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It became the final straw that broke her already crumbling sanity.

Her entire body jerked in a spasm.

She slumped down as weakly as a slime.

Su Ming sat on the sofa, holding the angel who was still flushed with the afterglow of passion, gently patting Pseudo-Hexi's back to help soothe her emotions.

Meanwhile, he asked curiously,

"Is there something going on with Hexi?"

"Mhm..." Pseudo-Hexi nodded, her voice weak as a thread, burying her head in Su Ming's shoulder. "Yes, my true self said that Queen Kaisha just issued a war mobilization order..."

"War? Against whom?"

Su Ming became curious.

Pseudo-Hexi gently stroked Su Ming's cheek and giggled,

"I don't know... that depends on how many targets under this starry sky are worth the angels' attention... Rest assured, my King, your angels will surely conquer this entire universe for you!"

Su Ming said, "If you're going to put it that way, I won't be able to hold back..."

Pseudo-Hexi hurriedly shook her head, "...No, I haven't recovered yet..."

After a pause, Pseudo-Hexi's eyes flashed with mischief, and she said,

"I'll tell you some good news. Queen Kaisha's pseudo-clone is currently being constructed. Before long, even in this other world, your two Angel Queens will be with you at all times... Are you looking forward to it?"

Hiss!—

Pseudo-Hexi, the fire-player, is online?

Fine, fine, fine.

When things become unbearable, there's no need to endure anymore!

At that moment, the Dragon Arrow was unsheathed once again!

Chapter 214: Annabelle Overture

In an old pickup truck, Su Ming sat expressionless in the passenger seat.

The vehicle grew increasingly bumpy as it drove along the road toward the countryside.

Amidst the roar of the engine, there was a sense of exhaustion; at any rate, Su Ming found the ride extremely uncomfortable.

He regretted it. He shouldn't have accepted this commission so easily, and even more so, after Pseudo-Hexi had gone to wander the universe, he shouldn't have had the thought of 'since I'm already here' to personally experience the USA's rural charm...

It was undeniable.

The scenery outside the window was indeed excellent.

There was a timeless and leisurely quality to the drifting clouds... provided he wasn't sitting in this old pickup truck.

"Mr. Warren, how much longer until we arrive?"

Tugging at his collar, Su Ming spoke, his voice tinged with a near-inhuman indifference.

In the driver's seat, a gentle middle-aged man in a shirt and vest smiled:

"We'll be there soon, Mr. Omar. Just two more blocks ahead. However, we need to stop at a coffee shop up front; we have to pick up my wife."

Ed Warren!

A well-known demonologist and excellent paranormal investigator in the Inner World.

This was the fellow who had knocked on the agency's door a few hours ago, interrupting his interaction with Pseudo-Hexi while also bringing this commission.

As for Pseudo-Hexi...

Emmm...

Urged by her true self, she had flown into the universe to gather intelligence.

A short while later.

The pickup passed a rural coffee shop.

After a brief stop, Warren brought Mrs. Lorraine into the truck.

Now, the space inside the pickup was even smaller.

"Let me introduce you, Mr. Omar, this is my wife! She was the one who reminded me that this paranormal event was abnormal, which is why I sought help from your agency."

"Hello, I am Lorraine Warren. I have some modest experience with spiritual vision."

Lorraine nodded generously to Su Ming.

Though she didn't show it on the surface, Lorraine actually had the urge to ditch her husband and jump out of the truck right now!

The brief glimpse she caught before getting into the car revealed a wondrous sight that nearly made her scream in terror!

The Asian youth beside her was surrounded by the brilliant light of a thousand stars, with the faint sound of dragon roars accompanying him. But what was even more terrifying was the lingering aura of slaughter about him!

It was the greatest horror she had ever seen in her life; with just one look, Lorraine felt her spiritual vision wailing in agony!

To the point that...

Lorraine only dared to steal a few glances out of the corner of her eye now.

But even that brief glance in her peripheral vision...

Caused her hand gripping the seat to tighten subconsciously, her knuckles turning white and her joints stiffening.

She desperately wanted to grab her husband by the collar and scream, 'God, look at what kind of being you've brought back!'

