Resolve

"Rhode!"

Sulu ran over and quickly confirmed that this was the real Rhode.

At the same time, looking at the 0.3 reduction in Inspiration within his attribute panel, he sighed inwardly.

Although this Spirit Pressure was useful, the consumption was immense.

Furthermore, it could not disperse this evil spirit for long; at most twenty seconds—no, more like a dozen seconds—it would come back again!

If it were a Tier 3 or Tier 4 vicious spirit entity, it might only hold it for a second or two! The consumption would also skyrocket to a terrifying level.

"Sulu!"

The real Rhode stood still, not moving around recklessly.

Seeing him approach, his eyes held a trace of vigilance: "Say something to prove it's you!"

"The scar on your stomach is from your appendectomy!"

Sulu said quickly.

"Very good!"

Rhode relaxed his guard, then sounded somewhat reproachful: "Why did you follow me in?"

"If we don't take down that evil spirit, neither of us is getting out! Besides... I am already a Medium now, so I'm of some use."

Sulu replied.

"What? A Medium?" Rhode exclaimed: "How did that happen?"

"Perhaps my constitution was already a perfect match for the requirements of a Medium, and combined with the stimulation from this evil spirit earlier, it allowed me to successfully promote in one go!"

Sulu spun a lie without blinking.

In reality, it wasn't entirely a lie, as he had truly met the requirements for the profession beforehand.

Historically, there had indeed been individuals with outstanding aptitude who, without any prior training, managed to survive an attack by a vengeful spirit, triggered their potential, and became Mediums!

This was also the original source of the Medium profession!

"Now... let's go take down that evil spirit!" Sulu asked: "How much Holy Water do you have left?"

"Three vials. I used one earlier to deal with the evil spirit that transformed into you!" Rhode said with some regret.

"We have to try! When the evil spirit returns, I will restrain it, and you must land all your Holy Water and attacks on it... this is our last chance!"

Sulu said, panting heavily.

"Agreed!"

Rhode immediately consented, watching his surroundings vigilantly.

Sulu immediately released his Inspiration, letting it spread to the surroundings.

If one looked closely, they would notice that his pupils were flecked with black, becoming incomparably deep.

For now, the limit of my Inspiration is only ten meters? And it's very blurry. If I want it to be very clear, it's only within a range of three or four meters around me!

As a Medium, it was basically impossible to be ambushed by a spirit entity, even a Tier 2 evil spirit!

However, the 'Ghost Domain' created by the opponent was not large in scope—it was just a single building—yet when a person was inside, the concept of space seemed to be distorted, making it feel infinitely vast.

Sulu felt like a spider, his Inspiration being the web spreading out, waiting for the prey to touch it.

He waited quietly like a patient hunter, waiting for the prey to take the bait.

Suddenly!

A 'spider silk' was lightly touched.

In Sulu's Inspiration, the appearance of the evil spirit was immediately outlined—crawling over on all fours like a beast! Its speed was extremely fast!

"Three o'clock direction! It's coming!"

Sulu roared and, without hesitation, activated Spirit Spike!

For an ordinary person, this skill would just feel like being pricked by mental energy.

But against a spirit entity, it formed a pyramid that rapidly pierced through the spirit, connecting via a thread of mental energy to pin the opponent in place for a period of time.

Pfft! Pfft!

In the void, an invisible 'pyramid' formed and shot out, striking the evil spirit dead on!

The opponent's swift figure came to an abrupt halt, struggling incessantly in the hazy black mist like prey caught in a net.

Swish!

Above the attribute panel, the value of Inspiration plummeted, decreasing by 0.6 in an instant!

So powerful... at this rate, I can only pin this evil spirit for three or four seconds at most?

Sulu gasped.

If a Medium had no assistant, what was the point of just pinning the spirit entity?

"I see it!"

But at this moment, he was undoubtedly very lucky.

Not only did he have a Witch Hunter as a companion, but the other party also trusted him implicitly.

The moment Sulu roared, Rhode had already charged out and spotted the bound evil spirit.

Seeing this, Rhode did not hesitate; three test tubes flew out and opened, showering the evil spirit with large splashes of Holy Water of Light.

Sizzle!

White mist rose!

Amidst a teeth-grinding sound, the evil spirit's body melted like wax.

Rhode did not relax in the slightest; he drew a dagger engraved with several runes, smeared it with his own blood, and with a loud shout, plunged it downward with all his might!

Pfft!

The sharp dagger immediately pierced the evil spirit's head, pinning it to the ground. The evil spirit slowly stopped struggling and dissolved into nothingness amidst the white light.

The black mist gradually dissipated, and it was only then that Sulu realized he and Rhode were in the storage room of this house.

The distance between him and Rhode was not far at all; even a meter would have been an exaggeration.

Yet, in the bizarre scene just moments ago, the space within this building had seemed to stretch.

"Where is Galan?"

Rhode walked to the window, looked out at the bright yellow lights, and let out a long sigh of relief, finally finding the time to tidy up the scene and bandage his wounds.

He had just sat down when he suddenly jumped back up and asked loudly.

"I have already killed him, using that hunting rifle!"

Sulu returned the silver revolver and added a complaint: "It is truly too inconvenient; it is nowhere near as easy to use as a revolver!"

"Haha... I know that too, but this is the only revolver passed down in the family!"

Rhode meticulously wiped the gun body and returned it to his briefcase, his eyes turning dangerous: "Right... do you feel unwell? Taking up a magical profession is very dangerous, even if it is only Rank 1..."

"I feel... I am fine! Better than ever!"

Sulu was telling the absolute truth.

Using experience to level up bypassed the final 'Spirit Summoning Ritual', which meant bypassing the danger.

If an ordinary person wanted to advance to Medium, even with full preparation, the summoned spirit meeting the requirements, and the damage minimized, they would still have to make contact with a malevolent spirit as a mortal, which was extremely dangerous.

But in Rhode's eyes, Sulu had used a Rank 2 evil spirit to stimulate his breakthrough!

Thinking of this, his eyes couldn't help but moisten: "It was all for me! Rest assured, I will definitely give you an explanation!"

Rhode looked toward a certain direction, his eyes icy.

Little did he know that Sulu was paying him no mind, but was instead constantly analyzing his attribute panel.

"Strength? Agility? Constitution? Spirit, and Inspiration?"

"According to the supernatural theory of this world, Strength represents space, Agility corresponds to time, and the combination of the two is the concept of the universe! This requires an extremely powerful physique to bear, so Constitution is also important!"

"These three are all reality-based factors, while Spirit transcends them. The power of thought is infinite, so it can act as a mediator and controller!"

Thinking of this, he glanced at Inspiration again.

He discovered that although it had dropped below 1, it felt like it was slowly recovering as time passed, and he couldn't help but let out a long breath.

Inspiration was the combination of perception and a mana pool; if it couldn't recover, he would likely have to go find a specialized 'Meditation Method'.