Chapter 251: Confrontation and Battle
Exorcist Guild Periphery, Underground Fifth Floor.
Material Processing Room.
Considering the threat that evil materials might trigger, this facility is located quite far from the Guild hall. Normally, except for the employees specifically responsible for materials, outsiders rarely come here.
Therefore, when Meryl arrived, she only saw one employee on duty.
"Follow me." The other party proactively led the way.
Meryl, expressionless, followed this employee to a spacious room.
It was filled with the smell of herbs, and many strange symbols were carved on the walls.
"Why did only you come alone?"
A figure walked out of the darkness, exactly Bellon.
His face was gloomy, his gaze staring straight at Meryl.
"That guest won't be coming." Meryl said.
"What... did you say!"
A roar echoed in the room.
Bellon tugged at his tie.
"Can I assume that you intend to terminate the contract between us?" He slowly walked towards the female manager.
"Con... tract?" Meryl clenched her fists, looking up to meet the former's gaze.
"Those things you gave me simply cannot cure Winnie, can they!"
Bellon narrowed his eyes: "What nonsense are you talking about!"
"It's been so many years." Meryl's eye sockets were red. "Ever since Winnie first showed anomalies, the threat on her body has never lessened."
"But it hasn't worsened either, has it."
Bellon slowly walked around Meryl.
"You should know, evil spirit possession is a very tricky matter; completely exorcising it takes a lot of time."
"If it weren't for the Devout Amulet we gave you, Winnie would have lost her life long ago!"
Meryl laughed helplessly: "Is that really an evil spirit?"
Bellon stopped in his tracks upon hearing this and turned to look at her.
"An evil spirit cannot coexist with the original soul, unless the two were very close from the very beginning, such as... twin fetuses." Meryl met the other party's gaze.
"When I went to the hospital for a check-up back then, I was pregnant with two children."
Bellon frowned: "Who told you this?"
Meryl didn't answer, but continued to speak: "Thinking back now, Yude also appeared suddenly in my life. He fit me so well, like... he was custom-made for me."
"After my father died in that accident, you guys approached me... everything was such a coincidence."
"You're overthinking it. If we wanted to harm you, you wouldn't have survived until now." Bellon walked into the shadows again, his hand behind his back subtly signaling.
"To you, I'm nothing but a tool." Meryl's chest heaved violently.
"If I didn't have the current manager position and couldn't help you deceive that Ms. Catherine, I'm afraid I would have lost my life long ago."
Somewhere on the periphery, William's ear was pressed against the wall. Beside him, Catherine was looking around vigilantly.
"Since you understand in your heart but still choose to go against us... it seems you don't intend to save your own daughter."
Bellon's tone turned cold.
"There's something you might not be clear about. Without the suppression of the Devout Amulet, the evil spirit on your daughter will lose control within a day."
"Disgusting things!" Meryl gritted her teeth.
"Winnie is just a tool you use to control me. I won't be fooled again."
"Then you can go die." Bellon said expressionlessly.
In the next moment, two silver jars suddenly flew out from the darkness, smashing and cracking on the ground near Meryl.
These were the containers specially used by the Guild to store evil materials, carved with special runes on them.
Normally, even if a Knight swung with full force, it would be hard to destroy them.
From the fragments, a few masses of black shadows quickly appeared, pouncing towards Meryl.
The latter tore off a necklace from her chest and muttered some kind of spell.
A moment later, the necklace emitted a pale golden light, isolating the two masses of evil spirits outside.
"Medium, hmph. You indeed inherited your father's talent."
Bellon's voice came from the darkness: "But you are far inferior to him."
"You really control the material room. Aren't you afraid of being discovered by the Guild!"
Meryl spoke with difficulty, and a lot of sweat seeped from her forehead. It seemed stimulating the necklace's power was very difficult for her.
"Have you done fewer bad deeds for us all these years? To actually ask such a stupid question."
As soon as his voice fell, another burly black-robed person appeared from the darkness.
Holding a longsword, his figure instantly appeared in front of Meryl.
In the next moment, a layer of energy light shield surfaced on the longsword, and it cleaved down fiercely.
Bang!
The two energies exploded in the air, and Meryl was also blown away.
Blood seeped from the corner of her mouth, and the necklace in her hand also broke in half.
Just as she was about to get up, her whole person suddenly leaned backward.
It turned out the black-robed person had arrived beside her at some point and tightly grabbed Meryl's hair.
She struggled desperately, but the other party firmly controlled her.
At the same time, the two previous evil spirit black shadows also pounced again.
Meryl could only watch helplessly as they rushed toward her.
"Ugh... Ah..."
Her eyes rolled back, and pitch-black veins surfaced on her cheeks, feeling the evil spirits invading her body little by little.
"Wait!"
Bellon suddenly trotted over: "We can't let her just die like this!"
