Chapter 82: Is This What You Rely On? Pathetic!
"Hahahaha! Did you see that!"
Watching his servants begin to regenerate amidst the swirling black mist, Solomon Goode once again burst into manic laughter.
The terror on his face vanished, replaced by a sick, god-complex arrogance.
"Did you see that! This is the power of the Devil! This is the ace our Goode Family has held for three hundred years!"
He spread his arms like a conductor on stage, gazing with intoxication at his "masterpiece."
"They are immortal! As long as Shadyside remains cursed, as long as my pact with the demon holds, they will never truly die! Each death only makes them return with deeper hatred, stronger, and harder to kill!"
On the ground, the Burlap Sack Killer's headless corpse twitched as writhing flesh on his neck took shape, and a new, more grotesque head erupted from the gore. Though still covered by burlap, the single eye within burned with ghostly blue fire ten times more intense than before!
He slowly rose from the ground, releasing a soul-shaking roar, then bent down and retrieved the fire axe.
Inside the pillar, the priest's body broke free from the concrete crater.
All his bones had reformed, and his twisted limbs returned to their original state, though the cracking sounds were bone-chilling. He rolled his neck, his gaze at Edward filled with venom and fanaticism.
Ruby Lane and Billy Barker, who'd been crippled by Jennifer, also stood completely intact, their wounds vanished without a trace.
The four regenerated killers, along with the Skull Mask Killer and the Milkman who'd been holding back, six figures once again surrounded Edward and Jennifer.
The black mist around them grew thicker, almost solidifying into dark flames that danced around their bodies.
This time, they didn't immediately attack, but stared at Edward and Jennifer with eyes devoid of any humanity, like predators scrutinizing prey, searching for the perfect moment to strike.
The oppressive feeling of being simultaneously targeted by six hellspawn was enough to shatter any normal person's sanity.
"Nice healing factor."
Edward looked at the scene, his face showing not concern, but genuine interest.
"So, here's my question." He turned to Solomon, who wore a smug expression. "Does this infinite resurrection require you to continuously pay a price, or do they auto-charge just by standing on cursed ground?"
Solomon was thrown off by Edward's casual question, then sneered, "About to die, and you're still asking questions? You don't need to know! You only need to know that your time has come!"
"Today, I'll show you what real despair feels like!"
"Tear them... to pieces!"
With Solomon's command, the six killers moved as one!
The Burlap Sack Killer launched the most violent charge from the front, his fire axe raised high, carrying devastating force!
The priest and the Milkman flanked from left and right, cutting off all of Edward's escape routes!
Ruby Lane and Billy Barker locked onto Jennifer again, their speed much faster than before!
And the Skull Mask Killer, who hadn't moved yet, finally stirred.
He didn't charge, but stood in place, pulling an old hunting knife from his coat.
He raised the knife to his mouth, extended a grotesquely long tongue, and licked the blade with disturbing slowness. Then, his figure instantly vanished!
Stealth kill!
This was a meticulously planned ambush!
"Master!" Jennifer's senses instantly caught the vanished Skull Mask Killer, and for the first time, genuine seriousness appeared on her face.
"Parlor tricks."
Edward's voice remained calm.
The next second.
VWOOM—!
This power was no longer the invisible telekinesis from before, but visible energy radiating soft white light!
Divine Purification!
The entire dim and eerie mall was instantly illuminated bright as noon by this holy light!
The evil black mist rising from the ground hissed and rapidly melted away like snow under a blowtorch!
Deena, Sam, and Josh, bathed in this warm light, felt their bodies lighten. The bone-deep chill and fear they'd felt earlier were completely dispelled. They even felt that the exhaustion and pain of the past few days were being healed by this light.
And the six killers charging toward Edward screamed in absolute agony, like demons doused with holy water!
The thick dark flames on their bodies violently burned away under the sacred light, revealing their rotted, twisted bodies beneath.
"AAHHH—!"
"What... what the hell IS this?!"
From across the mall, Solomon Goode's smug smile completely froze the moment the Purification light flared.
