"The American people are formidable!" Chu Feng couldn't help but exclaim in his heart. Desperate people really can do anything.
"Those congressmen, for the sake of their own lives, had reluctantly agreed to the demands of the protesting crowd, and now they are actively recruiting exorcists to form an Exorcism Police Force!"
"But because the recruitment was not going well and Bizarre incidents kept occurring, they had to specially approve a fund to hire Exorcists to deal with some of the more troublesome issues first."
After hearing Boris's words, Chu Feng nodded in understanding, but his mind wandered to another matter.
It seems the Bizarre occurrences running rampant in New York have something to do with me after all.
I don't know how many of the Bizarre entities from the Central Hospital in Queens escaped, but I estimate that at least a third of all the Bizarre incidents in New York originated from there!
"Alright, Boris, just tell me where the Evil Spirit is. I happen to have some time, so I'll go take care of it!"
"OK. I've sent it to your phone."
Less than a minute after hanging up, Chu Feng's phone received the address from Boris.
Wait a minute! Why does this address look so familiar?
Upon reading Boris's message for the first time, a sense of familiarity surged in Chu Feng's mind.
After pondering in the car for a while, Chu Feng finally remembered where this sense of familiarity came from.
It's the address of old John from those three emails! I wonder if that deadbeat has kicked the bucket yet?
Recalling the special gift he had left for the man, Chu Feng suddenly seemed to understand the origin of this Evil Spirit!
However, this Evil Spirit must have only recently been promoted... Just hiring a somewhat more powerful Exorcist should be able to take care of it. So why come to me?
As Chu Feng was pondering, Boris sent another message.
"Chu Feng, thank you for helping Marina; she made a point to tell me to thank you properly!"
Looking at the new message, Chu Feng seemed to understand something.
"Alright! Although the reward is a bit less, I'll just consider it a way to relax and unwind!"
...
Outside one of America's most common two-story houses, Chu Feng got out of his Jeep Wrangler.
SLAM.
With the muffled sound of a car door closing, a Bizarre aura immediately rushed into Chu Feng's Spiritual Perception.
"Hmm. Looks like this little thing's strength has grown quite rapidly!"
Ignoring the police isolation tape and conspicuous warning signs around the small house, Chu Feng walked straight towards the two-story dwelling that no one had dared to approach for a long time.
The front yard of the house was clearly long neglected, covered with various dead branches, leaves, and plastic trash.
The floor in front of the main door had accumulated a thick layer of dust.
CREAK.
After the sound of a door hinge scraping, this house that hadn't seen visitors for a long time finally welcomed its guest once again.
As Chu Feng entered, the originally calm atmosphere in the house was instantly shattered.
A Bizarre aura suddenly rose from the second floor and spread throughout the entire house in the blink of an eye.
Sensing the intense anger and hatred within the Bizarre aura with his Spiritual Perception, Chu Feng blinked in surprise.
"What's the matter? I let you off the hook before. You're not even grateful, and now you dare to challenge me? It seems becoming an Evil Spirit has really boosted your confidence!"
Unfortunately, this Evil Spirit that had been promoted seemed to be missing something in its brain and never considered testing Chu Feng's strength first.
A second later, Chu Feng watched with a smile on his face as the Evil Spirit continuously struggled in the palm of his hand.
"You're quite brave, little thing!"
The Evil Spirit had completely transformed from its previous state as a Bound Spirit. Its originally ethereal Caucasian figure had now grown into an ugly monstrosity shrouded in stinking black mist.
The hair that had been barely visible before had completely vanished, and its body was now covered in countless black pustules the size of pigeon eggs.
If it weren't for the protection of the Golden Light Spell, Chu Feng would never have allowed it to get close.
"You're the most disgusting Evil Spirit I've ever seen. Can you tell me how you managed to evolve into this?"
Feeling the dissonance emanating from the Evil Spirit in his hand, Chu Feng was truly puzzled.
Other Bizarre entities' promotions always make them seem powerful. So why did the one in my hand evolve into something so uniquely revolting?
"You Bichi Exorcist, I simply didn't plan on paying you, and you left that damned thing behind, causing me to become like this..."
Upon hearing his enemy's question, the Evil Spirit's rage seemed to pour out of its eyes as it cursed Chu Feng vehemently.
"Hmm? You're Old John! You're still alive?" Chu Feng furrowed his brows as he listened to the other's tirade, suddenly realizing something.
For some reason, Old John had miraculously merged with the Bound Spirit.
But because the fusion wasn't complete, it created that sense of discord within Chu Feng.
"It seems I was wrong back then. I should have sent you straight to meet God!"
Looking at Old John, now an Evil Spirit, Chu Feng shook his head.
"Fuck, Bichi..."
Watching the Evil Spirit continue cursing, Chu Feng's hand flashed with golden light, and his surging Spiritual Power instantly wrapped around his fingertips.
As Chu Feng slowly tightened his fingers, the previously cursing Evil Spirit finally realized what was happening.
"No~ spare me! Please..."
Unfortunately, there was no pause in Chu Feng's movements until his fingers tightened to a certain limit. Then, POP! The ugly Evil Spirit finally turned into a pile of ashes.
He gently dusted his hands off and looked down at the remnants of the Evil Spirit on the ground.
Can humans merge with the Bizarre too?
Carrying a new question, Chu Feng turned and walked out of the slightly worn two-story cottage.
...
The doors of Leston Chain Firearms Store were slammed open by a young man, followed by a rush of people pouring into the gun shop.
"Boss, is what's written at the door about Exorcism bullets for real?"
"If they truly work for Exorcisms, I'll buy ten boxes first!"
"Me too..."
"I'll take five boxes..."
"..."
The people crowded at the counter all asked the gun store owner anxiously.
"Everyone, please don't rush. Leston Firearms Store has maintained its reputation for many years!
"These special 12-gauge Exorcism shotgun shells have just been produced by Klein City Army Ammunition Plant,
"and inside each shell are salt grains infused with Spiritual Power by Exorcists, absolutely effective for Exorcisms.
"But as you all know, Exorcists are scarce, and it took a long time for the ammunition plant to gather a group of Exorcists, so the price of these Exorcism shells is going to be just a little bit higher..."
However, when it came to the price of the ammunition, the formerly beaming gun store owner's face suddenly took on a somewhat unnatural hue.