28: Chapter 28 Lord Sean!

【Detecting external spirit attempting to possess host】

【Threat level: Extremely high】

【Initiating emergency protocol】

【Reverse devouring】

The voice Shaun heard was emitted by the 【golden book】 inside his own body!

At the same time, Shaun's body erupted with even more blinding golden light.

Those black tentacles touched the golden light and instantly vaporized.

But they did not retreat.

The entire house was trembling.

Walls cracked, floors collapsed, and the chandelier on the ceiling crashed down and shattered.

Those ghosts hiding in the darkness let out shrill screams as they were dispersed, purified, and dissolved.

Shaun did not move, but his consciousness was expanding.

He could feel every brick, every piece of wood, and every speck of dust in the entire house.

He could feel the vengeful spirits hidden in the walls and the bloodstains carved into the floor.

Then he "saw" the source.

It was right in the basement of this Hill Manor.

A huge, twisted thing pulsing like a heart.

That was the core of Hill Manor!

The condensation of all the darkness accumulated over more than a hundred years.

To break the curse of Hill Manor, this core must be destroyed!

So, Shaun took a step forward, intending to deal with this thing.

Seeing this, Madison rushed up and tried to pull him back: "Shaun!"

Shaun waved his hand and gently pushed Madison away.

Then he said to Madison and the others: "Don't any of you move, wait for me!"

Madison wanted to speak again, but was held back by Cordelia beside her.

"Rest assured... if anyone here can solve this, it can only be Shaun."

Madison actually didn't want to listen to Cordelia, and she didn't want Shaun to take any risks.

But looking at Shaun's resolute expression, she really couldn't say anything.

When Shaun walked to the basement, the door was open.

Inside the door, that thing was waiting for him.

It was a huge mass of black matter, pulsing like a heart, its surface covered with twisted human faces.

The souls that had been devoured by this house, their faces were struggling in pain.

Shaun took a deep breath and walked in.

The moment he approached, the 【golden book】 emerged from his mind and actually floated in front of him.

The pages flipped open, and the blank page aimed at the mass of darkness.

【Absorb?】

Is there any need to hesitate?

Of course, choose yes!

I have to say, the power of the 【golden book】 has been refreshed in Shaun's mind.

It seems this thing... is not just a simple system.

But exactly how much function it has, Shaun does not know.

And the moment Shaun chose 【Yes】, the darkness that had condensed the sins of Hill Manor for over a hundred years rushed into the 【golden book】 like thousands of birds returning to their nests.

The pages flipped one by one, each page glowing, each page devouring.

The human faces gradually calmed down as they surged in.

No longer screaming, no longer struggling.

Shaun stood there, motionless.

The golden light grew stronger, and the mass of darkness grew smaller.

Until the last wisp of black smoke was sucked into the 【golden book】, and the pages closed.

Then it slowly retreated into Shaun's mind.

The world went quiet.

Shaun opened his eyes and found that the bloodstains and the aura of decay had all disappeared.

So he walked back up the stairs.

In the first-floor hall, Madison, Cordelia, and Queenie were huddled together, looking around with slight surprise.

The house was still the same house.

But the feeling it gave people was clearly different.

The eerie sense of oppression had vanished.

Moonlight shone in through the windows, clean and pure.

Seeing Shaun appear, Madison hurriedly asked: "Shaun... what did you do?"

Shaun didn't actually know what the situation was either, so he gave everyone a reassuring look and then checked the 【golden book】 in his mind.

The pages flipped open automatically.

On that page, the originally blank surface now had a line of gold-stamped text.

【Contractor: Shaun Black】

【Contract object: Hill Manor】

【Status: Fully controlled】

Hmm... these four words are enough!

Shaun closed the book in his mind.

Looking up at his surroundings, Shaun could feel the entire house within his consciousness.

Every window, every door, every floorboard.

Hill Manor was no longer that monster that devoured lives; it was now his place.

Shaun looked at Nell again and saw that she had also regained her "humanity," looking at him with teary eyes.

Then, unable to hold back, she leaned on Shaun's shoulder and burst into tears.

Madison pursed her lips as she watched, but ultimately didn't say anything mean.

She could still understand Nell's tragic situation.

Not long after, Nell's crying gradually subsided.

She lay in Shaun's arms, her shoulders still twitching slightly, but she was no longer trembling.

Shaun gently patted her back.

"It's okay now, that crooked-neck one... is gone."

Nell paused: "Really? Really... gone?"

Shaun nodded.

In his mind, the entire Hill Manor was within his consciousness.

That darkness, those ghosts, all were devoured, purified, and transformed into a part of him by the 【golden book】.

Madison walked over, bumped into Shaun's shoulder, and asked with some concern: "Are you okay?"

Shaun looked at her.

The bloodstain at the corner of Madison's mouth hadn't been wiped clean, and her face was still a bit pale, but her eyes were bright, staring straight at him.

Shaun smiled: "I'm fine."

Madison stared at him for three seconds, then she looked away and said indifferently: "That's good."

The tone sounded very casual, but Shaun noticed that her hand was still clutching his sleeve.

This woman, her nature is a mix of being mean-spirited and prickly.

In ordinary circumstances, I'm afraid it would be impossible to reach a favorability rating of one hundred.

Only in such extreme situations could Madison be completely won over.

Queenie walked over, still clutching that bag of unfinished potato chips in her hand, but she had clearly forgotten to eat them.

This dark-skinned girl is quite a talent; even in such an intense situation, she managed to keep her snacks.

She looked at Shaun, then at Madison, then at Shaun again, and finally squeezed out a sentence: "So... what exactly happened?"

No one answered her.

Cordelia walked over, stood in front of Shaun, and looked at him with complex eyes: "Shaun, just now..."

Cordelia started to speak but didn't continue, seeming not to know how to phrase it.

Shaun naturally knew what Cordelia wanted to ask.

For an ordinary person to suddenly erupt with such powerful strength, devour Bobby Hill, and subdue the entire Hill Manor, it was simply unexplainable.

But Cordelia didn't ask further.

She looked into Shaun's eyes, was silent for a few seconds, then sighed softly and said: "Never mind."

Shaun paused.

"You're not asking anymore?"

Cordelia shook her head: "Everyone has their own secrets. You helped us and saved Nell, and that is enough."

"And..."

Cordelia glanced at Madison, then at Shaun.

"Madison trusts you, and that is enough."

Madison rolled her eyes from the side: "Can you not talk so mushily?"

Cordelia ignored her.

She reached out, took a small object from her pocket, and handed it to Shaun...