I slay evil in the Department of the Supernatural

Chapter 124, Section 123: I am already numb! An extremely evil soul!

If it's a harmless, seemingly kind wandering spirit, is it still necessary to capture it?

The answer is yes, as long as it invades a person's body, it is doing evil and harming people.

But how do we find such wandering spirits?

Xu Lindong had already sensed that something was wrong.

But he didn't make any noise; he just pondered to himself and went through the factory's situation in detail in his mind.

The factory is fully staffed, all leaders are present, and no one has left without a reason.

Aside from the leaders who accompanied Team Four to greet us for a while earlier.

In the past two days, no one else has stepped out of the factory area.

The situation is gradually becoming clear.

He focused his attention again, sensing the threads of the mind spreading within the "hearth".

The surrounding threads of the mind are interwoven like a net, yet no abnormality can be found.

The wandering spirit was hidden very deeply.

But Xu Lindong had already identified a potential target in his mind.

However, he did not make any rash moves to alert the other party.

"Captain, is there anything else we can do? I feel that the longer we delay, the greater the chance that this wandering spirit will become a menace."

Tang Lei asked calmly.

Xu Lindong's face turned solemn. After scanning everyone, he said in a deep voice, "This thing is hidden too well. We can't find it even if we search it by force."

Let's wait for the "mythical artifact" sent from headquarters to arrive before targeting it.

"It seems that this is the only option at the moment."

Pan Chao frowned and nodded helplessly, but he gradually felt somewhat disappointed in Xu Lindong.

He believed that Xu Lindong might have just been promoted and had only recently mastered the power of the door gods, so he was not yet proficient and therefore unable to find the wandering spirits.

If I had known, I should have asked the second team in the South District for help earlier.

That team leader, Zou Dan, is a veteran goalkeeper; perhaps the problem has already been solved.

When the surrounding team members heard Xu Lindong say this, they all nodded in agreement.

The two captains were at a loss, and those who assisted them were even more helpless.

Some people breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that it was better to wait until the supernatural object was retrieved, as it would be safer.

Xu Lindong didn't say anything more, but quietly winked at Pan Chao, "Captain Pan, let's discuss this some more."

Pan Chao was surprised, but he still followed, and the two stepped aside.

"We can't let this wandering soul get away."

Xu Lindong lowered his voice and said, "Before it becomes suspicious, let's take some people to seal off all the entrances and exits, and use my gatekeeper power to suppress it and prevent it from possessing the employees and escaping."

Otherwise, once it leaves the factory and goes outside, it will be even harder to find.

Pan Chao understood and felt that this should also be avoided: "Okay, I'll bring two."

"Remember to bring Ding Jian along," Xu Lindong reminded him. "He's a zombie, so he has some resistance to wandering spirits."

Pan Chao readily agreed, "Okay."

Xu Lindong turned around and retrieved the extraordinary shield and the giant scythe.

Soon, Xu Lindong and Pan Chao led Tang Lei, Xiao Mufeng, Xie Yike, and Ding Jian to the gate.

Xu Lindong raised his hand and shook the iron gate of the machinery factory.

A chilling pressure suddenly swept out.

Qin Qiong's martial arts prowess surged forth from his palms.

Like countless invisible chains breaking through the air, shimmering with a pale golden light, they wrapped and intertwined, sealing off the entire entrance and even extending to the surrounding courtyard walls.

The surface of the iron fence faintly revealed the phantom of ancient general's armor, exuding a chilling aura, as if guarded by a thousand troops, impenetrable to all evil.

The surrounding teammates couldn't help but catch their breath.

Tang Lei, who was closest, felt a heavy, mountain-like pressure coming at him, and even the air seemed to freeze.

Xiao Mufeng narrowed his eyes, looked at the extraordinary equipment on Xu Lindong's back, and said in a low voice, "Senior is very serious. This blockade—not even the aura of extraordinary fluctuations can be seen through."

A hint of seriousness flashed across Pan Chao's eyes.

He could sense that the power of the gatekeeper was not simply sealing the door, but rather like an invisible barrier that completely isolated the inside from the outside.

If a wandering spirit wants to possess someone and escape, it probably won't even find a crack in the wall.

