Chapter 174: Director William
"I promise I won't tell anyone what I saw; I swear to the Lord!" Nina kept crossing herself.
Jake was stunned for a moment, then nodded repeatedly: "Me too!"
"Relax, I am an exorcist."
William showed the two documents marked with the local official seal.
These were prepared by the Church in advance to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings with the authorities.
Afterward, he briefly introduced the fact that anomalies exist in this world.
Coupled with the monster right in front of them, the two finally believed William's words.
"I thought news reports were all pranks." Nina covered her chest in horror.
She remembered seeing a serial murder case in the newspaper two weeks ago where the killer wore a white mask.
"Wait! If there are many such monsters in the forest..."
Jake suddenly realized something.
"Then isn't it very dangerous for us to participate in wilderness survival?"
William snapped his fingers: "Congratulations, you have acquired an important ability to survive in horror events: IQ."
"Oh... th... thanks?"
Jake was a little confused; it sounded like a compliment, but why did it feel a bit off?
"But if we don't participate in the show, we won't get that $100,000." Hesitation flashed in Nina's eyes.
William shrugged: "The choice is yours."
"Father William, the other contestants and staff don't know this news yet."
Jake's eyes were firm.
"We have to go to the gathering place to warn them."
William raised an eyebrow.
Although such morality is praiseworthy, good people seem to suffer often in the world of American horror.
However, he did intend to go to the gathering place.
There was still no clue about Jenny's whereabouts at the moment, so he had to find a few more Mountain Men to test.
Relying on himself alone was too inefficient, and he had to guard against traps in the forest.
Anyway, those Mountain Men had long targeted these contestants, so he just needed to search near the latter.
Thinking of this, William nodded: "Sure."
Then he found a wooden stick, impaled the dead Mountain Man's head on it, and used it to warn future passers-by.
After doing this, William threw the living guy into the trunk and returned to the car.
A few minutes later, a clearing in the forest.
"It's already this time; why are there still three people missing? Where is the producer?" Director Michael walked out of the RV with an angry face.
"Here!"
Mara raised her hand hurriedly and trotted over.
"Kimberly has been out of touch. Nina said she would come in Jake's car, but they have also lost contact since just now."
Michael said a word starting with F.
He pulled Mara to his side and lowered his voice:
"Honey, this is a rare opportunity for us. Young people nowadays only like to watch explosive content. As long as the show sells well, I can return to Hollywood!"
"You managed to borrow $100,000 from the bank with great difficulty, and these scripts and props also cost you a lot of effort."
Michael stared into his girlfriend's eyes.
"We must go all out, do you understand?"
Mara pursed her lips and nodded: "It was my negligence; I'll try calling them again."
"Hey! We will succeed!"
Seeing his girlfriend a little unhappy, Michael's tone became gentle, and he kissed her lightly.
"I know; I will work hard for you." Mara finally showed a smile.
Beep beep!
At this time, a horn sounded on the small road, and a pickup truck drove into the clearing.
Then Nina and Jake got out of the car.
"Thank God, why did you take so long to come! Where is Kimberly?"
Michael walked towards the two with doubtful eyes.
Then he looked at the driver's seat, only to see a... Priest get out?
"What the..."
Michael was stunned.
"Did you two go to a church to get married?"
"Hey! Michael, there is something you need to know..." Nina spoke with hesitation.
Before long.
"What the hell is this thing?"
A group of people surrounded the Mountain Man brought by William, their eyes full of disgust.
Just now, these people had learned about what Nina and the others encountered.
Unsurprisingly, most people expressed disbelief.
But after seeing the Mountain Man, their hearts finally wavered.
"Father William, you say these Mountain Men are lurking in the forest right now?"
A middle-aged man walked up to William. He was wearing camouflage clothing and had many tattoos on his arms.
William recognized the identity of the comer—Dale Murphy, a retired military officer.
This was one of the few characters in the Wrong Turn series whose combat power and IQ were online.
Unfortunately, he received a "boxed lunch" (died) later due to "Plot Kill."
"Correct. When you are alone, they should make a move." William nodded.
On the way here, he had already discovered several traps.
For safety's sake, William dismantled all the traps.
Dale looked thoughtful.
As the program guide for this wilderness survival, he had investigated the local situation before coming.
Although there were some rumors about Cannibals, the locals said they were just gimmicks.
Plus, the tourism industry here was developing well, and the police did not warn about this.
So Dale chose this place as the program venue.
But after all, he had served in the army and knew some secrets that civilians didn't know.
There are indeed monsters in this world.
Only because of the cooperation between the authorities and forces like the Church, the safety of civilians was guaranteed.
Now that this priest warned of danger, they must leave quickly.
Thinking of this, Dale ordered everyone to pack up.
