The Exorcism Began in America.

BOOM! Following a deafening sound, the great doors of the Parliament Hall instantly shattered into pieces. The sudden change left everyone inside the hall completely stunned. The council members, who had been lying on the ground awaiting death, somehow found the strength to raise their heads and turn their gaze towards the entrance.

"Mary Shaw, I've finally found you!" The voice of a young man at the doorway instantly sparked hope for survival among all the humans present.

Could it be Chu Feng... no, it must be him... it can only be him!

I can survive! I can survive! HAHAHA!

I knew it! Resisting would have meant certain death; only by surviving till the end would there be a chance of being rescued!

The humans at the scene seemed to forget the existence of the Bizarre, as they began to shout as if in celebration.

But their celebratory behavior clearly dissatisfied Mary Shaw.

"Billy, take care of these fools!"

"Rest assured, my master!"

The puppet's voice no longer held its playful nonchalance, and its pitch-black eyes slowly swept over the nearest humans.

BANG!

A muffled explosion suddenly erupted from the person's chest.

"Ugh..."

The council member who had just been celebrating his survival now clutched his chest in pain and fell to the ground. His spasming body occasionally bumped against the nearby tables and chairs. His gradually dimming eyes foretold the end of another life.

The sudden turn of events instantly snapped all the celebrating humans back to reality.

"Mr. Chu Feng, please come save me!"

A shrill cry made even Mary Shaw, who was standing in the center of the hall, startle.

Have these foolish humans so quickly forgotten how those people on the ground died?

Chu Feng, who had already walked into the Parliament Hall with his long knife in hand, felt his lips twitch slightly.

Have these politicians' brains been eaten by dogs?

He was there to eliminate the Bizarre, not to save people—especially not a bunch of pig-like politicians.

While the long snake, formed from countless dark-red tongues, attacked the fleeing politicians, Chu Feng's figure appeared beside Mary Shaw.

SWISH! A flash of white light from the knife sliced through the air. The old woman's body was instantly severed at the waist and turned into a pile of ashes.

The Bizarre was dead, but Chu Feng's expression remained grave. He held his long knife, scanning his surroundings for any sign of trouble.

"The Bizarre is dead! The Bizarre is dead..."

Following a loud shout, a council member hiding near Chu Feng, his face etched with the relief of someone who had narrowly escaped a catastrophe, immediately tried to leave the Purgatory-like Parliament Hall. As he neared Chu Feng, he kept muttering words of thanks.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Chu Feng! You're truly our savior! We will definitely repay you..."

Just as they brushed past each other, a flash of the knife met the long tongue shooting from the man's mouth. The tongue, along with its owner, was instantly split in two.

"Very sharp observation! Exorcist, you've become much stronger than when I last saw you..." Mary Shaw's praising voice echoed from all directions, reverberating through the hall and making it difficult to pinpoint her location.

"Thanks for the compliment. But... your courage seems to have diminished quite a bit. Are you scared now?"

Chu Feng carefully sensed the Bizarre aura around him, his Spiritual Perception working at full capacity. But this Bizarre from the realm of fantasy seemed to possess some method of concealment. As long as it didn't make a move, his Spiritual Perception couldn't detect any trace of it.

Spotting the puppet constantly weaving through the council member seats out of the corner of his eye, Chu Feng's gaze flickered. He spun the long knife in his hand lightly, and the next second, he vanished from his spot.

The fifth one... now the sixth. Billy needs to speed up! Standing beside a council member who had just fallen, the puppet's voice sounded somewhat troubled. These humans have started to fight back. What a waste of Billy's time! Billy... Ugh...

The puppet looked down at the long knife protruding from its chest and abdomen and mumbled, Billy hasn't completed Master's mission...

With a twist of Chu Feng's wrist, the Spiritual Power on the long knife suddenly erupted. BANG! The puppet turned into a pile of flying ash.

"Such an ugly puppet. I took the liberty of disposing of it for you. No need to thank me!" Chu Feng smiled faintly, twirling the long knife with a flourish before turning to speak to someone behind him.

Mary Shaw, who had suddenly appeared, wore an expression as gloomy as still water. She remained silent, looking at Chu Feng as if he were a dead man.

"I originally wanted to make you into a perfect puppet, but I've changed my mind!"

With a wave of her hand, a council member who had just reached the doorway froze, his eyes bulging. The next second, with a BANG, the council member's body at the doorway exploded into a bloody mist.

At the same time, a brand-new Billy puppet appeared instantaneously in Mary Shaw's embrace.

"Time for you to witness Devil Power!"

Mary Shaw's words made Chu Feng pause.

Devil Power? Could this old crone have Advanced? But her performance just now didn't seem like that of a Bizarre at the Devil Rank! How could a Bizarre at the Devil Rank be so weak?

Not believing a word she said, Chu Feng appeared behind her in the next instant.

"Heh. Are all Bizarre at the Devil Rank as weak as you?"

With his scoff, Mary Shaw's brand-new body once again turned into a pile of ashes. The chilling light from the knife even carved a deep gash into the ground.

Mary Shaw's voice was no longer heard, and she offered no response to Chu Feng's taunts. Instead, for some reason, the entire Parliament Hall fell eerily silent. Even the few council members still cowering and trembling in the corners made no sound.

A strange atmosphere permeated the Parliament Hall, and Chu Feng could even faintly hear his own heartbeat. He knew something was amiss, yet he couldn't detect any trace of Bizarre energy fluctuations; everything seemed deceptively normal.

THUMP-THUMP-THUMP...

The sound of the heartbeat grew louder and louder, becoming increasingly uncomfortable.

What exactly is this? Is this the Devil Power she mentioned?

Chu Feng gently touched his chest but felt no vibration corresponding to the pounding heartbeat. It was as if the increasingly irritating thumping in his ears was merely an illusion.

Just as Chu Feng was wondering when the attack would come, the scene before his eyes instantly changed.

Centered on him, thumb-sized cockroaches suddenly peeked out from every corner. Their heads were all pointed towards Chu Feng, their wings quivering as if they were about to pounce at any second.

Knowing this was likely an illusion, he merely furrowed his brows, not paying it too much mind. However, a sudden, overwhelming urge to scream welled up inside him, causing his expression to change drastically.