Chapter 31 A Sliding Tackle by Me!
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Sudden bursts of hurried footsteps and shrill screams came from outside the hospital room. Ailent instinctively rushed to the door and locked it.
His hanging heart had not yet settled when the door violently shook, startling Ailent, as cold sweat instantly broke out from his forehead.
Although he was dressed in a suit and looked like an experienced exorcist agent, having weathered many storms,
he was, after all, just a rookie, who had only been through one exorcism incident.
And he was naturally timid, so faced with the unknown danger outside the door, it was inevitable that he would panic and stand frozen in place.
"Use those empty hospital beds to block the door!"
Xu Yi's voice came from behind him, and Ailent instinctively turned his head, meeting Xu Yi's unfathomable pupils.
Having lost his parents at a young age, Ailent's ability to rise from the slums and carve out a niche for himself in society depended on his ability to judge people.
Some people are naturally destined for great things, bold, decisive, and brimming with leadership charisma, and Xu Yi was such a person, which was why Ailent was willing to invest heavily.
Seeing Xu Yi, he gradually calmed down and then briskly moved the hospital beds.
"Come help out a bit!"
The hospital beds were too heavy for Ailent to move alone. Xu Yi needed to perform an exorcism on Lisa, and Cassie's couple had to hold Lisa down, leaving no hands free, except to ask for help from the two reporters.
The two reporters exchanged a glance; one put down his notebook and quickly stepped forward to help, while the other continued holding the camera,
"That's some dedication!" Ailent secretly marveled.
The hospital beds were moved to the side of the door, firmly against the wooden door which seemed to have the desired effect, as the noise outside lessened.
But the next second, the door violently shook again.
To save expenses, the hospital doors were made from common wood, so they were not very sturdy.
As the crazy impact outside continued, wood chips flew everywhere, and unbelievably, a hole was forcibly smashed through the door.
A ferocious dog's head peered inside, its crimson pupils sweeping around, and then it fixed its gaze firmly on Xu Yi.
The dog's head withdrew, and everyone's heart skipped a beat.
They were all aware that this didn't mean they were safe, but rather, a greater danger was looming!
The wooden door shook again, and the Bulldogs broke through it directly. The beds that blocked the door had a large gap, which couldn't stop the Bulldogs at all.
They squeezed through the gap, poised to attack, growling deeply.
It wasn't just one Bulldog. They entered in a single file, a dozen or more Bulldogs lining up in a row.
Everyone understood the terror of more than a dozen Bulldogs; even a tiger would avoid such a confrontation. The reporters shrank into a corner, already contemplating their escape routes.
Cassie's couple looked at the ferocious Bulldogs, their backs drenched in cold sweat.
"Hold the Magic Artifact, and continue burning Lisa's palm!" Xu Yi thrust the lighter into Andrew's hands.
The cold touch of the lighter made Andrew flinch, and he looked at Xu Yi's expressionless face, his lips twisting into a smile uglier than a cry.
"Are you leaving us?" Cassie's body shook uncontrollably.
She could actually understand Xu Yi. If it weren't their daughter on the hospital bed, they would definitely run too. Facing over a dozen large dogs, even tigers would choose to take a detour.
Xu Yi didn't answer her. He walked to the bedside cabinet, opened a drawer, and fished out a fruit knife.
Cassie's couple was stunned. What was he going to do with a knife? Was he planning to confront these Bulldogs with just a fruit knife?
With a roar, the Bulldogs launched their attack, lunging fiercely towards Xu Yi.
Cassie involuntarily let out a scream, as if she could already see Xu Yi being torn apart by the Bulldogs.
But the scene that followed was entirely beyond their imagination.
Xu Yi proactively faced the Bulldogs, his movements as agile as a cheetah. He dodged the Bulldogs' lunge at the critical moment and grabbed the hind leg of one Bulldog.
The Bulldog was yanked so violently by Xu Yi that its leg was almost dislocated. Seizing the opportunity, Xu Yi dove in and plunged the fruit knife deep into the Bulldog's abdomen.
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The Bulldog yelped in pain as it turned its head to bite Xu Yi, who had anticipated this moment and retreated after pulling out a fruit knife, delivering a forceful kick that sent the Bulldog flying away.