He felt like he'd been thrown into a furnace, experiencing searing pain across his entire body.
The power he'd gained from his demonic pact was being violently suppressed and Purified by this holy aura!
This energy was the complete opposite of his and the demon's power, a natural predator!
"No! Impossible! What is this!" He shrieked in terror, all his previous composure and arrogance gone.
"Time for judgment."
Edward's voice carried divine authority.
He moved.
Facing the fire axe coming down from the front, he didn't dodge, but directly raised Ebony in his left hand.
BOOM!
Another gunshot.
But this time, the bullet was infused with pure white Purification light!
That blessed round caused no physical explosion.
It struck the Burlap Sack Killer's newly grown head, and then, like a stone dropped in water, rippled outward in circles of white light.
The killer's scream cut off abruptly.
His massive body, starting from the head, disintegrated inch by inch, turning to ash!
This time, there was no regeneration.
The black mist couldn't reform!
While Purifying the Burlap Sack Killer, Edward's body performed an elegant spin, and Ivory in his right hand aimed at the priest and Milkman attacking from both flanks.
BOOM! BOOM!
Two gunshots rang out almost simultaneously.
Two blessed bullets carved deadly arcs, accurately striking their chests.
The priest and Milkman's bodies began to disintegrate. The fanaticism and venom on their faces ultimately turned to pure terror before vanishing into ash.
On the other side, Jennifer moved.
Facing the charging Ruby Lane and Billy Barker again, Jennifer didn't bother dodging.
SQUELCH!
She moved faster, instantly appearing beside Billy Barker, her hand like lightning, piercing straight through the boy's chest, emerging from his back still clutching a beating heart wrapped in dark mist!
"Here, you dropped this."
Jennifer said coldly, then her fingers clenched!
CRUNCH!
That demonic heart was crushed in her hand!
Billy Barker's body stiffened, the ghostfire in his eyes instantly extinguished, and his entire body turned to ash.
Ruby Lane saw this, let out a shriek, and turned to flee.
The next second, Jennifer had already appeared behind her, one hand gripping her throat, lifting her clean off the ground.
She twisted with inhuman strength, and with a sharp CRACK, Ruby's neck snapped.
Immediately after, Edward fired a shot in perfect coordination.
Ruby's body crumbled to dust.
Only one left.
The stealthed Skull Mask Killer.
Edward slowly turned, his gaze falling on seemingly empty air to his right.
He raised Ivory and, without hesitation, pulled the trigger at that empty space.
BOOM!
The bullet shot out.
The Skull Mask Killer tried to dodge, but it was too late!
The blessed bullet struck him directly between the eyes!
No screams, no struggle.
The Skull Mask Killer's body, like a vampire in sunlight, crumbled into final ash.
Six immortal killers.
Completely annihilated!
The entire process took barely fifteen seconds.
Inside the mall, silence returned.
Only the sacred white light still gently flowed, illuminating the space like a cathedral.
Deena, Sam, and Josh were completely stunned.
They stood with mouths hanging open, eyes wide as saucers, like three petrified statues.
Everything that had just happened was completely beyond their comprehension.
If Edward's previous headshot of the Burlap Sack Killer had shocked them.
Then now, Edward bathed in holy light, Purifying six invincible monsters into dust with casual ease, left them with nothing but reverent awe, as if witnessing a literal angel!
Is this guy an angel?
He must be an angel sent from Heaven!
On the other side, Solomon Goode's condition was utterly pathetic.
He lay collapsed on the ground, trembling violently, his skin covered in burn marks from the holy light, emitting wisps of black smoke.
All his leverage, all his trump cards, were as fragile as wet paper before this man's impossibly divine power!
He watched Edward slowly approach, his eyes devoid of any arrogance or malice, leaving only the most primal, purest fear.
"No... don't come any closer..."
He crawled backward on all fours, trying to escape from the man who seemed like an avenging angel.
Edward walked up to him, looking down with cold eyes, the muzzles of his dual pistols still wreathed in lingering sacred light.
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