"Enter the basement and proceed along the sewers," Wu Heng ordered.
Without hesitation, the evil spirits entered the sewers, wading through neck-deep, filthy water, heading straight for the Pennywise's lair.
The water in the sewers began to boil, thoroughly cooking the evil spirits' bodies; the rock above collapsed, burying everything; a deeper well appeared beneath their feet, and the evil spirits sank into it.
Various illusions appeared, including many scenes of these evil spirits dying, but to no avail.
Wu Heng had only one order: Advance.
These evil spirits will only obey this command, and will only move straight ahead, even if destruction lies ahead. Enslaved, they have no chance to resist.
Pennywise's behavior at that moment resembled that of a true Pennywise.
After traversing a sewer approximately 70 meters long, the evil spirits stepped onto a black patch of ground—this was the cave interior.
Ahead stood rows of stone tablets, and the walls were engraved with letters whose meanings were unknown.
"Oh, Lister, welcome."
You made the wrong choice.
Pennywise the Pennywise, holding a balloon in his right hand, slowly floated down from above through a hole about 10 meters in diameter, resembling a human Adam's apple.
As it spoke, it revealed its blood-stained fangs, clearly indicating that it had just eaten.
"This was just a visit; it seems I've disturbed your meal."
Wu Heng's words came from the device on the evil spirit's waist.
Pennywise sensed the presence of the priest from the previous intrusion among these evil spirits, and this reply once again confirmed the master's identity.
Wu Heng's method of disposing of severed limbs in the illusion last time had amazed it, so it had an impression of Wu Heng.
After all, he's a sane old man who can still vividly remember what those young men did 27 years ago.
The Pennywise stopped trying to speak, but the evil spirits didn't stop. Driven by Wu Heng, they instantly rushed towards the Pennywise.
With the sounds of tearing and balloons bursting, the Pennywise was completely dismembered.
"Perhaps we can talk about pretending nothing happened."
"These things in the graves can't harm me."
A fragment of a mouth part lay on the ground, only half of the lips covered in dirt, wriggling along the ground as it spoke.
At the same time, from above inside the cave, a red balloon slowly floated down, quickly expanded and burst, and a newly shaped Pennywise popped out of the balloon.
It was wearing a green hat and repeating what it had just said.
now,
Wu Heng once again discovered changes in Derry through surveillance.
Many residents had eyes filled with fear and pain, as horrific memories began to flood their minds.
These residents, who grew up in Derry and have grown old there, were originally meant to be Pennywise the Pennywise's reserve food, since this was his territory.
Many people have discovered something amiss about themselves because of the memories in their minds.
Having lived in such a terrifying town for so many years, they didn't even have the slightest thought of leaving or hiding away.
Looking back on my past life experiences,
While they were confused, they also felt a surge of immense fear.
Like blooming flowers, they provide sweet nourishment for Pennywise the Pennywise, a bee, allowing him to pluck them at will.
"It's time to make a decision."
Sitting on the edge of the town, Wu Heng's eyes were sharp and flashed with a fierce light.
As he suspected, things were indeed not as simple as he had imagined.
In the video footage, the evil spirits and the strong Pennywise were tearing each other apart. The flesh and blood of the body they possessed splattered onto the rock wall behind them, revealing the eerie true forms of the evil spirits.
However, the evil spirit inflicted limited damage on Pennywise the Pennywise; it didn't seem to be fatal.
The Pennywise is still recovering from his injuries, and his size continues to increase during the fight.
"This can't go on any longer. It's Siphon fear from the entire Derry, from the residents like ripe crops."
Wu Heng's gaze swept over the remaining four evil spirits beside him.
He pondered, and then made a bloody decision.
The four remaining evil spirits, capable of area-of-effect damage, carrying large amounts of toxic substances, headed towards Derry.
Where they passed, it was like straw being set ablaze.
In Derry, the initially panicked residents collapsed one by one, falling completely silent.
This was a horrific massacre, but it was something Wu Heng had to do.
After all, he couldn't just sit idly by and wait for the Pennywise to recover and become even stronger because of some sacrifices.
From the moment these residents were able to enhance the Pennywise, whether they were innocent or not, they and he became enemies.
Even if he is considered to be on the evil side.
"No!"
"Run! There's a monster!"
" Daria, my daughter, where are you?"
A series of exclamations came from the street, but then stopped abruptly, and Silence returned.
The entire Derry, from south to north, was like a combine harvester reaping crops, the merciless sickle slashing and hacking away wildly.
Evil spirits have a keen sense of human vitality; even if a person is hiding in a well-hidden place, they can easily find them, leaving no chance of escape.
Inside the sewer's underground cave, the Pennywise, already three stories tall, stopped grinning, and its arms transformed into the shape of a praying mantis's forelegs.
Like the forelimbs of a scythe, it slashed wildly, destroying the bodies possessed by the evil spirits, and in doing so, it also cleaved in two the stone tablets filled with rules and carvings that stood in the cave.
"Damn it, what did you do!"
"You're wasting food, you know that, you know that, you know that?"
"This is my territory!"
The Pennywise tried to rush out, but was firmly blocked by the swarming evil spirits, preventing it from emerging from the passage.
Evil spirits burrowed into the Pennywise's body, which resembled a mantis, attempting to possess him, but instead uttered screams of agony.
"You lowly Intangible Form, not even as basic as the most basic mist creatures, dare to covet my body!" the Pennywise roared.
It gathered the flesh and blood on the ground, wrapped the modified black evil spirit inside, and kneaded it into a ball, just like making dumplings.
Then it opened its throat, threw the lump of meat into its huge mouth full of fangs, and chewed it vigorously.
This time, the black evil spirit vanished completely, devoured by the Pennywise Pennywise.
Wu Heng was already mentally prepared for the Pennywise's ability to eliminate evil spirits.
At the same time, he also noticed shortcomings.
In the movie, the reason the protagonists were able to harm the Pennywise and stab Pennywise with spears was not simply because they were no longer afraid of Pennywise.
More importantly, it's because of belief.
They believed they could hurt the Pennywise, that the spear could wound Pennywise, and that their words could weaken Pennywise.
And then it really happened just as they expected.
Among these, the power of belief seems to be the real weapon.
These evil spirits, though indifferent to fear, also lack the conviction—the conviction—to harm the Pennywise.
This belief that it could harm the Pennywise's power seemed too idealistic. Wu Heng suspected that this was the strongest range of Maturin's rule-altering power; he had given ordinary people in this world a way to defeat Pennywise, as long as they did it the right way.
In an attempt to distract Maturin, Wu Heng claimed that he was working and that the evil spirits he had chosen were cold, fearless, and ignorant of the concept of faith.
However, Wu Heng didn't intend to completely eliminate the Pennywise this time. In addition to eliminating the Pennywise's backup plans, he also needed to take away some things related to the Pennywise.