Soul Trigger

Chapter 630 Odin's Staff

Watching the girl's fluttering eyelashes, and glancing at Anya behind him who exuded murderous intent, Ji Li raised his shoulder:
"I'm fine now. But what about you? Doesn't your hand hurt?"

Sally then noticed that she was holding Ji Li's hand tightly.

There were bandages there too; in addition to her sprained ankle, Sally also had a contusion on her hand from the impact of the baseball bat hit.

Ji Li reminded him, and he suddenly let go, only to find that his wrist, like his ankle, felt no pain at all.
"...Are the hospital's special medicines really that effective?"

It's not a miracle drug, it's Angelica. Ji Li squinted.

Previously, not only did they provide Ji Li with emergency hemostasis treatment, but they also changed his IV bag to speed up his recovery.

In retrospect, he even secretly treated Sally as well, perfectly illustrating what it means to clean up one's own mess.

The bear had many "blood" features, clearly Angelica's handiwork.

When it rushed out, Ji Li thought that the knights of White Island really didn't value human life and would do anything to investigate clues.

It seems that there was something wrong with Angelica's spell, which made her less able to control the bear. Was it because of the rules?
While Ji Li was pondering for a moment, Anya had already pulled Sally up from the ground and, while Sally was still confused about her wounds, she noisily chased Sally out of the house.

"hateful."

Anya tidied her messy hair and clothes, and sat down in front of Ji Li's hospital bed:

"I suspect she's really targeting you now..."

"It does not matter, I do not mind."

"But that was just acting! Now that she's taken it seriously, she'll definitely be even more relentless! She's already annoying enough..."

Anya is having a headache now.

Previously, Sally just liked to take things from her, including her boyfriend.

But that doesn't mean Sally really likes what Anya has; she just wants to compete with Anya.

Now that Ji Li has put on such a performance, Sally is really taking it to heart. She doesn't want Ji Li to be actually targeted by her annoying younger sister.

Ji Li responded to this by saying:

"It's okay, I won't complain about having too many. You can all get along well..."

"What are you talking about?! How could such a thing be possible?!"

"Miss, could you please not make a loud noise?"

"Feel sorry……"

The nurse who peeked in closed the door, and Anya looked directly at Ji Li with a solemn expression:
"I don't want to share you with the guy I hate the most!"

"Yes, yes, have you finished doing what I asked you to do?"

Anya slapped her forehead:
"Damn it, I almost forgot, it's all Sally's fault..."

She walked to the ward door, locked it, and zipped it up. Then, with a look of disgust, she pulled a large, bloody object from her handbag—a bearskin.

This is the pelt that naturally shed from the bear after its rampage, and it was taken away by the police afterward. It's now covered in blood and sealed inside a clear plastic bag.

"The police station just organized a search for the bear, and several county police officers came, it seems they were with Ms. Laurent."

Angelica? Ji Li keenly caught this information:
In other words, the knight squad that was in the upstream town has already arrived in Red Maple Town.

"Fortunately, my father had strong connections, so they ignored me. I went to the morgue and had the forensic doctor secretly cut off a piece of my body."

Ji Li took the plastic bag:
"You really do save me a lot of trouble."

"of course."

Anya happily accepted Ji Li's kiss.

The blood on it had already dried, but the moment Ji Li took it out, it still emitted a strong, fishy smell. She immediately covered her nose and backed away.

"Ugh... So what do you need this for?"

"Don't be disgusted, this is a 'divine gift' from Odin to Jansen."

Ji Li mobilized his spiritual energy and began to inscribe spiritual energy circuits on the bear skin.

Halfway through carving, Ji Li glanced at the spiritual circuit twisting on his wrist, a glint of inspiration flashing in his eyes:
The gravedigger has begun his operation, and...

It seems we also encountered that runaway bear.

……

As evening fell, old Green finally made it back to town.

"Jansen, how are you? I didn't see you at the hospital."

He rushed to the school with his phone in hand, only to find the indoor stadium in disarray and a few scattered police officers.

“How could anything happen to me? You didn’t see what happened… I succeeded! I deciphered Odin’s runes! I received Odin’s favor! I killed that bear!”

"What nonsense are you talking about? Did you inhale some kind of toxic stuff and damage your brain? Whatever the reason, you're going to the hospital right now for a proper checkup!"

"Don't worry, Grandpa, I'll prove it to you right away!"

Jason, caught up in the moment, hung up the phone without saying a word.

Whether Grandpa believes it or not, he has now deciphered the runes. All he needs to do is go to the altar and fulfill his promise to the Holy Father, which will be enough to prove everything.

Whether it's for power, for Anya, or to prove himself to his grandfather, he can't wait any longer.

"Hey Jason, hey..."

Old Green stared at the disconnected phone screen with some frustration, and sighed helplessly.

