Chapter 87 Closing the Net

After being thrown into the castle by Fu Qinghai, the plastic ghost doll Upton DuPont landed on his face with a "pia-ji" sound. The big face plate made of synthetic resin hit the floor tiles of the castle. He quickly got up and looked around.

The top floor of the castle was empty, with no one there. The doll found a stone staircase leading to the lower floor and tiptoed down quietly.

…

Outside the castle, in a narrow alley between two houses, three people were squatting stealthily.

In the dark night, only sporadic sounds of fighting were heard in Biertan Village. The fight between the reincarnations had gradually subsided, and no one spoke. The scene was quiet for a while.

In the silence, Zhang Yuning suddenly asked,

"What are you going to do after you go in?"

Fu Qinghai raised his head. He knew that Zhang Yuning was asking him, so he said:

"I'll make a decision based on the information Upton gives me. But if I have to say it, we'll just fight back when the enemy comes and block the water with earth. That's all."

Zhang Yuning asked,

"Have you ever thought that no matter what information Upton sent back, we have no way to seal the demon Valak anymore. We don't have the blood of Jesus, and the monastery has been blown up. If we find the ancient book of the ritual to summon Valak, maybe we can reverse the process based on the demon knowledge recorded in the book, but there is no book now."

Fu Qinghai took a deep breath.

Yes, what Zhang Yuning said is true. The sealing method in the movie is no longer applicable now.

Fu Qinghai clenched the black steel sword in his hand and said in a deep voice:

"Then kill, kill your way out, kill your way to dawn."

Zhang Yuning shook his head slightly and said,

"You said it yourself. The Valk steel sword in your hand can only indirectly harm Valk by killing humans that Valk possesses. It cannot directly attack ethereal spirits and ghosts. As long as Valk doesn't possess humans, you can't do anything to Him."

After that, Zhang Yuning gently raised another question:

"Besides, have you ever thought about this question? If Ron Bentham and I were also possessed by Valak, would you choose to kill us?"

Upon hearing this question, Ron immediately looked up at Fu Qinghai eagerly, wanting to know his answer.

Fu Qinghai was silent, paused, and whispered:

"Yes."

Fu Qinghai did not choose to deceive his teammates. He was not Constantine, nor was he the Warrens, the protagonists of the Conjuring universe. Fu Qinghai did not know any exorcism skills. If his two teammates were possessed by Valak, he would choose to kill them without hesitation.

As long as it hurts Valak.

"Uh..." Ron Bentham's face looked a little ugly. He knew that what Fu Qinghai said was very realistic and it was the only way, but it was still a little difficult to accept for a while.

Zhang Yuning said,

"In fact, there is another way to break the impasse."

Zhang Yuning had no expression on his face and spoke slowly in a cold voice:

"Although I haven't seen the movie The Nun, I have done some research on horror movies, including the European and American horror movies that The Conjuring universe belongs to. The Nun is a prequel to the Conjuring universe. I have seen other movies in the Conjuring universe, and I can tell you with certainty that the spiritual core of the Conjuring universe is a religious metaphor and the universal values ​​of the European and American Christian world."

The universal values ​​of the European and American Christian world... Fu Qinghai chewed on these words again and again, looking thoughtful, and said to Zhang Yuning:

"You continue."

"Have you noticed that, up to now, nuns, priests, monasteries, inverted crosses, suicide, the blood of Jesus... these elements are all filled with a strong religious flavor. James Wan's The Conjuring universe is different from other films that satirize religion, such as The Exorcist. The core of the Conjuring universe is to praise and promote Christian beliefs and oppose atheism and other religious beliefs. The protagonists of the Conjuring series of films, the Warrens, are officially recognized folk paranormal investigators by the Vatican. Their most core weapon against the devil is not some complicated exorcism methods and rituals, but their devout belief in God. This is their greatest weapon against evil."

She continued:

"Each different horror movie universe has a different way to break the deadlock. The core logic of Chinese supernatural horror movies is that every wrong has its perpetrator and every debt has its creditor. The key to breaking the deadlock is to let the evil spirits get rid of their obsession. Thai supernatural horror movies are influenced by Buddhist culture and emphasize cause and effect, and good and evil will be rewarded. Japanese supernatural horror movies are based on their unique culture of vengeful spirits. Even if the vengeful spirits are avenged, they still harbor extreme hatred and evil thoughts, and there is basically no solution."

Fu Qinghai nodded frequently. Zhang Yuning's approach of jumping out of the movie plot itself and examining the plot of the reincarnation world from a higher dimension and a broader perspective was very similar to his own. He also used this method to analyze the Warhammer 40K universe.

But it's no use.

Zhang Yuning concluded:

"In order to find a way out of this spiritualistic universe that celebrates the Christian faith, we must first have a very devout Christian here."

Fu Qinghai was the first to shake his head: "Let me first say that I am not. I am a staunch materialist and atheist. In my opinion, even if there is a god in the world, God is just a higher-dimensional materialistic form of existence."

When Fu Qinghai was digging a grave, he just pulled out a cross and used it as a hoe. How could he possibly believe in God?

"Me neither." Zhang Yuning said lightly.