"Hey! Dale, we can't go!" Michael shouted suddenly.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Michael hurriedly pulled Dale aside.
"This is a good opportunity! Humans fighting against freaks, a real wilderness survival!"
Michael's eyes were full of enthusiasm.
"As long as the show airs, it will definitely detonate the entire Hollywood!"
"Are you crazy!" Dale frowned. "Do you know the danger of those monsters!"
He recalled a certain operation in the past.
Thermal weapons couldn't kill those dead spirit demons at all; the squad he was in was almost completely wiped out.
It was a Church exorcist who arrived in time to save them.
"Dale! Have you forgotten your purpose for coming here!"
There was some madness in Michael's eyes.
"Gemma has been disappointed in you so many times; do you want to disappoint her again this time!"
Dale was speechless instantly upon hearing this.
Gemma was his ex-wife, and they had a child.
Once they were a very loving couple.
But Dale left the army because of a corruption case while serving.
During that period, Gemma had been taking care of the entire family.
Dale vowed to find a job, but successive rejections made him pick up the habit of alcoholism.
Lies, decadence, conflicts.
After all this, Gemma finally left him with the child.
Dale regretted it immensely and decided to get his life back on track.
This time he really put in the effort, and the wilderness survival show was his proof to Gemma.
As long as the show aired, he would go to his ex-wife to reconcile.
Seeing that he was about to achieve his goal, Dale wavered inside.
Seeing this, Michael took advantage of the situation and continued:
"Isn't that priest an exorcist? We can hire him as security."
"Plus you, those Mountain Men are no match at all!"
Hesitation flashed in Dale's eyes.
A moment later, he raised his head, determination in his eyes.
"That's the situation. Father William, please agree."
Michael smiled.
"We will give you 10% of the copyright share then... No! 20%!"
William raised an eyebrow.
The situation in front of him was indeed beyond his expectation.
After clearly informing them that there was a danger of cannibals here and throwing the evidence in these people's faces.
They still chose to stay with luck in mind.
William shook his head secretly: "Desire is a ghost that hastens death; even with many means, one cannot stop people who actively seek death."
However, Michael's suggestion could be considered.
With sufficient manpower, William could set up traps in reverse and wait for those Mountain Men to walk right into the trap.
Thinking of this, he shook his head.
"Not interested. Wilderness survival requires split action, which is no different from suicide. Good luck to you."
He stood up after speaking.
"Don't! Wait."
Michael hurriedly blocked the way.
"The original script can be thrown away; we will all listen to you!"
William raised an eyebrow: "Are you sure?"
Michael nodded vigorously: "All staff, including me, will act according to your instructions."
"From now on, you are the Director of this show."
William rubbed his chin, showing a thoughtful look.
Both Michael and Dale looked nervous.
"Alright, protecting civilians has always been the obligation of the Church."
William sighed.
"But I only stay in the rear to command and will not participate in the survival show."
"No problem!"
The two looked excited.
Soon, Michael gathered everyone and announced the news.
A small number of people chose to leave, and the rest stayed for various reasons.
"Father William, please give instructions; what should we do?" Michael turned on the camera and asked.
William covered his face with a black cloth.
He didn't want his face to appear every time the show was screened.
"The people staying are divided into three groups; go and drive the cars to the center position..."
William directed the crowd.
At any time, intact transportation is very important.
And according to the original work, Mountain Men are best at lurking and sneak attacks.
Therefore, the first thing was to move all vehicles away from trees and bushes.
After moving the cars to the center of the clearing, William also set up several magic arrays around.
In this way, those Mountain Men could not enter.
After that, he asked everyone to collect cans and debris at the scene.
Then, centered on the RV, warning traps were set up on the periphery.
This was learned from Lance when he was in St. Florian.
With these, it would be difficult for Mountain Men to approach them silently.
Next, food storage dispersed, multiple evacuation routes determined...
Under William's command, the entire set seemed to turn into a combat command center.
A strong sense of security emerged in everyone's heart, and the fear of Mountain Men also diminished a lot.
Dale was extremely surprised inside.
This priest's arrangements were very rigorous.
Although some methods were completely contrary to his time in the army.
But considering that what they faced this time were not normal humans, he understood.
Dale even took notes secretly.
Learning from this exorcist, maybe if he encountered evil spirits and demons next time, he could save his life!
On the other side, inside the RV.
Everyone else was busy; only William stayed here alone.
The screen in front of him had many images. These were the cameras Michael installed at the beginning, originally used to film the show.
But now they were used by William to observe the surrounding situation.
Creak.
At this time, the RV door opened.
William turned his head.
He saw a brown-haired beauty walking up. Her collar was pulled extremely low, and the spring scenery on her chest almost overflowed the entire RV.
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