Night slowly descended.
The mother and daughter's argument had long since ceased.
During a simple dinner in the living room, Sophie was composed, her younger son Martin clung tightly to John, and Rebecca called her boyfriend.
One could discern the closeness or distance between family members just by their seating arrangement at dinner.
If John hadn't come, Rebecca, after learning the truth, would have taken her brother to live at her place today.
The old woman was in low spirits.
John could tell this wasn't the mother's true intention, but in her current mental state, she would eventually be misled by the Evil Spirit.
Not long after dinner.
Rebecca's boyfriend, Brett, arrived.
Dressed in a leather jacket with long hair and stubble, he looked like a rock musician; Rebecca introduced him as a very wild-looking boyfriend who was actually introverted.
After some casual chat.
It was already night, and everyone seemed to have forgotten the presence of the Evil Spirit, each discussing topics of interest.
But what was meant to come, would come.
Normally, Diana might pick on someone who was alone, but today John's insistence on entering this house had already enraged her.
Her boyfriend, Brett, suddenly screamed while in the bathroom and ran out, saying he saw a shadowy figure lunge at him inside, only for it to vanish instantly.
Rebecca quickly looked at John, and John, living up to expectations with his skill and courage, walked directly towards the bathroom.
It seemed like the aura of a strong person, but in reality, he had already merged with the Jeepers Creepers.
Seeing this, Rebecca breathed a sigh of relief and quickly explained the whole story to her boyfriend.
A typical boyfriend might have already run away.
However, Brett chose to stay and face it with Rebecca; he was introverted but not lacking in courage.
In the bathroom.
A faint light flashed, and Terrifier made a grand entrance.
Art the Clown still carried his signature black plastic bag, but this time his weapon had been updated; he actually pulled out a chainsaw from inside.
The sound was too loud, John asked him to change it, perhaps to something like an infrared device?
"Forget it, I'll look for myself."
John directly reached his hand into the black cloth bag and rummaged around, taking out whatever he grabbed to examine it.
What is this?
John pinched something hard and pulled it out; it turned out to be half a baseball bat stained with an unknown liquid.
John was instantly disgusted and returned the item to Art the Clown, saying speechlessly,
"You're really not afraid of being grossed out."
After John spoke, he felt it was pointless, as the last time in that restaurant, Terrifier could smear excrement everywhere, making it a bizarre anomaly in the horror world.
Art the Clown revealed a smile and pulled a hat from his pocket, seemingly wanting to perform a magic trick to please him.
John stopped him in time and told him to observe if there were any other things in the room.
Art the Clown nodded, then shook his head.
John, however, understood his meaning: he could sense it but not its precise location.
It seems most of these things can sense each other.
Does evil sense evil?
"Then you keep paying attention, and when I give the command, if you see or sense anything, charge straight in."
"Don't be afraid, I'll cover you from behind."
Art the Clown: "…"
John: "I'm going to turn off the lights."
Art the Clown nodded, took out his signature hammer from his bag, and got ready to charge at any moment.
John lit a candle, then turned off the bathroom lights, plunging the entire space into darkness.
Only that flicker of candlelight drifted in the dark, as if it could be blown out at any moment.
Not long after.
A black figure squatted at the doorway, its appearance unclear, as if it had suddenly materialized.
John turned on the light and the figure disappeared; he turned off the light and it reappeared.
Only, the distance seemed closer.
John turned on the light again and took out a phantom card. Huh, it still could only detect traces.
It seems it can really only appear in the shadows?
John turned on the light again, trying to communicate.
"Hey, whoever you are, can you understand human speech?"
This seemed to anger the black shadow; she slowly stood up, growled, and lunged at John.
At this moment, John turned the switch on again, and the black shadow disappeared.
"Click."
Turning it off, the black shadow reappeared; turning it on, it disappeared again.
Disappearing, appearing, disappearing, appearing…
Although the black shadow was getting closer and closer to him, John actually found it quite interesting.
"Art, it's your turn to perform, go!"
It was another lights-out.
Art the Clown charged up with his hammer, looking very aggressive, but in an instant, Art was tackled to the ground by the black shadow, and his hammer was directly knocked aside.
"Click."
John turned on the light; a flustered Art seemed somewhat confused.
"Click."
The black shadow suddenly reappeared, and Art was caught off guard, his neck directly bitten, and a large amount of blood sprayed out uncontrollably.
Cough cough, operational error. To compensate Art, John released the Jeepers Creepers for assistance.
As the Jeepers Creepers charged over, the black shadow suddenly vanished.
The next second, she appeared on the ceiling and directly hung the Jeepers Creepers up.
The Jeepers Creepers's sharp claws flipped, and the black shadow disappeared again, with attacks suddenly appearing from all directions.
Even the Jeepers Creepers was choked by the throat and lifted into the air.
Fortunately, the Jeepers Creepers is not human, so even if he suffocates, he won't die.
In the confined space, the Jeepers Creepers was played with like a toy.
Art clutched his neck and scrambled back to John's side. His neck had stopped gushing blood but was still bleeding.
His gaze was resentful, but John pretended not to notice.
Immortality is still quite difficult to kill.
Although the Jeepers Creepers was always on the receiving end of the attacks, John never left the candlelight by a single step.
Perhaps this Evil Spirit named Diana also realized that he was the one in charge.
If John dared to step out of the room, he was sure the Evil Spirit would abandon the Jeepers Creepers and directly attack him head-on.
Even with mental preparation, he didn't want to be face-rushed by an Evil Spirit.
After all, it was quite terrifying.
But how could Diana be restricted?
This Evil Spirit is different from other Evil Spirit Wendigos; she seems to have a physical form, unlike the horrors in 'Paranormal Activity' that are completely invisible to the naked eye.
When the lights are off, she has almost instantaneous speed.
When the lights are on, she's invisible. This really poses a challenge for John.
Could it be that he really needs to call a priest?
From the moment John entered the bathroom to the Jeepers Creepers's appearance, the entire process actually took only five minutes.
Perhaps sensing John's caution, the Evil Spirit vanished directly.
Instead, screams came from the living room.
John took only a few steps out of the shadows before stopping; the next second, his neck tightened, and John was lifted into mid-air by an unseen force.
He guessed it, but unfortunately, he was a few steps too late.
"Fusion · Square Four"
Looking down at the black shadow, John used all his strength to break free from the invisible hand on his neck, and the Jeepers Creepers and Terrifier instantly converged beside John.
The black shadow disappeared again.
A cunning Evil Spirit, but her strength doesn't seem to be particularly strong.
Of course, it could also be three against one, giving me the advantage.
All three are immortal, and John has also merged with the Evil Spirit, making them quite difficult to kill.
This is also why John dared to be so reckless.
If this were in 'Paranormal Activity', 'Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum', or 'Grave Encounters', he would be very cautious.
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