Chapter 85: New Abilities
"To seal that thing?"
William raised an eyebrow.
Sadie nodded: "I didn't know you could arrange exorcism rituals before..."
She spoke sincerely, telling William the parts of the truth she hadn't mentioned earlier.
According to Sadie, the seal had been broken once many years ago.
That time, the entire plague zone spread very quickly.
"Almost overnight, several nearby towns were turned into hell on earth..."
The people of the South paid a very painful price to stop the spread of the death line.
To this day, many of their descendants still suffer from incurable diseases.
They can only spend their lives on medication.
"Once left unchecked, the plague circle will soon spread to neighboring cities."
"The Central, West, and even the vicinity of the capital will be affected..."
Sadie looked serious.
"Therefore, this is not just a disaster for the people of the South."
William was thoughtful.
If it was really as Sadie said, the United States might very well turn into a world like The Walking Dead.
At that time, the danger of the world would increase significantly, and trust between people would be hard to find.
If evil spirits and demons were added to the mix...
Living in such a world would be worse than reincarnating again.
But on the other hand, the "Plague Zone" must also be full of unknown risks.
"You mean, exorcism rituals are effective against those monsters?" William looked at the female demon hunter.
Sadie nodded vigorously.
"The Church has a tradition of a thousand years. The heritage they left behind targets not only evil spirits and demons."
"It also has a very strong restraining effect on monsters and mutant humans..."
According to Sadie, they had also tried to seek help from the Church.
But clerics with this kind of strength were generally in the Vatican or some parish cathedrals.
Their existence was important to the Church, and they generally would not risk themselves in dangerous situations.
"You mean I'm not important, belonging to the non-staff personnel..."
William looked at her sideways.
"Um... no, no!"
Sadie explained anxiously.
"Mainly... mainly because it is difficult for us demon hunters to contact them, um... no."
She dug herself into a deeper hole, and a look of annoyance appeared on her face.
"Just kidding, please continue."
Seeing the helpless look of this female demon hunter, William smiled and shrugged.
"You..."
Sadie was really pissed off by this priest; she snorted coldly.
"Of course, I won't let you make the trip for nothing."
Sadie pointed to William's cloth bag.
"In addition to the commission itself, I can also provide a material recipe. The content on it can strengthen the effect of holy oil."
"Oh?"
William became interested.
Seeing this, Sadie smiled slyly.
"Maybe you don't know, some high-quality holy oils can be refined by adding other materials in addition to direct application."
"This can significantly improve the efficiency of holy oil, and sometimes even get extra buffs."
"For example, a bottle of holy oil stored for thirty years might increase its effect by ten years after being refined."
She gestured with her hands as she spoke.
"Doesn't seem like a lot." William rubbed his chin.
Sadie staggered upon hearing this.
"Not... not a lot?"
She had an expression of "don't push it too far."
"This is already a lot! Even within the Church, it's only about seven to eight years. Moreover, the failure rate is still very high."
Sadie whispered into William's ear again: "The recipe I give you can make the success rate reach 80%!"
Then she poked the latter.
"This matter must be kept secret; don't tell anyone!"
Seeing the sincerity in the female demon hunter's eyes, William nodded.
"Okay, but you have to give me the recipe first." He said, reaching out his hand.
"No problem. Needs clear water, three branches of swamp fallen leaves, two parts of water monster tentacles..." Sadie counted on her fingers.
"Wait."
William frowned and interrupted the other party.
"Leaving aside the fact that you just said the 'secret recipe' out loud so openly."
"The materials you mentioned, don't tell me they are only available in the South..."
Sadie showed her white teeth.
"That's right! This secret recipe originates from the local tribes, which is why it has such a high success rate."
William shook his head helplessly.
This woman actually used an open scheme!
But he decided to go anyway.
Combined with the tribe's method, maybe he could improve it and use it on other holy oils.
This would save a lot of money!
"When do we leave?"
Seeing the priest really agreed, Sadie's eyes brightened a bit.
"I thank you on behalf of the people of the South." Her tone was very sincere.
William became vigilant immediately upon hearing this.
Good guy, giving him a "high hat" (flattery) before even starting!
So he hurriedly stopped her: "I'm just assisting you. The success or failure of the seal has nothing to do with me. If we encounter irresistible danger, I will also evacuate in advance."
Sadie chuckled upon hearing this.
"That is natural, Father."
She really thanked the other party sincerely; she didn't expect this priest to be so sensitive.
The two talked about some matters related to the commission again, and Sadie proposed to leave now.
"I still need to go back to the church." William said; he had to replenish the consumed holy artifacts.
So the two returned to the West District again.
After half a day of rest, William had already prepared the new holy water.
Because he might be away for a long time this trip, he notified the residents of the community in advance to avoid them making a wasted trip if something happened.
At the same time, William also rearranged the security alerts inside the church.
After doing all this, the two took a car to the airport and bought tickets to Louisiana.
During this period, William also reviewed the status of various abilities again.
Among them, [Psychological Counseling] was promoted to Rank 2, and its name also changed—[Atonement Persuasion].
[Current Progress: Rank 2 (0/1000)]
[Unlocked Ability: Voice of Redemption. Can communicate with evil spirits, demons, and monsters, and persuade evil with words.]
When seeing this ability for the first time, William was a little confused.
Previously, [Psychological Counseling] only worked on humans.
But the scope of the new ability had increased, and judging from the description, it seemed to ask him to... redeem evil?
William couldn't help but imagine such a scene—
Priest: Mr. Evil Spirit, possessing others is very impolite behavior; you must correct it.
Evil Spirit: ???
The corner of William's mouth twitched.
He, a priest, seemed to be developing in the direction of a nagging pacifist monk.
And after the ability advanced, the condition for accumulating proficiency also changed to—only counting the number of persuaded evil spirits and demons.
This required William to contact monsters frequently.
Fortunately, with this trip to the South, he guessed the two would encounter many monsters, thus accumulating a lot of proficiency.
Of course, the original effect of [Psychological Counseling] still existed.
William could still comfort others' souls through words.
In addition, another ability [Clean Water Cleansing Eyes] was finally promoted.
At this moment it became—
[Holy Water Cleansing Eyes]
[Current Progress: Rank 2 (1/1000)]
[Existing Ability: Holy Pupil. Can keenly detect changes in spiritual bodies and perceive the weaknesses of spiritual bodies.]
Regarding this ability, William had done simple experiments.
At the beginning, he could only vaguely see spiritual bodies in the air.
But with constant washing with clear water, William also saw more clearly.
Until now, he could already distinguish the "differences" in the air.
For example, when a soul exists in the human world, slight fluctuations will appear in the surrounding air.
Even if it hides its figure, this fluctuation is difficult to conceal.
This also meant that in front of William, evil spirits would hardly have "privacy" anymore.
Although now he needed to spend some effort to observe this "fluctuation."
But as progress accumulates, the time he needs will become less and less.
At the same time, when accumulating proficiency for the advanced ability, the water used also changed from the original clear water to—Holy Water.
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