"Human souls stained with sin are truly delectable!"

The Demon's broad claws lightly sliced through the air. With a gentle inhalation, the soul of the human Cass, smoking with black fumes, instantly disappeared into its mouth.

CRUNCH, CRUNCH.

Subtle chewing sounds emitted from the Demon's mouth, yet the people around could not see what it was eating.

After the Demon licked its crimson tongue around its lips, it glanced greedily at the surrounding thugs. The sin is not enough! More, just a little more!

Then its immense bat-like wings fluttered softly, and in the blink of an eye, it vanished into thin air with the demonized Cass.

Only its raspy voice echoed in mid-air, "Go forth, create greater sins! I'll be watching you from the sky, hahaha..."

「...」

New York, inside the Exorcism Agency building.

KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK.

After the crisp knocking, the door to Chu Feng's office was pushed open.

"Chu Feng, it's settled! San Francisco is sending a private jet to pick you up right away!" Taran entered briskly, his expression joyful. He looked at Chu Feng, who was fiddling with a ring, and said loudly.

"Got it. It's just a city commission!" Chu Feng waved his hand nonchalantly and continued to study the antique ring, his gaze intensely focused as if the ring held some magical power. "You're the manager of America's First Exorcism Department; calm down. Is there really any need to be so excited?"

Taran, however, paid no mind to Chu Feng's words. "Of course you don't care! Even if you aren't the boss of the agency, you have the reputation of America's First Exorcist. What kind of commission could you not get?"

Taran sighed softly. He walked over to Chu Feng's desk and poured himself half a glass of red wine without invitation. After a sip, he looked out the window with a slightly hazy gaze. "It's different for me," he said. "This commission from San Francisco is the biggest exorcism commission we've received since the agency began operating, and the client is the San Francisco government. Its arrival is highly significant for the agency!"

Chu Feng, having studied the ring for a while with no results, shook his head, tossed it back into his Storage Space, and looked up at Taran. "The agency is lucky to have you guys!"

Taran chuckled. "Well, we can't just take our shares in the agency for nothing!"

"Alright! It seems I, as the boss, can't slack off either. When is the plane from San Francisco expected to arrive?" Chu Feng stood up and strode to the changing room within the office. He took off his suit and changed into his familiar thin coat and casual pants.

"I'm not sure about the exact time, but I believe you'll definitely reach San Francisco by tomorrow morning," Taran's voice came from outside the changing room. Chu Feng could faintly hear Taran swallowing wine.

"These are the clothes I like to wear. In a word: comfortable!" Chu Feng emerged from the changing room, stretched, and remarked with satisfaction.

"Okay, I'm ready. Now we just wait for the client's plane!"

「...」

The next morning, a plane gently landed at Oakland International Airport.

"Mr. Chu Feng, please follow me!"

The speaker was Ms. Jones, the current Deputy Mayor of San Francisco. She had personally flown to New York to pick up Chu Feng and accompany him back.

The moment he saw Ms. Jones emerge from the airplane, Chu Feng immediately sensed that the situation in San Francisco was probably not optimistic.

"Ms. Jones, please slow down. There's no need to rush the exorcism so much!" Seeing her aged body hurrying along, Chu Feng worried she might fall if she wasn't careful.

Fortunately, an assistant who was always by her side quickly followed and offered support. Otherwise, the local hospitals might have had one more patient tonight.

The weather in San Francisco today was overcast. Although the sun was hidden, it didn't look like rain.

A waiting helicopter took off from Oakland International Airport with Chu Feng aboard, heading directly for downtown San Francisco.

Chu Feng had never been to San Francisco, so he was quite unfamiliar with the city's layout.

But looking down from the helicopter window, the thick smoke and chaotic crowds blanketing the city below gave Chu Feng a strangely familiar feeling.

"Mr. Chu Feng, we can only take you this far. If we go any further, we might encounter attacks from Demons!" the pilot said, constantly scanning the skies. Without waiting for Chu Feng's response, he began steering the helicopter slowly toward the rooftop of a large building.

Looking at the pilot's somewhat panicked expression, Chu Feng shrugged helplessly. Ugh... Are Demons really that scary?

"Okay, no need to descend any further. Goodbye!"

After sticking his head out and checking the distance between the helicopter and the rooftop, Chu Feng turned back to the pilot, spoke, and then jumped straight out of the open hatch.

After a free fall that lasted two or three seconds, Chu Feng stood up again in the middle of the building's rooftop.

Seeing Chu Feng land safely, the helicopter pilot immediately turned the aircraft around and flew out of the city area, as if afraid a Demon might suddenly appear and drag him to Hell.

After watching the helicopter disappear into the distance, Chu Feng stood at the edge of the rooftop, looking down at the chaotic city below, his brow slightly furrowed. Just one Demon, and it's this chaotic? Where are the San Francisco police?

BANG! Chu Feng swung open the locked door to the rooftop.

On the top floor of the building, which had been utterly silent, the sudden loud noise startled awake four men and women who had been hiding there for two days.

They were all employees who worked in this building. The chaos had begun when they were working overtime and hadn't yet left.

The four huddled under office desks, clamping their mouths shut, their eyes filled with terror, praying not to be found by the Demon or the rioters taking advantage of the chaos.

Chu Feng walked past the office. Although he had noticed the four people, rescuing them was not on his mind. The priority now was to find and deal with the Demon. As for the city's law and order, that was a matter for the San Francisco police.

Only after glimpsing Chu Feng's retreating figure through the office window did the four tense individuals inside slowly begin to relax.

"Could that person be human? I remember the rooftop door was locked!"

"How could a living person just suddenly appear on the rooftop?"

"Right, it couldn't be a living person! It's probably some Bizarre creature."

"Wait... I think I faintly heard helicopter rotors just now!"

"..."

Hearing this, the three who had been whispering fell silent, enveloped in a strange silence.