Chapter 99: Not Enough

Chapter 99: Not Enough

Bright didnt know what the charm did, considering she never successfully made it, and even the ancient archives she read through were vague.Finnd new chapters at novelhall.com

The archives elaborated that the charm was like the breeze that welcomed springreintroducing the breath of life to all things, dispelling evil spirits, and refreshing ones mind.

Originally, after he made the first charm last night, he wanted to test it out on the apparitions in his apartment, but they were too nimble for him to catch them.

Now was a good time to test it out.

Lu Yibei thought about it and opened his bag, only for Professor Ma to ask, Are you about to start?

Yes, but he paused. The things in my bag are a bit strange. I hope you dont mind.

Nothing I havent seen before.

Being a teacher for so many years, he has seen too many students take out strange things from their bags, from cigarettes and alcohol to mobile phones, game consoles, pets, household appliances, and even various family planning products and sex toys. Not uncommon.

Oh, thank god, he responded, as he whipped out his kitchen knife and stuck it to the floor in one swift motion.

The technique was smooth, and Professor Ma swore he saw a chef in Lu Yibei.

Ah oh

He never expected a student to be carrying a kitchen knife with him.

My bad. I have other things in my bag that I need to take out.

He grabbed a handful of charms as he spoke and threw them on the floor.

Professor Ma had just recovered from the shock of witnessing the kitchen knife and was slightly taken aback when he saw the words engraved on the charm.

Its an exorcism spell I learnt, he explained as he looked away. Got it from a book.

Its not a problem. Professor Ma replied. The text its interesting.

Interesting?

Well, Professor Ma nodded slightly, then pointed to Lu Xu. Lets help him first; then, Ill tell you what the text means.

Professor Ma glanced at the charms, and he knew that they would work without a doubt.

He was a little sceptical at first, but he knew that it was potent; on the other hand, Lu Yibei could care less for what the charm represented.

Taking a charm, he walked over to Lu Xu, and in a hoarse voice, he croaked out,

Useless

But Lu Xu didnt seem to think so.

He wailed as he trembled erratically on the ground, and his wailings pierced through both of their ears like nails to a chalkboard. Yibei hurriedly picked up his bag and pushed Professor Ma out of the room before throwing the remainder of the charms towards Lu Xus body.

Running out of the room and shutting the door, more intense wailings of despair plagued their eardrums.

It really was necessary to make two or three hundred more of these charms.

The screams drowned out behind them, and Professor Ma trembled, What was that?

Something is possessing him; that is true, Lu Yibei said. Its just that hell be unable to communicate for now.

Professor Ma couldnt help but glance at Yibei.

Why is he so calm, as if he won? Will Lu Xu be alright?

Will he be alright?

Ill find out later. Lu Yibei replied ambiguously, turning his head away.

In Brights memory, this charm was meant to ward off evil and rejuvenate oneself. How the hell would he know that the charm would be this powerful?

He may have eliminated whatever was possessing Lu Xu, but Lu Xu might fade away alongside that strange entity.

The wailing gradually stopped, and Lu Xu came back to his senses.

Professor, I Im okay.

The professor was about to barge into the room, but Lu Yibei held him back as he mouthed the word imposter to him.

Grabbing two more charms from his bag, Lu Yibei came to the gap above the door and saw Lu Xu lying on the ground. He threw the charm at Lu Xus head, which bounced off with a clear clack.

The charm simply bounced off his forehead, and nothing happened.

Yibei, jumping off the door frame, turned to the professor and said, It should be fine now, but we have to stay on guard.

Lets ask him what happened.

The disturbingly thick fog behind Lu Xu remained, but the pale figure was farther away. Yibei could still make out the scarlet lantern in the distance, as if it were retreating away from them.

In other words, the charm simply chased it away. It will still return.

Lu Xu, what happened to you?

Someone is going to kill me it It had a scarlet lantern as it chased behind me, and it wants to enter me, invade me, tear open my skin.

He couldnt stop looking behind him, and in a daze, he fell into a state of unconsciousness.