Sharlot glanced at Gwen, who still looked slightly terrified.
He nodded.
No wonder.
Gwen looked as if she had seen a ghost.
It turns out she really did see a ghost!
Although Director George's ghost story was indeed very captivating.
Sharlot believed that the difficulty of this exorcism mission shouldn't be too great.
Being rated as a C-Rank mission was appropriate.
Firstly, from the surface, annabelle should have two abilities.
One is the ability to make people enter nightmares and to make the dreamers still feel the pain of the nightmare when awake.
This is very similar to his Chaos Shield!
But if they really faced off, his side would undoubtedly be more powerful!
After all, he had just received Dormammu's blessing yesterday.
He had five hundred years' worth of pure Dark Energy in his body!
annabelle, in the end, was just a low-level Dark Creature.
If they really fought, she wouldn't even be able to make a showing!
And annabelle's second ability should be locked teleportation.
This is quite similar to his Bone Spike Whip.
Sharlot was a bit curious about this.
If he threw it into Hell's Gate later, would it reappear?
As for the third ability, it should be restoration!
And facing such an ability, Sharlot would be even more at ease in dealing with it!
You should know that he had a Bone Spike Whip with extremely strong corrosive and contaminating properties in his hand!
When he dealt with Kaecilius this morning, considering that the other party hadn't been corrupted yet, he was still holding back!
Now, facing this annabelle who had brought great harm to Gwen's Family, of course, he had to go all out!
With the Bone Spike Whip in hand, Sharlot wanted to see which was faster: his Bone Spike Whip's corrosion speed or annabelle's restoration speed!
In short, Sharlot believed that with his strength, dealing with a mere C-Rank exorcism mission involving annabelle should be relatively easy!
At this moment, Wang, who was beside him, asked, "Since that's the case, we might be able to trace the source of all events even earlier.
Do you still remember the female owner of the doll shop who sold you annabelle back then?
In my opinion, there are also significant problems with her!"
Director George seemed to have anticipated Wang's question.
He gave a wry smile and said helplessly, "I had already thought of the problems you can think of.
When I discovered that annabelle couldn't be destroyed and could always return no matter how far it was thrown, I thought of going to settle accounts with that female doll shop owner."
"But then, something eerie happened again!
That doll shop vanished into thin air!
It was as if it had never existed.
I went to check the surveillance, and the footage showed that when I bought the doll that day, I was merely pacing back and forth at the location of that doll shop.
After half an hour, the surveillance footage skipped a frame.
Then, annabelle inexplicably appeared in my hand!
It... it was like seeing a ghost!"
Sharlot frowned.
Damn, is it that creepy?
Is this a ghost wall?
Or is the mastermind behind this annabelle also a Magician?
Setting up an illusion similar to the New York Sanctum?
So, from the outside surveillance, Director George was just pacing back and forth?
After a moment of contemplation, Sharlot asked, "Director George, do you still have any impression of that female owner?
For example, what did she look like?"
Director George nodded.
"Hmm, although it wasn't shown in the surveillance, I have a very deep impression of that female owner!
Because that female owner had a very strange temperament.
From her appearance, she was clearly just a woman in her thirties or forties.
But when I looked into her eyes, I felt like she had already lived for hundreds of years!
Extremely eerie!"
"Because her dolls were indeed very unique, I thought that at this time next year, I could go back to her shop to choose dolls.
So, I even specifically asked for her name.
She smiled and told me her name was—Agatha!"
Hiss—
Upon hearing the name Agatha, Sharlot couldn't help but gasp.
His heart was filled with disbelief!
Agatha?
The mastermind behind this annabelle is Agatha!?
You should know that in the Marvel Universe, Agatha is a Witch who has existed for hundreds of years and specializes in Dark Magic!
Wielding the darkhold, her power is immense!
Moreover, her mind is extremely meticulous; every plan is thought out ten steps ahead!
Just like in the TV series "WandaVision," in order to obtain the extremely pure Chaos magic energy within Wanda, she spent a lot of time disguised as Wanda's good neighbor, building a good relationship with Wanda.
Finally, she successfully lured Wanda into attacking her, thereby smoothly absorbing the Chaos Energy within Wanda!
So... is this seemingly unremarkable Annabelle Incident, which only affects Gwen's Family, the first step in one of Agatha's plans?
In fact, her ambition is even greater!?
Thinking of this, Sharlot's vigilance for the Annabelle Incident he was about to face immediately increased significantly.
If Agatha hadn't interfered, then the Annabelle Incident would merely be a C-Rank mission.
But if Agatha's shadow is behind this, then it is highly likely to affect the entire region, or even an entire city!
It should be classified as an A-Rank exorcism mission!
No, it should even be S-Rank!
Because the darkhold in Agatha's hand was written by Pluto.
Chthon placed it on Earth with the purpose of cultivating Dark Magicians to facilitate his invasion of Earth.
So if he were to confront Agatha, wouldn't he be disrupting Chthon's plan?
Would Chthon not cause him trouble?
You should know that Pluto is an existence in no way weaker than Dormammu, the Dark Dimension Lord!
Therefore, classifying this Annabelle Incident as S-Rank is absolutely more than enough!
"Damn!
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Thinking of this, Sharlot couldn't help but curse under his breath.
He was happily coming here, thinking that after learning Hell's Gate, Chaos Shield, and Bone Spike Whip, and getting a cloak of the undead from the New York Sanctum, his strength would be considered outstanding among the Magicians of Kamar-Taj.
Dealing with a C-Rank mission like the Annabelle Incident should be easy, right?
Who would have thought that behind this, there was the scheme of an A-Rank big shot Agatha and an S-Rank big shot Chthon?
I, who just left the Beginner Village (novice village), have to fight Taro (a powerful monster)?
This is ridiculous!
"Phew—
Deep breaths, don't panic, don't panic—
Perhaps I'm overthinking this situation.
Maybe things aren't that serious yet?
In any case, when I perform the exorcism later, I must be careful, careful, and even more careful!"
Although Agatha, and even big shots like Chthon, are behind this annabelle, given the current extent of the situation's influence, it should only be a small pawn.
With his strength, he should still be able to deal with it.
So, as he had previously imagined, the Chaos Shield and Bone Spike Whip should still cause effective damage.
However, he still needed to prepare in advance.
Thinking of this, Sharlot put away his earlier carefree, phone-playing attitude.
His expression became much more serious.
The cloak of the undead, composed of black skulls, was draped over his shoulders at some point.
The next moment!
With a loud boom!
Countless skulls splattered outwards from the cloak of the undead!
Filling all the space in Gwen's house!
And those skulls were rapidly rotating.
From the outside, it looked as eerie as could be!
Seeing the entire room filled with skulls, Sharlot's heart settled a little.
This was the result of his practice in controlling the cloak of the undead over the past two days.
By shooting skulls outwards, he could achieve a reconnaissance effect on the surrounding space.
The countless skulls rotated rapidly, allowing for a 360-degree, all-encompassing scan of Gwen's house.
Any abnormality could be detected in time!
Moreover, each skull came with defensive and offensive capabilities.
If any enemy suddenly appeared, their attack could be blocked by these dense skulls.
And these countless skulls could also launch self-destructing attacks like bomb trucks at the enemy.
In short, this was a safe house combining offense and defense!
Just then, Gwen, who had been mostly silent, looked at the black skulls densely covering the surroundings.
She took a deep breath and bravely asked, "Master Sharlot, are you here to exorcise, or are you the one to be exorcised?"
Sharlot: ???
Miss Gwen!
I suspect you're being sarcastic!