CHAPTER 332: CHAPTER 214: THE EVIL SPIRIT CLAIMS LIVES

The next day, Rekton Real Estate Company building. General manager’s office.

A bald man, resembling a vulture, with a sturdy build and weighing at least over four hundred pounds, sat in the boss’s chair, holding a pile of photos in his hand, flipping through them.

Each photo captured a shocking crime scene, with several men in the photos having severed limbs and dying in a very gruesome manner.

"Are you saying that the demolition crew we sent yesterday all died?" the fat man asked.

The secretary in a suit and glasses nearby nodded: "Yes, without exception."

"Have we found out who did it?"

"According to footage from the scene’s cameras..." The secretary swallowed with a complex expression: "It appears to be the Devil."

"The Devil?" The fat man looked up and then sneered, slapping the photos heavily onto the table.

"I, Sess, have been in real estate for so many years, doing shady business, playing dirty tricks, harming countless people, and you tell me the Devil is coming to trouble me just because I want to demolish the 13th District?"

"Boss, although I also find this matter quite outrageous, the truth cannot be denied."

The secretary said seriously: "The scene’s camera captured a woman killing all the people we sent out, and the way she killed them was extremely unusual, practically like a devil."

As he spoke, the secretary brought over a pad, displaying the footage of the Mother and Child Evil Spirits committing murder the previous night.

Upon seeing the bloodied infant in the video and the umbilical cord connecting it to the mother, a hint of astonishment emerged on the fat man’s face, his eyes widening in disbelief.

"It’s actually true."

"Boss, I think we should seek the help of some exorcists, otherwise, it seems impossible to continue the demolition of the old houses in the 13th District, as this Devil could appear again at any moment."

"You may go. I will find someone to handle this. Tell the others to expedite the process, the demolition cannot stop."

"Yes."

After the secretary left the office, the fat man immediately picked up a silver phone on the desk and quickly dialed a series of numbers. Soon, there was a response from the other end.

"What’s the matter, Sess? I didn’t expect you to call during the day."

"Sir, as per your instructions, I was looking for that thing in the 13th District. Most of the houses have already been demolished, only the final excavation work remains, but now I’ve encountered some trouble, I’m afraid I can’t solve them on my own, could you send some people to help?" Sess said seriously.

"What happened?"

"During the demolition, my men encountered an unknown Evil Spirit, many died. I’m not sure if that Evil Spirit will appear again, I need professional help to eradicate it, otherwise, excavation might not proceed."

"Alright, I understand. I will apply to the Speaker to send a few people to assist you."

"Thank you, sir."

Hanging up the phone, Sess looked at the sky outside the window, a hint of gloom appearing on his face.

"The sudden appearance of the Evil Spirit, could it really be related to what we are about to excavate beneath the 13th District?"

Rekton Real Estate Company in Saint Anna City, even in California, is considered a large company. Most people only see the glamorous surface of Rekton Company, with few knowing that Rekton Company actually belongs to a department of the Evil God Council.

The Evil God Council was first born during the Age of Exploration, originally not called this name, but the ’Sailing Adventurer Council.’

Composed of numerous fleets and navigators from the 15th to the 17th centuries in Europe, its most notable members being Dias, Magellan, Columbus, Cook, and others.

From the 15th to the 17th century, European fleets appeared on oceans across the world, seeking new trade routes and partners to develop Europe’s nascent capital.

In these long-distance explorations, Europeans discovered many then-unknown countries and regions. In the fervor of the Age of Exploration, many famous navigators emerged, like Dias, Magellan, Columbus, and Cook.

At the time, ocean voyages meant adventure, as they couldn’t accurately measure longitude, the wooden hulls were vulnerable to shipworm, the provisions were unsuitable for long voyages, and conditions on the ship were terrible. Despite the economic and political interests driving them, their explorations greatly expanded the known world’s boundaries.

The opening of new sea routes marked the first time humans established global links across continents and oceans, breaking the relative isolation among different continents, and the world began to unite as a whole. With the advent of these sea routes, the cultural and trade exchanges between the East and the West surged, colonialism and free trade began appearing, and Europe’s rapid development during this period laid the foundation, surpassing Asia’s prosperity.

During this period, navigator Columbus accomplished something significant — the discovery of the American Continent.

This discovery had a profound impact on human history. In the eyes of Europeans and Americans, Columbus’s discovery of America was a groundbreaking achievement, making Columbus a great hero in their hearts. Whereas, for Latin Americans, having their land discovered by Columbus was a disaster, with Columbus seen as the source of this disaster, bringing a 150-year-long ’massacre’ upon the native Indian inhabitants of Latin America.

Most people only see the surface of events; only some nobles were aware that Columbus was actually a Believer fanatically devoted to the study of the supernatural and theology.