These events unfolded in the blink of an eye, and if there was one term to encapsulate Xu Yi's actions, it was a "slide tackle."
With a single slide tackle, Xu Yi took down a Bulldog!
Cassie's parents watched Xu Yi in astonishment. Was this really the Xu Yi they knew?
Not only had he become an exorcist, but he also possessed such smooth, agent-like moves straight out of a movie!
"Agent Xu" kept retreating to avoid getting surrounded by the Bulldogs.
His reaction wasn't as composed as Cassie's parents might have thought; quickly handling a Bulldog was only possible because he had caught these dogs off-balance.
After losing one of their own, the pack of dogs quickly rallied their offense. Don't think that only humans understand how to corner their prey; the blood of wolves flows through canine veins.
Under the fierce siege of the dogs, Xu Yi was running for his life.
But soon, he felt a surge of anxiety and cried out, "Watch out!"
When the Bulldogs realized they couldn't take him down for the moment, they split off and charged towards Cassie's parents.
These Bulldogs were clearly manipulated by an Evil Spirit with a definite target, completely ignoring the reporter hiding in the corner.
Ailent gritted his teeth, ready to step forward to help, but a Bulldog suddenly blocked his way, barking furiously, preventing him from acting rashly.
Xu Yi wanted to intervene, but he was too busy fending for himself.
Andrew held down Lisa with one hand and clutched a lighter in the other, scorching her palm. He knew the Exorcism Ritual couldn't be interrupted, so he clenched his teeth and persevered.
As a Bulldog lunged forward, Cassie suddenly let out a loud yell, grabbed a nearby stool, and slammed it down on the leaping dog, sending it crashing to the floor.
Xu Yi wanted to cheer, remembering that Auntie Cassie was no fragile soul—her formidable reputation was well-known throughout Chinatown.
Moreover, it was her daughter lying on the sickbed. A mother's fury is fierce, and Cassie had clearly gone all out today.
A Bulldog was repelled, but more dogs attacked. Cassie picked up another stool, wielding it with a powerful presence, and for a moment, she pushed back the assault.
A puzzled look appeared on Xu Yi's face as the Bulldogs retreated, partly because of Cassie's ferocity, but more importantly, he noticed that the Bulldogs were deliberately avoiding Lisa.
Earlier, when the crows had invaded the hospital room, they seemed only interested in snatching the necklace without harming Lisa.
Lisa's "self-harm" now appeared more like a play orchestrated by the Evil Spirit, otherwise it wouldn't have been subdued so easily.
Why was the Evil Spirit doing this?
Xu Yi's brow furrowed deep in thought. When things go against the norm, there had to be something he was unaware of.
Suddenly, Cassie screamed—the Bulldogs had launched a sneak attack from behind, one biting into her leg.
No matter how strong she appeared, she was still an ordinary middle-aged woman, and her defeat to the Bulldogs was inevitable.
Andrew's eyes instantly turned red. Just as he was about to move forward, a Bulldog leapt from the side, biting into his hand, blood splattering everywhere.
The lighter fell to the ground and rolled away, and Xu Yi's heart plummeted along with the falling lighter.
The Exorcism Ritual was interrupted.
But that wasn't the worst of it. A Bulldog suddenly charged at the fire basin, tipping it over.
The burning sorcery manual fell to the ground, and a Bulldog rolled over it, putting out the fire with its body amidst its own howls of pain.
Xu Yi's face turned pale; the Evil Spirit had been suppressed for so long, now that its shackles were undone, retaliation was bound to come fiercely.
He wanted to stop it, but he couldn't break through the encirclement of the Bulldogs.
Lisa suddenly opened her eyes, sitting up rigidly from the bed with a sinister smile creeping across her lips. In Xu Yi's field of vision, her face began to morph, eventually turning into the visage of an old witch.
Behind the old witch, he could see Lisa's soul, reaching out, her mouth moving as though she was shouting something, but Xu Yi couldn't hear it at all.
Xu Yi looked around desperately. Cassie's parents were being mauled by a pack of Bulldogs, their screams constant; Ailent mustered the courage, holding an iron rod, intending to help, but a Bulldog immediately knocked him down, the air thick with the smell of blood.
Lisa's soul faded away like a bubble, and Xu Yi gradually couldn't sense Lisa's presence anymore.
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