Salt can prevent radiation? That’s clearly false advertising from a salt vendor!
However, salt can drive away demons; this conclusion comes from one of the four Gospels in the New Testament, known as the Gospel of Matthew in Protestantism. Salt symbolizes purity and holiness, and holy water consists of water mixed with salt. The saltwater people drink in the morning is just saltwater; only after a bishop’s blessing does it become holy water!
Holy water is inconvenient to carry, so demon hunters generally use salt blocks as their standard demon-fighting equipment.
Of course, there aren’t many demons in the real world. On average, a hundred demon hunters might never encounter a named demon in their lifetime. Their primary targets are usually ghosts.
The moment the shotgun fired, Bella sensed something was wrong. Seeing Sho and the pickup truck suffering greatly under the suppression of the anti-magic array, she didn’t hesitate, firing several shots in the direction of the salt block.
The shotgun’s owner hesitated; demons rarely used human firearms. Who was he fighting?
“Who are you?” he asked.
“Who are you?” Bella retorted.
They spoke simultaneously.
Bella realized she didn’t recognize this voice. It sounded like a middle-aged man, not Dr. Harmon, and certainly not Constance.
The anti-magic array was seriously harming Sho. Bella wasted no time; after intimidating the opponent, she immediately turned her gun towards the ceiling and fired repeatedly.
These arrays were easy to draw and just as easy to destroy. A few bullets created small dents in the array, which was broken.
The immense pressure vanished, and the pickup truck, previously oppressed as if by a giant boulder, returned to normal. However, two of its six headlights were shattered, and the ghostly pickup was significantly damaged.
Sho’s expression was one of anger. She glared fiercely in the direction of the shotgun.
Bella shook her head at her, and activating its phasing ability, the pickup reversed out of the haunted house.
Half an hour later, a burly, bearded middle-aged man cautiously emerged from the other side of the basement. He was very vigilant, constantly looking back, but such precautions were useless against invisibility.
He opened the trunk of a Jeep, placed the shotgun in the rack, and suddenly felt a gun pressed against his head.
The bearded man slightly shook his head and naturally raised his hands, indicating he was unarmed.
“What’s your name? What’s your relationship with Constance? Why are you standing up for her?”
Bella asked her three pressing questions.
“I don’t know any Constance. Someone mentioned in our circle that this place was haunted, so I came to check it out.”
The bearded man remained calm. With his hands up and unable to look back, he answered flawlessly.
But Bella wasn’t a novice. Though their areas of expertise differed, they were in the same field. Trying to bluff her wasn’t easy.
“Coming to check it out and drawing an anti-magic array? Do demon hunters always have such a strong sense of urgency now?”
The sound of a bullet being chambered clicked behind Bella.
“Hey, lady! I suggest you put the gun down!” A young man with a buzz cut held a double-barreled shotgun, pointing it at her back.
Bella turned slightly, glancing back. “I suggest you watch your back.”
Sho suddenly appeared out of thin air, gripping the young man’s neck tightly. “Take me home!” she snarled.
The bearded man, Bella, the young man, and Sho formed a tense standoff, each holding the other.
The bearded man was undoubtedly at the lowest end of the standoff chain, unarmed and held at gunpoint. Sho seemed last but was also in danger; demon hunters had many ways to deal with ghosts and could easily kill her if they weren’t careful.
Bella had to reveal some of her abilities. Moving like lightning, she used her waist and agile steps, leaving afterimages in the air with her maroon T-shirt. In a blink, she moved from behind the bearded man to his front.
The bearded man had quick reflexes, reaching for a weapon, but Bella’s Glock was back at his forehead just as he extended his hand.
“Don’t move,” Bella said softly.
The situation reversed instantly. The bearded man was now a hostage and a shield, rendering the young man’s gun powerless unless he could move as fast as Bella.
Seeing the situation turn, the young man decisively dropped his gun and raised his hands.
“Sho, come here.”
Bella called out, and Sho released the young man, floating to her side.
“Is this some kind of ghost-controlling ability? A spell? Or a secret technique?” The bearded man, despite being a prisoner, curiously asked.
“Sho is my friend, and it’s nothing like you think. Now, answer my question. What are you doing in my house?”
“Your house? As far as I know, it’s Dr. Harmon’s house.”
“Wrong! As of 1:15 PM today, the property ownership transfer was completed. Do you want to check? I’m exorcising my house; what’s it got to do with you?”
The young man asked strangely, “Why would you create a bunch of random ghosts in your house?”
Bella was irritated. “I created them? Do I look crazy? I bought this house to live in. My parents, sister, and I will move in soon. I’m just cleaning up. What’s it got to do with you?”
The bearded man and the young man exchanged looks, feeling a bit bewildered.
Haunted houses aren’t common, and people with exorcism abilities are even rarer. For these two rare things to coincide is nearly impossible.
The bearded man thought for a moment, partially convinced. “My name is John Winchester, and that’s my son, Dean Winchester. Someone spread the news about this place in our circle, and we arrived yesterday. We saw you driving that ghostly pickup.”
Bella’s expression didn’t change, analyzing the key information.
She had underestimated Constance; the old woman had connections in the demon hunter circle and played her by pitting her against another hunter.
She looked at the Winchesters.
Bella sometimes felt passive; she didn’t know all the movie information.
She knew famous ones like Stark, Barbosa, and Black Widow but not minor or obscure characters. Her foreknowledge was inconsistent.
But she knew the Winchesters.
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