Ding Jian grinned and said, "Brother, you could handle this by yourself, why did you call so many of us? Aren't you being a bit too cautious? Our fourth team should go check the back door on the other side."

That's because...

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Xu Lindong suddenly turned around, his gaze icy: "I've discovered that some of us are possessed by wandering spirits."

"What?"

"Are you kidding me?"

Everyone's expression changed drastically.

Pan Chao suddenly realized something, instantly understood, and his expression turned ugly.

Tang Lei and Xiao Mufeng instantly went on alert. Xiao Mufeng immediately grabbed the charcoal-burning revolver at her waist with her bare hand, her eyes wary.

Xie Yike, a member of Team Four standing nearby, frantically waved his hands, shouting, "It wasn't me! I didn't!"

Upon seeing this, Ding Jian hurriedly tried to explain, "Brother, what are you talking about? One of us is possessed by a wandering spirit? Who is it?"

It definitely can't be me. I'm a zombie, the least likely to be possessed!

Xu Lindong stared coldly at him, his gaze unwavering: "It's precisely because you're the least likely to be possessed that you're the most probable candidate."

"Hmm?" Pan Chao's eyes suddenly sharpened, and a powerful aura of pressure rose from his body.

Ding Jian seemed enraged by these words, glaring at them and saying, "You're slandering me based on pure guesswork? Where's the evidence! I treated you like a brother, and this is how you treat me?"

Xu Lindong sighed softly, but his tone was resolute: "The proof is that no matter how well you pretend, you are ultimately not Ding Jian."

Since we met, you've never uttered his catchphrase: "My hair!"

I didn't adopt his federal accent either.

Even if you're a wandering spirit, you're still a local wandering spirit; you can't learn that Federation accent.

The entire room fell silent; everyone was taken aback.

It turns out that Ding Jian was possessed because of this discovery?

Pan Chao and Xie Yike immediately realized that this was indeed the case.

Ding Jian's expression gradually froze.

Immediately, a chilling coldness emanated from his body, as if even the air itself had frozen solid.

Xu Lindong immediately felt the Tower of Babel on his neck begin to stir.

Clearly, as this wandering spirit actively eroded and controlled Ding Jian's body and mind, it had already been judged as an evil entity that harmed people, meeting the criteria for imprisonment and the collection of merit.

This standard is actually easy to understand. It's like a thief stealing some money. This kind of small evil is still evil, but it doesn't reach the level of generating merit after being imprisoned, so the Tower of Babel won't react.

But once the standard is met, the Tower of Babel will naturally start to make noise.

At this moment, Ding Jian's eyes quickly lost their human luster, leaving only a deep, emotionless, and sinister look, like two bottomless pools of stagnant water.

It stared at Xu Lindong, then slowly spoke, its voice deep and somber: "What exactly does 'my hair' mean?"

Xu Lindong stared intently at Ding Jian and said calmly, "My hair is the name of a song."

"What tune?" The last trace of life on Ding Jian's face was rapidly fading, and his tone grew increasingly cold.

"I'm Already Numb," Xu Lindong said earnestly, "that's the name of this song."

"Am I... already numb?"

Ding Jian's neck made an unnatural "crack" sound, and his head slowly twisted in an almost mechanical, stiff manner.

Is this some kind of ghost turning back?

Just as he began to move.

Xu Lindong had already taken a step forward and made his move.

"Come out of his body!"

He said all that just now to build up his momentum for an explosive outburst.

At this moment, the power of the door gods was completely concentrated under Ding Jian's feet.

As Xu Lindong took a step down, a powerful suppressive force erupted, like an invisible mountain crashing down on Ding Jian. Amidst the burst of golden light, it seemed as if a phantom of a military general was pressing down with a mace, suppressing evil and breaking through malevolent forces!

Almost simultaneously, Pan Chao's eyes sharpened, widening in anger, and he uttered a commanding tone: "Get out here!"

The voice was almost tangible, carrying the power of the ancient village chief, and transformed into a bronze-colored halo of laws that appeared in the air, carrying a powerful pressure that shook the very soul.