He took out a silver amulet from his pocket and stuck it on Meryl's forehead.
The evil aura on the latter was immediately controlled.
"Give her to me." Bellon took Meryl from the black-robed person's hands.
In the next moment, he grabbed the latter's hair and smashed her fiercely to the ground.
Bang... Bang!
One time, two times...
Meryl's face soon bled a lot.
"Bitch!"
Bellon seemed still unsatisfied. After letting go of Meryl's hair, he viciously stomped on her with his foot.
"You are nothing but a slave. It's only because Archbishop Zadok is merciful that he was willing to help you enter the Exorcist Guild, you damn thing..."
"Cough... cough..." Meryl turned her head slightly, looking with difficulty at this man torturing her, then opened her mouth.
"What did you say?" Bellon narrowed his eyes and bent down.
"The manager position... was left by... my father..."
Meryl used all her strength and spat a mouthful of bloody water onto the other party's face.
Bellon's face was as gloomy as water.
He reached out his hand, and the black-robed person aside immediately took out a silver jar from his pocket.
"You will regret the decision you made today."
He pinched Meryl's chin, about to open the jar's seal.
Click.
At this time, a camera shutter sound suddenly rang out nearby.
Bellon was startled inwardly and immediately looked up.
He saw two figures standing at the entrance.
"It's you."
One of them was wearing a camouflage combat suit. Bellon immediately recognized the other party; it was this guy who sold Catherine the high-quality holy artifacts.
Subsequently, he looked aside.
"Why is this bitch Catherine here too," Bellon narrowed his eyes and thought inwardly.
"Sorry, forgot to mute it," William said, holding his phone. "But the necessary evidence has been gathered."
"Hmph, I thought I was going to return empty-handed today, didn't expect you delivered yourself to the door," Bellon let go of Meryl.
"Ms. Catherine, are you going to stand on that kid's side?" He looked aside.
"Scum!"
Catherine's tone was icy.
"I have never been on the same path as you; it's you who insists on pestering me!"
Bellon touched his hair: "Heh, you had a different face when you humbly begged me to buy holy artifacts. What? Got a new man and abandoning the old love?"
Catherine clenched her fists.
"There is nothing between you and me. Even if you spread rumors, it won't change the facts. Buying holy artifacts was also a pure transaction; I paid the corresponding Resentment Points."
Seeing Catherine wasn't enraged, Bellon looked at the man beside her again.
"If you plan to use the evidence to threaten me... hehe."
"No no, you might have misunderstood," William put his phone away.
"Taking these evidences is not for threatening, nor to report to the Guild. It's..."
He took out an iron nail from his bag.
"So that later when the Guild people ask about you, I can use the photos to shut their mouths."
Bellon frowned: "Later when you are stepped on the ground by me, I hope you can still be this tough."
"You should know, this place was originally prepared for you. Do you think you can walk out alive?"
On the surface, he was stalling for time with the other party, but inwardly he was thinking about how to deal with Catherine.
"Archbishop Zadok specifically instructed not to let that woman get hurt, but now is not the time to take her away, otherwise we will definitely be discovered by 'that' family..."
Bellon narrowed his eyes.
"No matter what, I'll take care of this annoying guy first."
After deciding, he looked at William again.
"I can give you a chance. As long as you promise not to sell high-level holy artifacts in the Guild from now on, I can let you leave."
William rubbed his chin: "Specially prepared means waiting for me, and now you're saying you can let me go..."
His eyes were strange, looking like he was "Looking at an idiot."
Bellon's face darkened. He turned his head to signal, and the black-robed person aside instantly disappeared from the spot.
"An ability similar to [Holy Steps], huh..." Two circles of golden patterns surfaced in William's pupils, looking aside.
In the next moment, the black-robed person appeared behind him, and the longsword cleaved down accordingly.
Clang!
A huge metallic collision sound rang out, and William was instantly sent flying.
Bellon sneered and dodged, watching William land where he previously stood.
But then his smile froze on his face.
He saw the other party holding an iron nail in a reverse grip, without the slightest injury on his body.
"Stay awake, you can't die yet."
William took out a small bottle of Holy Water from his person, poured it into Meryl's mouth, and then placed a crucifix in the other party's hand.
"Ugh... ugh."
Meryl revealed a pained expression, and the evil aura on her body also quickly dissipated.
Clang!
Another collision sound.
William placed the iron nail horizontally above Meryl's neck, just in time to block the black-robed person's longsword.
It turned out that seeing him saving someone, the other party immediately planned to use Meryl to restrain him.
But the black-robed person was then somewhat surprised; the man wearing the camouflage suit in front of him had more strength than he imagined.
"Very smart combat style. Finally waited for one." William spoke up.
The black-robed person instantly felt something was wrong.
Just as he wanted to retreat, he found he couldn't use the rapid movement move from just now, as if he was dragged down by some power around him.
