Inside Ash's pocket, Leatherface in book form kept flashing red in its eyes as it considered what it should do.
Then its gaze shifted back and forth between Ash and Pablo before finally settling on Pablo.
Pablo, who had been targeted, had no idea what he was about to face.
Pointing toward the turn ahead, he said to Ash, "Turn left up ahead. My uncle's place is about another thirty li from here."
"Your uncle sure lives in the middle of nowhere," Kelly said.
"Maybe some of his customs tend to scare ordinary people. He inherited something like Native American exorcism traditions."
At that moment, Kelly heard movement behind them. She looked through the rear window and saw a huge cloud of dust rolling down the road they had passed.
It looked like a mudslide after a flood.
Within that cloud of dust came waves of wailing, like ghosts crying and wolves howling.
"Oh no, it's the evil spirits. They caught up!" Kelly said urgently.
"It's fine, don't panic. Kid, see that red button? Press it," Ash said to Pablo as he steadily and rapidly worked the steering wheel with both hands.
"I see it. What does it do?"
Even as he asked, Pablo had already reached for it.
"Nitro boost!"
At Ash's shout, Pablo pressed the button. A concentrated blast of flame shot from the back of the car, and the powerful force shoved Pablo flat against the seat frame as the car roared and surged forward.
The evil spirits were thrown far behind them until they vanished from sight.
"Ha! That was awesome! I want to do that again!"
Once the boost ended, Kelly shouted excitedly. Only Ash and Pablo remained silent.
When the car drove onto a small path through the forest, wooden poles roughly two meters