Exorcist's Self-Cultivation

11:53.

In the pouring rain, the bus continued on its way.

The speed was not fast, but the view outside was shrouded in darkness, impossible to see clearly.

Du Wei's vision was greatly affected; it seemed the downpour had intensified.

He was contemplating the details of his plan.

Firstly, he had ruled out the possibility that James and the other two could seal that head, abandoning this uncontrollable element.

Now, he was the only person left on the bus…

Well, as for the half-burned scarecrow, it had indeed turned into just a scarecrow by now.

In the conventional sense, it was dead.

No movement, no reaction, not even a hint of malice could Du Wei feel from it.

It was akin to becoming an item like a lighter.

Du Wei was in dire need of such items that could counter Evil Spirits, even though the few he had on him were quite effective, more would not be unwelcome.

However, he no longer had the energy to stuff it into his backpack, leaving it at the rear of the bus seemed more appropriate.

Because at that moment, he saw that the nun was stuck to the front door, her hands clasping the part of the glass he had shattered with a shot, staring intently at Du Wei.

To be precise, she was fixated on the ring in his hand…

It looked just as if she was trying to break into the bus…

With his mask on, Du Wei sat in the driver's seat, glanced at the nun, and then ignored her.

She wanted to get on the bus.

But Du Wei wouldn't allow it…

Without opening the front door, the Evil Spirit could only force its way onto the bus; it could kill, but there was also the chance it would die due to the rules of the bus.

Most importantly, Du Wei's left hand was always on the switch to open the rear door.

If it dared to force its way on, Du Wei would dare to use the rules to force it off!

The purpose of this was to kill the nun.

Du Wei had changed part of his plan; he now felt his chances of success were high.

The detail lay in the rules of the bus.

Hmm… and there was also the factor of time.

Thinking this, Du Wei took out his phone with his right hand and glanced at the screen.

There were four minutes left until midnight, and if he didn't get off the bus by then, he would definitely die inside it.

He planned to get off before midnight, but the condition was keeping the nun on the bus until exactly midnight, causing her to die due to the rules.

In this plan, the key was how to get the nun back on the bus.

But now he knew.

The ring was the key…

If the nun wouldn't get on the bus, then he would destroy the ring that she wanted to obtain.

If the nun hesitated due to the mandatory death rule at midnight, Du Wei would allocate time before midnight to give her the chance to get on the bus, kill, and obtain the ring.

This idea was extremely bold; the slightest mistake could cost him his life.

But he had no other options.

In fact, up to this point it was difficult for Du Wei to understand exactly how the previous Exorcist managed to restrain something like the nun.

What method did he use…

This statement is a bit complicated; to put it simply, the nun in the nightmares Du Wei had every day was caused by a curse, which is to say, it was a segment of memory formed in his dreams that leaped into reality due to the curse.

This nun was tainted with the curse after coming into contact with an item left by a deceased Exorcist - the Inverse Cross.

The curse might have killed her, and then she became the nun as seen through the eyes of the Exorcist.

But in reality, the nun was just a product of the curse; the source was the real nun - The Nun.

The Nun was absolutely idealistic; words, information, everything could be a conduit for its spread.

Of course, The Nun is not its real name; its true name should be the letters inscribed on the ring and the Golden Brooch. Read new chapters at empire

Namely, val…k.

This was all the letters Du Wei had learned so far.

If he could find out its true name, perhaps the church could offer some help, after all, the church understood the difference between The Nun and a nun.

As for the curse, Du Wei didn't know how to resolve it yet, based on the deal he had made with Father Tony and the subsequent easing of their relationship and the information shared by the latter.

The curse seemed unbreakable, only the nun could be sealed, confined to limits.

Therefore, Du Wei had pondered the relationship between the curse and the nun...

It was like being involved in microcommerce.

The source of the curse was the supplier; the items trapped by the clock and mask were agents, and the nun in front of him was like a primary distributor.

Dealing with the primary distributor would definitely weaken the curse.

Mhm...just like he had said before, to kill the nun on the public bus.

Du Wei glanced at the time, only two minutes left until midnight, and in one minute, he would take action.

The most uncertain part of the whole plan now was what to do after getting off the bus.

There was only one shattered mirror, and it was a one-time use, it ceased to exist after its purpose was fulfilled.

So if he wanted to get off the bus now, he could only do so as a passenger.

There might not be an Evil Spirit where he boarded, but its presence was certain at the place where he would disembark.

Take, for instance, that school...

A conservative estimate put tens of thousands of people in a school, and though it was unlikely that all of them were Evil Spirits, there should be at least a hundred.

If the place he disembarked was such a location, Du Wei felt his chances of alighting alive were higher than those of returning to New York alive.

The entire plan had a high chance of killing the nun, with a probability of death not far off.

However, this was the best plan Du Wei could come up with; even the Elite Exorcist who had once restrained the nun would do the same.

Even then, he might not be able to carry out the plan at all.

Because Du Wei and his purpose were completely different.

One aimed to restrict the nun but ended up sacrificing himself, while the other sought to kill the nun outright.

At that moment, Du Wei noticed the time on his phone was 11:59 PM.

"It's time to make a move..."

Having said that, Du Wei immediately pressed the switch to the rear door of the bus.

A gust of cold air mixed with rain swept in, causing the temperature inside the bus to plummet.

The nun, expressionless, fixed her gaze on Du Wei, dragging her nails back and forth across the door.

Screech screech screech...

The sharp and piercing sound was enough to give one a headache.

But Du Wei paid no mind, instead, he shook the ring before putting it into his pocket.

Next, he stood up from the driver's seat, silently counted for a few seconds in his heart, then abruptly pressed the front door switch and ran toward the back at full speed.

In an instant.

The nun appeared inside the bus, a vast shadow spread instantly, and the lights within the bus seemed to be infected, becoming incredibly dim.

Aside from where the back door was, darkness was all that could be seen.

Not only could Du Wei get off, but as per public bus rules, the nun was also allowed to.

At this moment, there were still 40 seconds until midnight.

Forty seconds were more than enough for it to kill Du Wei.

Yet Du Wei, at this moment, took out his lighter and lit it...

The surrounding shadows came to a still.

Thirty-seven seconds remained...

Then, Du Wei saw the nun, standing stiffly within the shadows, her pitch-black eyes possessing some sort of magical power, causing his head to throb intensely, his pace slowing down considerably.

The nun could affect a person's speed.

But by that time, he had already reached the rear door, his feet just above the half-burnt Scarecrow.

After that, Du Wei saw the nun lower her head towards the bright flame of the lighter, trying to blow it out.

But he let his hand go, allowing the lighter to fall onto the half-burnt Scarecrow.