"Ed... um, Mr. Omar is very special."

Su Ming smiled without saying a word, simply enjoying the show.

Warren, not understanding the subtext, nodded:

"Oh honey, of course Mr. Omar is special. His agency has gained a huge reputation for its nearly 100% mission success rate!"

"Mr. Omar is the premier exorcism expert in Los Santos!"

"Remember the dream killing incident on Elm Street? Haha, Mr. Omar was the one who settled that."

After a pause.

Warren said seriously,

"Mr. Omar, as I mentioned before, my wife and I just handled a paranormal case not long ago..."

"But after that incident, something followed us back home... something very dangerous!"

"Ever since that thing moved into my house, those 'old friends' of mine have been better behaved than ever!"

"So, this matter is urgent. I wouldn't want this thing to suddenly become active one day and scare the other neighbors; we'd get complaints."

Ed's tone was very light, sounding as if he were discussing a trivial domestic nuisance.

However.

Su Ming knew.

The 'old friends' the man spoke of...

None of them were living people!

"Mr. Warren, I understand... In fact, the aura of the curse on you and your wife is already so thick it's almost choking!"

As he spoke, Su Ming's gaze swept over Lorraine's slightly tense profile.

Especially this lady.

Su Ming could even smell the scent of hell's sulfur coming from her!

The car slowed down and finally stopped in front of a white two-story residence.

This was the Warrens' home. Inside, obscure and eerie auras, yet inexplicably deathly silent abnormal presences, were clustered together!

It was evident that the Warrens' collection was truly substantial.

After getting out of the car, Warren led Su Ming toward the basement with some impatience.

Lorraine deliberately lagged a few steps behind, keeping Su Ming's back in her peripheral vision at all times.

Such a brilliant and holy scene of starlight made calling him the Son of God seem almost disrespectful! Yet in his shadow, a deathly aura as black as the abyss lingered, and a slaughterous will as red as blood rippled out from time to time...

In a daze.

Lorraine could vaguely see a hellish vision of mountains of corpses and seas of blood. As a veteran spiritualist, she had never seen such a terrifying scene!

The moment before pushing open the basement door.

Lorraine couldn't help herself. She grabbed her husband's sleeve and warned in a low voice,

"...Ed... I, the person we invited to handle the problem might not be a simple exorcism expert!"

Ed Warren's expression froze as he looked at his wife in confusion.

Lorraine's lips trembled as she further lowered her voice in warning:

"Listen, Ed, this could very well be an uninvited demigod, or the earthly avatar of some Great God... Whatever he is, he cannot be human!"

Holy crap!

Ed Warren sucked in a cold breath.

Yet he still suppressed the turmoil in his heart, patting the back of his wife's hand to comfort her.

Finally, he didn't forget to whisper,

"I understand. Let's see how things go first!"

Creak!—

The basement door was pushed open.

A sort of cold air mixed with old wood, accompanied by flying dust, revealed a grim and oppressive basement space.

Su Ming stepped inside.

On rows of wooden shelves, all sorts of strange objects were neatly arranged.

A music box, a football, a blood-stained wedding dress, an old television, yellowed newspapers, sets of knives, a broken Disney princess figure...

And.

A mirror covered with black gauze!

One thing they had in common was...

These objects were constantly emitting a deep malice.

With inspiration over 16 points, you could even perceive the malicious stares coming from the darkness!

However.

Because of Su Ming's arrival.

Those malicious stares very obediently looked away.

Directly ahead.

Atop a specialized glass display case.

A handwritten warning sign was pasted—Warning: Absolutely do not open it without permission!

Chapter 215: The Nature of the Annabelle Doll

The warning written on the paper was to guard against uninvited thieves.

The faint magic flowing between the lines could release a minor fear shock; this way, it could at least prevent stupid thieves from causing trouble and inadvertently releasing the great horror within the display case.

Through the glass display case.

Su Ming's gaze was firmly attracted by the 'great horror' inside.

It was a rag doll wearing a lace dress.

On a small wooden bed, the doll had an exaggerated head of red yarn hair and strange blush painted on its face.

The corners of its lips were curled into a highly malicious smile.

The eerie part was...