However, he was also somewhat skeptical. If Jason really killed the bear, the students at the scene and the police officers investigating would definitely know about it.

Could it be... that the Holy Father has truly risen from the dead?

But such a thing as "favor" has never happened in history...

Old Green, still puzzled, approached the police officer, who then relayed the details of the incident to the family members of the person involved.

Old Green stormed off in a rage.

I was walking too fast and accidentally tripped over my walking stick, falling to the ground. While picking it up, I accidentally scraped my wrist with a pitchfork on the ground.

"Sir, be careful!"

The young officer adjusted his hat and pressed the hidden communicator on his ear:
“Knight Commander, as you requested, I said it was the police officers who took care of it with a gun. That kid named Jason is probably going to get a spanking when he gets back.”

Angelica's voice came through the communicator:
"Then we can only wish him good luck. First, we need to make sure the news doesn't get out. I'll contact the others involved, except for Pulitzer, who was unconscious at the time."

"Okay, okay, whatever you say... By the way, Sika just arrived in town and said the situation by the river isn't looking good. Several government officials' representatives have come from the county, and they're determined to hold that sailing race."

"Then I'll handle the lobbying; you can continue to cover up the evidence at the scene."

Noticing Angelica's somewhat rapid breathing, the Awakened One named Sika asked in confusion:

"Knight Commander, you still haven't found that blood slave?"

"...Don't worry, I'm already on my way."

Angelica hung up the call, put down the blood pack, and stepped on the brakes. She was tracking the escaped blood slave.

She healed most of the injuries of the others involved with her blood magic, except for the bear she turned into a blood slave, which was the most important.

If the bear back then could only be guided by fresh blood because the blood she implanted was too low-level, she now found the situation rather tricky.

For some reason, she is now completely unable to control her bloodlust, and neither using the "Spirit Oath Law" nor the "Restaurant Rule" has been very effective in dealing with it.

This also makes her condition very unstable, making it difficult for her to fully sense the whereabouts of the blood slaves.

The bloodsucking urge arose when she was treating Pulitzer, but the child was just an ordinary human spirit.

So, is it that the students we contacted before had a problem with their blood, or is it caused by the other awakened individuals?

But the most important thing now is to find the out-of-control blood bear; she can still hold on with the supplies she has.

Angelica drank a blood pack and started the car again.

Following the direction of the senses, the magnificent Green Manor stood amidst the sparse woods.

……

Green Manor. "Where's Jason?"

Facing old Green striding forward, the butler respectfully said:
"Young Master Jason is currently reading in his study."

Upon hearing this, old Green, who was initially angry about Jensen's "lie," sighed:
"This kid... he wasn't interested earlier or later, but he suddenly became interested now of all times. I really don't know what to say about him..."

Then he noticed some strange trampling marks in the courtyard, and a faint fishy smell filled the air. He immediately frowned.
Did you go hunting today?

The butler shook his head:

"The incident this morning caused quite a stir. The police station invited me to help find the bear, and I just got back."

Hearing this, old Green smiled and patted him on the shoulder:

"It seems our sheriff still remembers your first-place finish in the hunting competition all those years ago, haha!"

"You flatter me... Shall I inform the young master?"

"No need. Since he's taken an interest in the Father, it's a good thing in any case. Let him study it himself. Have the nanny prepare the first-aid kit for me; I need to get my wound bandaged..."

"Are you injured?"

"It's nothing, just a minor scratch, it's alright..."

The two entered the main building of the manor while talking, but suddenly stopped.

A blood-soaked corpse lay in the doorway; it was a middle-aged woman dressed in a maid's dress—the nanny.

"Oh my god, Megan?!"

"Go find a gun, call the police! I'm going to find Jason!"

Old Green quickly gave the order, grabbed his cane, and rushed up to the main building, heading straight for his bedroom.

Along the way, there were signs of rampage and bloodstains everywhere, as if some kind of wounded, large wild beast had stormed into the manor.

Upon entering the main building, the ground was still covered with large, bloody claw marks.

Based on his years of experience hunting with the old butler, old Green immediately realized that it was a bear.

And it was an extremely large bear!
He immediately thought of what had happened that morning and rushed towards Jason without stopping—

He doesn't have time to think about why the bear ended up in his house; the most important thing is that his grandson can't get hurt!

When he rushed to the second floor, Old Green found that the bear footprints led deeper into the second floor, which meant that Jason on the third floor was safe, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

But a male servant lay dead not far away, his eyes wide open, his body torn into pieces, the cuts bloody and mangled, his internal organs scattered on the ground, and a double-barreled shotgun lying in the pool of blood beside him.

"Damn beast..."

This shocking scene made Old Green curse, but instead of grabbing the gun, he gripped his cane tightly and rushed to the third floor before the bear arrived.

