The evil spirits and Marrow Eaters instantly descended into a chaotic battle. Waves churned across the surface, like fish being blasted apart. Yellow pus and bright red blood continuously rippled outward in rings.
Ash led Kelly and Pablo out of the evil spirits' blockade.
They randomly picked a taxi whose driver had already been possessed by an evil spirit, then quickly drove away from the area and headed for Past Lives Bookstore.
One minute after they left, another car stopped there. After looking at the evil spirits battling on the water, a woman in a black leather jacket stepped out of the driver's seat.
Taking advantage of the evil spirits' distraction, she picked up an evil spirit with only its neck left from the roadside.
"You bitch, let me go."
"Your scent disgusts me. It belongs to that Leatherface. You must have been fucked by him. What a slut," the evil spirit cursed. "Take your hand off my head."
"Shut up!"
The woman tossed the head into the back seat. The Black policewoman in the passenger seat stiffened, warily watching the evil spirit's head as it continued cursing incessantly from the rear seat.
"Ruby, is it really okay to leave it like that? Won't it possess someone?" the Black policewoman asked.
"It's fine. I already sealed it," Ruby said casually, then drove away.
After the car had traveled a mile, she finally stopped.
She turned around, picked up the head from the back, and pulled out a ruler-length dagger with a handle wrapped in gray cloth strips.
"Tell me. What are your leader's avatar and that group of Marrow Eaters fighting over?" she demanded of the head.
"Bitch, do you think I'd tell you? I just want to bite open your skull, tear off your skin, throw you onto the