Exorcist's Self-Cultivation

Chapter 96 096, The Hanged Man

the body had already been possessed by the evil spirit once.

the scene of death made it difficult for du wei not to associate it with "evil spirit du wei".

but that feeling was completely different.

evil spirit du wei revealed an eerie elegance, like a gentleman from high society.

one could tell from his behavior and demeanor.

the evil spirit that inhabited his own corpse this time, however, was several notches lower.

indeed, if its method of killing was limited to the unsolvable door-opening murders, the dark shadows in the house were much more terrifying.

looking at the cold, heavy door, du wei had already dismissed the idea of entering, but he didn't leave immediately. instead, he stopped to think.

the known condition was that pushing open the door of the clock tower and walking in meant death.

of course, the "going in" part might not even be necessary.

then, the evil spirit would take over the body, which seemed to be somewhat connected to the nun's painting, but there wasn't enough information to make an accurate judgment.

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however, there was one point that was completely unexplainable.

that was the headmistress staying in the clock tower—mrs. taylor.

if the evil spirit was behind the door, it would not have spared mrs. taylor when night fell.

and mrs. taylor, who was suspected of knowing the most secrets, would never stay in a place with an evil spirit unless she wanted to die.

furthermore, the information revealed by the psychiatric patients all had one thing in common: one must stay in their room after dark and never go out.

after careful analysis, du wei came to a conclusion.

the evil spirit was not behind the door but outside it, and even very close to him.

thinking this, he raised his head without hesitation under the state of spirit vision.

suddenly, du wei couldn't help but squint his eyes.

above the entire clock tower, unbeknownst to him when, more than a dozen corpses in nun's attire had appeared, each with a rope around their neck, hanging high.

and these corpses in nun's attire all had their eyes open, filled with bloodshot hatred and malice, looking ferociously dreadful.

then, without hesitation, he turned around and left.

what du wei did not notice was that, after his departure, an eye suddenly flickered among the hanging corpses above.

immediately afterward, a very strange thing occurred.

the words on the door, as if erased by an eraser, slowly vanished.

in the blink of an eye, they returned to their original appearance.

...

the floors in the mental asylum weren't very high, only around four stories, apart from some more prominent structures there were fences and plazas for walking.

one hundred meters beside the bell tower was a connected complex of patient wards.

minutes later.

du wei arrived downstairs.

at this moment, his determination to find the nun medium was unshakeable.

but before that, he needed to ensure his own safety and gather as many clues as possible.

initially, mrs. taylor was a good choice, as she seemed to know more information; if he could find her, he would definitely gain a lot.

after all, with the nun's head within this psychiatric hospital and her acting so secretive, she couldn't be completely ignorant about it.

only, she was now in the bell tower, with the evil spirit lurking outside, and even du wei didn't want to attempt entering under these circumstances.

"i'll wait until daylight; by then, she'll definitely be willing to tell me the truth," he murmured with a hint of ruthlessness, touching the handgun he carried with him.

although he usually disliked confronting evil spirits head-on, that was only because it was too dangerous; but if the adversary wasn't an evil spirit but a human instead, he wouldn't mind resorting to some "rudimentary" methods.

while saying this, du wei walked into the building.

inside the hallway, only his own footsteps could be heard; beyond that, the silence was terrifying, unconsciously holding one's breath.

suddenly...

a shadow reflected at the corner of the staircase caused du wei to pause in his step.

then, he heard a familiar voice, "aren't you the patient from earlier today? why haven't you returned to the ward to stay?"

upon hearing this, du wei looked up and saw the man who claimed to be a doctor, ryan, standing expressionlessly at the top of the staircase, his figure almost merging with the shadow due to the angle.

...and just moments before, du wei had personally dismembered this man's corpse.