The golden sealing power overlapped with the surrounding energy, completely locking down all of Ding Jian's escape routes!

Under the onslaught of two terrifying attacks, Ding Jian's body suddenly trembled violently.

Countless shadows seemed to writhe beneath his skin, and unnatural twisting sounds, "crack, crack," emanated from his joints.

The skin that was originally human quickly faded, revealing a deathly gray-white, while from the sides of the neck and arms, faint, translucent, dark claw shadows appeared.

The claws were sharp and hook-like, entwined with a faint black mist.

Such a shocking turn of events immediately sent chills down the spines of Xiao Mufeng and the others.

This wandering spirit is definitely not simple!

"Um?"

Xu Lindong's eyes shone brightly, and his body erupted with golden-red flames. A wall of blazing fire instantly spread from the ground beneath his feet, sweeping towards Ding Jian.

Almost simultaneously!

"Bang!"

Xiao Mufeng raised his gun and fired without hesitation.

A bullet carrying the flames of the stove tore through the air, aiming straight for Ding Jian's forehead.

But when the bullet struck the surging yin energy, it was as if it had hit an invisible iron wall, producing a piercing sound before being bounced away, sparks flying everywhere.

"Local militia!"

Tang Lei's face darkened, his fists clenched tightly, and his blood and qi surged like a tide.

A crimson phantom rose up from behind, like an enraged beast pouncing.

However, as soon as the phantom touched the outer edge of the chains, it was tightly bound by that cold aura, as if it had fallen into a swamp, and was swallowed up in the blink of an eye, without even causing a ripple.

"Ughhh!!"

A low, inhuman growl escaped from Ding Jian's throat.

At the same time, a sudden, clanging sound of metal chains being dragged echoed in the void. The sound was cold and heavy, as if it came from the depths of the underworld.

Several illusory chains shrouded in dense yin energy appeared out of thin air behind Ding Jian and suddenly spread outwards.

It actually withstood the golden mace shadow and the hearth fire from above, and completely withstood the deterrent effect of the law!

A piercing hissing sound erupted from where the golden light met the chains, and a chilling aura surged from the surface of the chains.

Pan Chao's pupils constricted sharply, and he shouted sternly, "This aura—it's a wandering soul on the verge of a breakthrough!"

The moment he finished speaking.

Ding Jian slowly raised his head.

His face was almost completely distorted, his eyes sunken, his pupils shrunken into two crimson dots, only a chilling smile spreading across his lips: "Why—why did you force me?"

A fierce glint flashed in Pan Chao's eyes. Without hesitation, he spoke again, his commanding voice booming like thunder: "Get out of my teammate's body! Get out!!"

However, the word "out" had barely left his lips when Ding Jian suddenly opened his black, gaping mouth, and a sharp, mournful ghostly howl erupted: "Jie!!!"

The sound seemed to come from the depths of the netherworld, its sound waves, carrying chaos and resentment, solidified into a tangible form.

Like black ripples, it spread instantly and crashed into Pan Chao's commanding sound waves.

The two sound waves clashed fiercely in mid-air, producing a piercing tearing sound.

The commandment lasted only a moment before being forcibly dispersed and disrupted by the sharp ghostly howl, scattering into chaotic air currents.

Pan Chao's face turned pale, he let out a muffled groan, and his legs staggered slightly.

The lingering sound waves caused a sharp pain in the eardrums of several people nearby, leaving them momentarily disoriented.

The utterly distorted grotesque face, after the scattered sound waves, grinned menacingly, two scarlet points staring intently at the scene. Its voice echoed and overlapped, as if more than one consciousness was simultaneously screaming: "Why—why won't you give kind-hearted me—a way out?"

On its greyish-white cheeks, jet-black tear-like lines snaked down, each word spoken slowly and deliberately, carrying a chilling obsession: "I was once—a human being too!!!"

The moment the last word was uttered, the dark chains binding it suddenly expanded.

The Yin energy suddenly erupted, actually pushing the power of the door gods and the flames back several inches.

The air at the factory gate was stagnant, the ground was cracked, and a strong sense of crisis pierced everyone's heart like ice spikes.

This wandering spirit is extremely malevolent and terrifyingly powerful...