The strenuous exercise caused his wrist to bleed from the scrapes, and it was somewhat itchy.

He simply patted himself down with his cuff and headed straight for the library:
"Jansen!?"

Jansen, who was sitting on the ground, looked up, holding a book of Odin's beliefs in his hands. He looked somewhat dazed, as if he had been engrossed in the book just a moment ago.

"grandfather?"

He immediately stood up and glanced at his watch:
"Damn it, it's getting dark... I have to hurry..."

Old Green rushed into the room and grabbed his wrist:

"Forget about the Holy Father's business, that bear is in the manor now, let's go!"

Jason was stunned upon hearing this:
A bear? In the manor.

He immediately tried to break free from old Green's grasp:

"Wait, Grandpa, don't be afraid, I can..."

Before the words were even finished, the floorboards beside them suddenly collapsed—

boom! ! !
With a furious roar, a beast's head with bloodshot eyes emerged from the floor and lunged at Jensen.

Damn it, why did they rush up from the second floor?!
Old Green reacted quickly, pulling hard and throwing Jason behind him.

The latter felt dizzy and disoriented. When he came to his senses, he saw two huge bear claws tearing through the floor and scratching wildly.

The beast's head, which also burst through the floor from the second floor, had inexplicably lost a large area of ​​skin. Its bright red muscles were wrapped around its head, making it look extremely ferocious, and it let out a violent roar.

This scene startled him, and old Green rushed forward, raising his cane and stabbing it into the bear's paw.

"Jansen, run!"

But the floor beneath his feet collapsed due to the bear's movements, causing him to stumble and fall. The bear's paw slammed down, which he narrowly avoided, but it relentlessly lunged at him.

Seeing the wound on his hand while rolling around, old Green instantly understood:
It was blood... It smelled the blood, so it broke through the second-floor ceiling and emerged from beneath their feet!
But this is also good news, because it means that the bear's priority target is him, not Jensen.

However, the fragile floor could not withstand the giant bear's pull-ups and collapsed with a crash.

Old Green cried out in surprise and grabbed the edge of the floor:

"Jansen, you brat, what are you standing there for?! Get out of here!"

Jason suddenly woke up and saw his grandfather in danger. The events of the morning flashed through his mind—

The bright red sphere was sent flying through the bear's body by his blow.

I shouldn't be the one who's afraid; the bear should be.
"Don't be afraid, Grandpa. I now possess Odin's divine power. I can kill him in one fell swoop!"

Old Green almost fainted when he heard this. His hand slipped and he fell another step down. Now he couldn't speak at all and could only struggle to pull himself up.

Jason rolled over, looked around, and spotted a medium-sized bronze globe. He immediately ripped the globe off, ran to the edge of the collapsed area, and hurled it at the bear.
"die!!!"

The bronze ball shot out violently, hurtling towards the giant bear like a cannonball, much to Old Green's astonishment.

Then, with a light thud, it bounced off the bear's head and rolled downwards with a gurgling sound.

Jason froze instantly:

"what?"

Old Green was completely exasperated, let out a long sigh, and simply let go.

"grandfather?!"

Old Green landed in front of the giant bear on the second floor and raised his cane:
"Jansen, what are you standing there for?!"

Facing the charging bear, old Green grinned and suddenly twisted his cane—

The cane rapidly transformed, expanding like a machine as it emerged from the dense roots of the World Tree, twisting into a giant drill bit that collided violently with the bear's claw.

Jensen was stunned for a moment:

what is that? !

Amidst the violently flying sparks, he saw old Green's life force rapidly waning, and he suddenly knelt down on the ground.

In a dimension he couldn't see, the spiritual energy within Old Green was being rapidly drawn into the cane, causing him to wither away at an alarming rate.
“Child, you are right, His power still exists…”

"But this is all that's left... Run before my soul vanishes."

The bear's claws began to slowly advance towards Old Green, and the entire third floor finally began to collapse. Jason, who had struggled to reach the edge of the collapse, had to retreat.

At this moment, his mind was in complete chaos, and his grandfather, who had been constantly denying the Holy Father, was unleashing an incomprehensible power.

But the current situation didn't allow him much time to think. Watching Old Green's body and the bear gradually being buried in the debris, there was only one thing he could do:

"I'll go find the Father to save you!!!"

Old Green finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew the kid wanted to go to the secret passage altar. It was narrow, and a bear couldn't get in. More importantly, there was an escape route there.

So, the grandson is safe.

Sensing his spiritual essence, which made him an ordinary person, rapidly diminishing, he let out a long breath and looked at the bear before him:

"Were you sent by the Ludwig family? It can only be you. After all these years, you've finally made your decision..."

"But my grandson will survive..."

(End of this chapter)