathers, with an age difference of more than ten years.
Shortly after her brother was born, her mother's second husband also died mysteriously.
Dissatisfied with her mother's remarriage, Rebecca left home early to live alone.
So all along, her mother raised her brother alone.
Four days ago, Rebecca suddenly received a call from her brother Martin's school, saying they couldn't contact their mother.
And Martin seemed unwell.
So the school wanted Rebecca to pick him up.
The latter naturally wouldn't refuse.
When Rebecca drove to her mother's house, her brother Martin said he didn't want to go back.
"Martin said Mom talks to a person named Diana every night, but he has never seen that person."
Speaking of this, Rebecca seemed to remember something terrible, and her body trembled a little.
"I've heard that name..."
Rebecca also had nightmares about Diana when she was a child.
After knocking on the door, she saw her mother's house was pitch black, and her mother's mental state was also very bad.
Only then did Rebecca know that her mother hadn't received treatment for a long time.
So she decided to take her brother back to live with her, although her mother strongly opposed this.
And on the night she took her brother home, Rebecca encountered strange things.
In the darkness, she saw a woman with strange limbs.
The other party lurked in the shadows untouched by light.
Whenever Rebecca turned on the bedside lamp, the woman would disappear.
But once turned off...
The figure would get closer.
Until the last time the light was turned off, the woman pounced on Rebecca.
Fortunately, at the last moment, the latter turned on the desk lamp again, escaping death...
Listening to Rebecca's story, William admired this lady's courage a little.
"You mean, knowing something was wrong the first time, you still switched the desk lamp multiple times, putting yourself in a very disadvantageous danger?"
He couldn't help but complain.
"Is the electricity bill very expensive in your area?"
Facing the priest's inquiry, Rebecca was speechless for a moment.
She didn't understand why she did that either; it seemed a bit... curiosity?
At this time, she had realized that this was a very dangerous behavior.
William looked at his watch; it had been more than 10 minutes since the two drank the holy water.
Suspicion of possession could be ruled out.
At the same time, William also recalled the origin of the evil spirit described by Rebecca.
The opponent should be the monster in Lights Out, possessing the ability to affect people's minds.
This work had a strong lingering effect.
Even if you didn't feel scared at the time.
But when you looked at the empty room after 10 pm.
Recalling the setting in the original work—after turning off the lights, the monster would get closer and closer to you.
Do you really dare to turn off the lights?
Do you really dare to go to the bathroom alone?
Are you really sure no "person" follows you on the way back to bed?
William took a long time to recover back then.
He survived by relying on the agreement that "ghosts are not allowed to harm if covered by a quilt."
"Ms. Rebecca, do you want to commission me to solve this problem?" William looked at her and asked.
"Um... yes."
Rebecca nodded; it was her first time doing this.
"Will my mother be in danger?"
"It depends on the specific situation. If the evil spirit hasn't existed for long, your mother should only be physically weak."
William gave a conservative answer.
Rebecca bit her lip, remembering her mother's helpless look and her brother's terrified eyes.
"I support you."
At this time, Bret encouraged her with his eyes.
Rebecca nodded and finally made up her mind.
"Father, I want to commission you!"
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