Containing the Bat Person

The scene of destruction was a horrifying sight.

The helicopter that crashed in the field was still burning, dozens of police cars were wrecked, and the death toll was expected to be over ten.

This kind of case was difficult even for the deputy director, especially since he didn't even know what kind of thing the murderer was before.

It was only after asking this Exorcist that he learned it was called a Bat Person.

So, a Bat Person destroyed dozens of police cars, killed over ten police officers, and destroyed an armed helicopter.

The deputy director really couldn't handle this, so he had to call the director.

Li Dan, with his back to everyone, looked at the Four of Clubs in his hand.

"Name: Bat Person."

"Status: Restricted, Containable."

The Bat Person indeed seemed to be restricted by the Evil Spirit Wendigo, but its head could still move, baring its teeth at Li Dan.

Its vitality was probably comparable to the Evil Spirit Wendigo's. It might even be stronger when not facing firearms.

"Contain it."

The Evil Spirit Wendigo and the Bat Person dispersed into black light and were absorbed into two cards. The two behemoths vanished just like that.

The police officers were curious but didn't dare to ask.

Two female detectives worked together to drag the Soul Severing Clown over.

"Exorcist, what should we do with this person?"

They had personally seen the Clown's head spin 360 degrees and it was still alive; it was clearly not human.

If it weren't for the deputy director's orders, they wouldn't have dared to touch the Clown.

"Just leave it over there."

Li Dan said casually. His positioning of the Soul Severing Clown was as bait, a meat shield, and for scouting.

He would send the Soul Severing Clown to test dangerous areas first.

It wasn't of much use for anything else.

The Soul Severing Clown's combat power had a ceiling; it was simply no match for Pennywise (It).

"Hey, Li Dan, are you okay?"

Li Dan turned around and saw Daley, a somewhat flustered young man.

"I'm fine. What's wrong, Daley?"

"Are you really an Exorcist?" This title was unfamiliar to the general public, but for enthusiasts of the supernatural like Daley, it was absolutely not.

Some people were born with the ability to see things others couldn't, and possessed special powers.

Daley had once fantasized about being one of those people, but reality told him he was just an ordinary American civilian from a rural town in Dazhou with average grades.

Li Dan joked, "It's true, but I'm just a reserve. I actually want to be a priest more."

Daley, hearing the teasing in Li Dan's words, retorted.

"Then you should carry a holy book with you and put on a white beard; you'll be more attractive."

"Oh, come on, a Chinese priest?"

"Haha."

Daley was genuinely amused. He hadn't noticed before that Li Dan had a dark sense of humor.

"Let's go back together, Li Dan. I'll be your driver this time."

"Do you need payment?"

"Of course. Tell me something about exorcism as payment."

The two got into the car. Normally, the deputy director would have taken Li Dan in for questioning, but now he had his own problems to deal with.

He couldn't manage anything even if he wanted to.

The Church held significant power here. Forget local authorities; even the state had no jurisdiction, let alone an externally affiliated Exorcist.

The reason for this could be attributed to the endless stream of supernatural incidents occurring lately.

The inn.

Trish looked surprised when she saw the two return, chatting and laughing. They had seemed to dislike each other when they left.

Now their relationship seemed very good. What happened in between?

"Are you guys okay? Did you catch the murderer?"

Daley exclaimed dramatically.

"We caught him, but it wasn't a bad guy, it was a terrifying Bat Person."

"Bat Person? Could that lie get any more obvious? Don't try to fool me, Saint Daley."

"I'm not a saint!"

"You are."

The siblings were at each other's throats.

Trish was mainly dissatisfied with Daley's series of suicidal actions.

Climbing in for an uncertain sound, risking so much, was more saintly than Saint Mary.

For Li Dan, it was definitely hoped that the world would have more saints; selfish people often wish the world had more good people.

Li Dan sometimes liked teammates like this, and he interrupted the siblings' argument.

"Alright Trish, Daley is telling the truth, there really is a Bat Person, and hundreds of bodies are also true. Daley deserves credit, he did something very brave."

Daley said proudly, "Hear that, sis? You probably can't imagine Li Dan's real identity is actually an Exorcist. The Bat Person was subdued by him, even the police can testify to that."

Trish was half-believing, half-disbelieving. She hadn't seen it herself, and it was mostly due to Li Dan's words.

Did she have to call the police station to ask?

After going through all that, everyone was hungry. The three of them sat down again and ordered three set meals, planning to eat and talk.

Daley was unusually excited, chattering non-stop while eating.

Trish ignored her brother and asked Li Dan.

"We're resting for a day before setting off, or are we still traveling?"

Daley, without even swallowing his burger, stammered.

"Of course... we're traveling overnight."

"Shut up and eat your food," Trish snapped at Daley.

Li Dan's intention was to rest for a day at this small inn and set off tomorrow. Setting off at night wasn't impossible, but he was afraid of encountering trouble on the way.

What if they accidentally ran into a Dead End? That would be terrible luck.

Being cautious was definitely the right move.

So it was safer to rest for a day.

Daley wanted to travel at night because Li Dan had stopped mid-sentence while recounting his experiences as an Exorcist, making him restless. But unfortunately, Li Dan and Trish were on the same page.

He could only choose to stay at the inn.

When renting the rooms

Daley intentionally or unintentionally showed his desire to share a room with Li Dan, to continue the unfinished Midnight Game.

How could Li Dan possibly agree? He wasn't used to sleeping with men.

It would be more like his sister.

"Daley, this is not up for discussion."

"Then let's get my sister, the three of us together?" As soon as Daley finished speaking, Trish grabbed his ear.

"Daley, I'm telling Grandpa as soon as we get back, you're finished."

Li Dan hadn't expected this kid to have such a perverted idea, the three of them together.

"Daley, you know I'm not that kind of person."

Daley really didn't mean it that way; he felt wronged.

Night fell.

In the end, the three of them rented three rooms, one for each, all adjacent to each other.

Li Dan leaned against the headboard and took out the Ghost Card.

"Contained Object: Bat Person."

"Abilities: Bat Wings, Radar, Hibernation, High-Temperature Tolerance, DNA Repair, Immune Regulation, Immortality (Fragmented)."

"Comment: This is an unkillable Bat Person."

After reading it, Li Dan felt the comment was a bit perfunctory, and the Immortality part seemed redundant.

No matter how brief or perfunctory the comment was, it couldn't change the fact that the Bat Person could directly tear apart an armed helicopter and ignore firearms.

These two points alone were quite good.

There were no shortcomings in terms of tanking for now. Next, Li Dan could start looking for contained objects like Evil Spirits and Demons.

Those belonged to the realm of true supernatural phenomena and hauntings.

Li Dan didn't have any good ideas for now, so he placed his hopes on the Warrens. After all, those two traveled all over the country and were bound to encounter suitable ones.

Once he passed the review and became an Exorcist, he could appear as an external support, which was quite good.

The Warrens usually investigated the origin of the entity thoroughly before inviting a priest or an Exorcist to act.

This was much safer than randomly barging into unknown supernatural events.

After all, no one knew if they would end up encountering a small Calami or a hidden great terror.