Chapter 92 The Remarkable Effects of the Exorcism Bullet (4/5)
The Annabelle doll hit the ground, the ink-like flow in its pupils almost disintegrated, now was its most vulnerable moment.
Summoning the Power of the Evil God in advance had severe consequences.
In order to maintain the combat power of the Evil God, it had to continuously supply its origin to the deity. In the final confrontation, its origin was massively depleted, barely one percent remained.
Facing dozens of exorcists and the suppression of the Jesus statue, all it could do now was to run away.
The Annabelle doll rushed towards the window, not particularly fast, but the exorcists nearby did not stop it.
It wasn't that they didn't want to stop it, they couldn't.
In the previous confrontation with the Evil God, they were already exhausted. Now, they were still standing solely by sheer willpower.
As for Ed, there was no need to mention his state—it was the worst among them all, drenched in blood, as if he had just been fished out of a Blood Pool.
If it weren't for his special constitution, he would probably have already gone to meet Jesus.
The gaze of those present fell upon one person... not everyone was "burnt out", there was one person who was not only powerful but had also been conserving strength for a while, having eaten three chocolate bars and even drunk a large pot of cooled floral tea.
Xu Yi certainly wouldn't let the crowd down.
If he let the enemy escape in this situation, he would probably wake up abruptly tonight, then slap himself hard.
Xu Yi took out a new sketchbook and flipped to the page of Annabelle.
Since he knew he would be performing an exorcism tonight, he naturally prepared in advance. He didn't just draw the Evil Spirit Janice, but also a sketch of the Annabelle doll.
If it weren't for the fact that Judgment could only work once on the same target within three hours, he would probably have drawn a dozen more as backup.
The Dagger of Rest was surrounded by a faint white light, which had a burning effect on Dark Creatures and could weaken them.
While observing earlier, he hadn't done nothing.
Besides eating chocolate to replenish energy, he also chanted the hymn of the Dagger of Rest, bringing its power to its peak.
He even recited the prayer of Judgment word for word.
"Judgment!"
The Dagger of Rest pierced through the sketchbook, and the flying form of the Annabelle doll suddenly froze. An invisible force acted on the doll, pinning it to the floor.
Dark mist surged from Annabelle, trying to break free.
In terms of both amount and density, the dark mist was far inferior to before, already on the brink of dissipation.
The faint white light flashed periodically on the doll's chest; wherever the black mist met the white light, both vanished into annihilation.
The burning effect of the Dagger of Rest was acting on the demon through Judgment.
Seeing this, Ed finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He looked towards Xu Yi and happened to see Xu Yi pulling out a revolver, a moment of surprise crossing his face.
His eyes were not comparable to Father Bonne's; he recognized at a glance that what Xu Yi held in his hand was the legendary Exorcism Artifact, the Alchemical Revolver Messiah.
"I think I still have one Messiah bullet left, seems like it's the Grim Reaper Piercer round."
By chance, he had obtained two Grim Reaper Piercer rounds previously; one was sent to the church, while he kept the other one.
If Xu Yi knew about this, he would definitely find a way to get his hands on the bullet.
These days, Judy had been constantly asking about Xu Yi, and he couldn't understand why this kid was so appealing.
To avoid Judy's pestering, Ed had made up his mind, he absolutely couldn't let Xu Yi know about this.
Xu Yi was unaware of Ed's thoughts, his attention was entirely focused on Annabelle.
As the "top-quality" puppet was about to be his, he was very clear that the more critical the moment, the more important it was to remain calm and not to rush.
He breathed steadily, aiming at Annabelle… He knew that exorcism bullets couldn't destroy the Annabelle doll, which had remained intact despite the terrifying crushing endured from the Jesus statue, a testament to the puppet's durability.
He pulled the trigger, the bullet spun as it left the barrel, and the gunshot rang out crisp and clear.
The first shot hit Annabelle in the chest.
As expected, the doll wasn't damaged in the slightest, only its white dress was pierced.
The dress was just made of common fabric, without the protection of the Power of the Evil God, it couldn't withstand a bullet.
A large mass of black fog surged from the Annabelle doll, twisting into a ferocious demon that glared at Xu Yi with rage.
Xu Yi remained unfazed and continued to pull the trigger, hitting the Annabelle doll once again.
The demon within the black fog let out a wretched scream.
Two more shots and much of the black fog surrounding Annabelle was dispersed.
"Indeed, the effect is completely different!" Xu Yi was quietly elated.
What the Alchemy Revolver was now loaded with were not ordinary bullets, but specially made exorcism bullets. Inside the bullets were inscribed Necromantic Spells, sealing the souls of Spanish fighting bulls within.
The reason for choosing the spirits of Spanish fighting bulls was due to their extremely combative nature, making their souls exceptionally strong.
To find six souls of Spanish fighting bulls, he had expended quite a bit of effort, but luckily he had Mia's husband's help.
However, he had underestimated the power of the exorcism bullets.
During previous tests, the exorcism power "doubled" when sealing the souls of ordinary chickens and ducks. He never expected that switching to bullfighting spirits would increase the power by so much.
It would take as many as six ordinary bullets to match the power of one exorcism bullet.
If such inferior imitations of exorcism bullets were this powerful, Xu Yi wondered what level of power the genuine exorcism bullets would reach.
With the magazine emptied, all six exorcism bullets had hit the Annabelle doll. Xu Yi didn't bother reloading with ordinary bullets, as there was no need.
He walked slowly towards the Annabelle doll and took out his Exorcism Lighter.
The black fog on Annabelle had almost completely dissipated, with only a slight remnant within her pupils.Nôv(el)B\\jnn
A pale gold flame flickered past the front of Annabelle's pupils, the last of the black fog within her eyes vanished, and the Annabelle doll clattered to the ground, motionless.
Suddenly, gray currents shimmered before his eyes, threadlike and entwining with each other.
Xu Yi tensed up but then quickly relaxed; this was his first encounter with the Fog of Obscurity and he didn't react immediately.
Back at Crystal Lake, as he hadn't unlocked the Eyes of Obscurity, he couldn't see these gray mists.
He stared intently at the gray mists, tiny vortices slowly rotating deep within his pupils. The Fog of Obscurity was drawn to these vortices, streaming into his eyes.
A cold sensation filled his entire eye socket, and since he had already experienced it once, he continued to calmly absorb the escaping mist.
The absorption process lasted only half a minute, with not a trace of Fog of Obscurity left in the air.
[Eyes of Obscurity +11, current progress: 32/100]
This time, there was far less of the Fog of Obscurity than the previous time, but understandably so, as the last time he had faced the demon Jason.
The demon controlling Annabelle wasn't that strong; if it weren't for the support of the Evil God in the background, it would have collapsed a long time ago amidst the prayers of many exorcists.
Xu Yi felt the changes in his pupils; regrettably, no new abilities were unlocked.
His vision had become stronger, and he had a vague feeling that he wasn't far from unlocking the second ability, "Night Vision."