"Holy Art!"
The black-robed person suddenly spoke up.
Subsequently, he held the sword with both hands, and a small spirit body phantom suddenly surfaced behind him, emitting a pure white light.
In the next moment, the spirit body suddenly exploded, and a strong gust of wind rolled up in the air.
The black-robed person only then felt the restrictions around him disappear, and he immediately pulled away.
"He's from the Church, practiced to at least the third level of Holy Arts."
Hearing the black-robed person's words, obvious surprise flashed in Bellon's eyes.
Only some geniuses in the seminary and Archbishops could master this level of Holy Art.
And the other party was obviously very young.
Bellon felt it was somewhat tricky.
"Good thing I made ample preparations," he thought inwardly.
Previously knowing the other party was the person who refreshed the leaderboard that day, Bellon raised his psychological expectations, so he didn't hold back at all when setting up the means.
"Stall for time, I'm going to activate that thing."
Bellon whispered, and then ran towards the darkness.
William didn't act to stop him; he had already observed the environment here and knew there was only one exit, so the other party couldn't escape.
And aside, Catherine stared at William intently.
"You... are from the Church."
William didn't deny it.
When he came here, he was prepared for his identity to be exposed.
Of course, it wasn't just to save that female manager. After all, someone intended to harm him.
Before the other party completely changed their mind, or stopped breathing, William truly couldn't feel at ease.
After getting confirmation, Catherine gulped.
She came from the Vatican, so she had seen many high-ranking Holy Clergy Members.
And she naturally recognized the ability William used; it was the third-level Holy Art of the "Eyes Manifestation"—[Divine Eye Seal].
It can influence the flow of spirit particle power around the enemy through Holy Power, thereby achieving the purpose of trapping the enemy.
Whether the target is a human or an evil spirit, it is very difficult to escape from the binding.
"The difficulty of practicing this Holy Art is very high; many Holy Clergy Members can only fully master it after the age of forty. He is actually so young..."
Catherine was surprised inwardly.
"No... it seems not completely finished yet, otherwise that black-robed person couldn't have escaped."
She still recognized the difference.
But even so, the strength of the gentleman in front of her was also very powerful, even comparable to a diocese-level Archbishop.
Catherine's gaze became increasingly curious, seemingly forgetting that it was still dangerous around.
William rubbed his chin.
"It seems using Holy Arts on normal humans cannot improve progress." He thought it a pity inwardly.
Buzz... Buzz...
At this time, the black-robed person held his longsword in a reverse grip again, and the spirit body phantom behind him also reappeared.
"The flaw from just now won't happen again." He spoke up.
"Is that so." William shook his head. "The Ancestral Spirit you condensed by practicing Knightly Spirit is a bit too small."
He was telling the truth.
Compared to the Ancestral Spirit used by Knight Henry when facing Freddy, it was indeed much smaller.
"Hmph, it's enough to deal with you."
The black-robed person spoke coldly, not affected by William's words.
William couldn't help but praise: "Villains like you are the ones who can achieve great things. Pity you chose the wrong side."
The black-robed person didn't understand what this praise meant, but he decided to respond with action.
With the blessing of the Ancestral Spirit's power, his speed was much faster than before.
When he appeared behind William, the latter seemed to not have reacted yet.
The black-robed person naturally wouldn't let this opportunity go.
Hand raised, sword down.
The longsword rapidly cleaved toward William's neck.
Joy flashed in the black-robed person's eyes; this time he seemed to have succeeded.
But in the next moment, he only felt like he had hit an incredibly hard object, even his hand feeling the shock pain.
"This is!"
The black-robed person's eyes were full of surprise.
He saw dense runes surfacing behind William's neck, blocking all of this slash.
"Holy Art!"
The black-robed person recognized it again.
Because of Bellon, he was also very knowledgeable about the Church's exorcism methods.
So he immediately realized the Church guy in front of him used two different Holy Arts.
Such a thing, ordinary Holy Clergy Members simply couldn't do.
Only guys possessing more than two Brand Manifestations had enough Holy Power to practice.
And such a guy, he absolutely couldn't deal with.
"Wait..."
The black-robed person sheathed his longsword and hurriedly spoke.
But the next moment his throat was squeezed tight.
"Wanting to call a time-out after hacking someone, is your brain okay?"
William swung his fist, smashing fiercely onto the black-robed person's face.
The latter instantly flew out, fell heavily to the ground, and completely stopped moving.
"Fists are still more useful for dealing with non-spirit enemies," William thought inwardly.
In the next moment, he suddenly frowned.
Catherine also looked solemn.
They saw many rows of wooden cabinets appear around, with hundreds of silver jars placed on them.
At this moment, cracks appeared on all the jars, and a massive amount of evil aura permeated the air.
For a time, the roars of evil spirits echoed through the room.
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