The two men then looked at Ron.

Ron Bentham hesitated for a moment, then said hesitantly:

"Well...actually I believe in God, but only occasionally. When I encounter something scary, I think about it. My previous thought was that there is nothing to lose by believing in it, but if I don't believe in it, I may not be protected when I encounter a ghost."

"You are not even a shallow believer." Fu Qinghai concluded.

"This is Pascal's theory," said Zhang Yuning.

"What is Pascal's theory?" Fu Qinghai asked.

Zhang Yuning said: "The original words of the theological theory of Blaise Pascal, a French philosopher in the 17th century, are: A rational person should believe in the existence of God and live accordingly, because if God does not exist, then those who believe in him will not suffer any loss, but if you do not believe in God, and God really exists, then the loss suffered by people is very great, because those who do not believe in God will go to hell."

"Also known as Pascal's Wager."

Fu Qinghai understood. This is a bit similar to what some Chinese aunties do when they burn incense and worship at every temple. It is equivalent to doing an analysis of investment risks and expected returns based on faith.

None of the three people present is a devout believer, so there is no solution to the deadlock in the soul-summoning universe.

The scene fell silent again.

At this moment, the rustling sound of flowing water suddenly attracted the attention of the three people.

Fu Qinghai stood up, walked out of the alley and looked at the street.

On the streets of the village, in the cracks of the houses, and in the depressions of the stone slabs, thin streams of deep red blood continued to flow out. These thin streams of blood slowly gathered together and turned into streams, moving towards the castle.

It was blood, the blood from the bodies of all the dead villagers and reincarnated people in Biertan Village!

Fu Qinghai looked horrified.

Fu Qinghai stretched out his foot to step on the blood, and the blood automatically flowed over the surface of his shoes and continued to flow towards the direction of the castle.

It is easy to tell that such a strange phenomenon must mean that someone is performing some evil ritual in the castle.

This situation is finally coming to an end!

...

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

At the same time, in the dark and eerie castle.

A short, big-headed plastic doll was leaning against the wall, cautiously walking out of a dark corner, step by step.

He tiptoed and slowly approached a hall.

In the hall, a middle-aged man wearing a sophisticated windbreaker, with a pale face and a shiny slicked-back hair, was kneeling in front of a tall ghost nun and whispered:

"Lord Valak, the ritual has begun. Please enter my body. In this way, as I promised you before, you will grant me supreme power, and I will take you out of this universe and go to more universes to preach the omniscience and evil of hell."

The ghost nun with a dark and ferocious face looked down at the man kneeling in front of her, a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she said:

"Very good, Rusfan. Although the Dracula bloodline in you is weak and mixed, and you are a pathetic and ridiculous low-level vampire, but because you have stronger execution and determination than Duke Saint Carta, I don't mind granting you a stronger power, the pure power from hell, a far more pure evil power than the Dracula power in your bloodline."

Rusfan, who was kneeling on the cold marble floor, was so excited that his shoulders trembled slightly. Although Valak's words "low-level vampires" made him feel a little humiliated, if he could gain more powerful power, all these plans and layouts would be worth it!

Upton Dupont, who was hiding in the corner, had been listening attentively, and his red little mouth opened wide.

Suddenly, the ghost nun raised her head, looked around, and said in a deep voice:

"I feel that there is another soul here besides you."

What? There is another soul... Hearing this, Rusfan immediately stood up from the ground and looked around.

This is an empty gray-white stone hall with a high dome supported by several thick pillars.

Rusfan's gloomy eyes searched around the empty hall. He moved very quickly and soon found and picked up a doll behind a corner.

The doll is crudely made, with brown hair inserted one by one on the synthetic resin head. Its face looks dull and stiff, not lively and cute at all.

A plastic doll appeared in an old stone castle where no one lived?

It does seem very abrupt.

Rusfan's first thought was that this might be a bug or a surveillance camera. He pinched the body of the plastic doll with his fingers and found that the synthetic resin felt soft rather than hard, so there was no electronic eavesdropping device inside. He looked carefully at the big light blue eyes of the plastic doll and found that there was no pinhole camera inside.

There weren't even any batteries in the battery slot on the back of the doll.

"That's strange…"

Rusfan wondered.

He suddenly remembered what the ghost nun said: There is still a soul here.

"Soul..." Rusfan looked at the plastic doll in his hand, muttering to himself thoughtfully.

Seeing that he was about to be discovered, a ferocious smile suddenly appeared on the stiff face of the plastic doll. The little hand reached into the overalls, pulled out a sharp knife, and stabbed it into Rusfan's hand.

"Ahhh!"

Although the ghost doll was small in size, it was very powerful. The knife pierced through Rusfan's palm. He let go of the hand that was holding the plastic doll, covered his hand and screamed.

The plastic doll fell to the ground, and its two short legs moved quickly, and it ran away laughing "giggle giggle".

Rusfan hunched over, looking at the blood flowing from his hands. He yelled in anger and prepared to chase after him.

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　I had written a chapter for 9,600 yuan, but it was blocked all day. I have no choice but to split it up and post it now.

(End of this chapter)