The underground was filled with all kinds of bacteria and fungi. The decay of every corpse was reflected in the soul itself.
By now, the girl had become utterly grotesque.
She came before Kevin, stretching out her pale hands to strangle his neck. Kevin reflexively shut his eyes. His body was restrained by Jeff, leaving him no way to dodge.
At that moment, Jeff instinctively yanked Kevin backward.
At the same time, he extended a hand to block the girl's attack. As a Cursed Disciple, his body could touch souls.
The girl's hand was pushed aside, and several worms stuck to Jeff's hand. Those originally ethereal worms unexpectedly became tangible at that moment.
Jeff hurriedly shook them off.
The girl's pale, hate-filled gaze abruptly fixed on Jeff. Beneath her resentment was a trace of shock—she had never expected that, as an evil spirit, someone could touch her.
"Come in, child!"
A magnetic voice came from within the church, reaching the white-dressed evil spirit's ears with perfect clarity.
The voice was like the tolling of an evening bell, striking the girl's mind with a sudden blow.
Yet this blow brought no pain. Instead, it gave her a clarity akin to a massage, and much of her awareness instantly returned.
"I..."
The evil spirit in the white dress struggled to open her mouth and utter a single word. The decay at the corners of her mouth spread further with her speech.
She seemed not to have spoken for a very long time. After uttering that one word, confusion surfaced in her eyes, as though she did not know what to say next.
But the faint clarity in her gaze still made her temporarily give up on Kevin. She turned toward the church and slowly walked inside.
Having escaped the evil spirit's attack,