The 1875 in his right hand aimed at the mass of energy, firing three consecutive shots, successfully hitting several white spots on it, disappearing before reaching Jimmy.

The sound of Jimmy's gunfire also affected several priests, who turned their heads towards Jimmy's direction, not noticing anything amiss, instantly turning their gaze towards the hut.

Rodney and the other priest successfully emerged from the hut, the smoke inside contracted again with a painful scream of "ow", finally provoking a reaction from the black smoke, "Who are you?"

Rodney: "You finally spoke. As you see, I am a priest."

The black smoke moved forward bit by bit, and Rodney retreated little by little until the smoke left the hut, appearing more ethereal in the sunlight, as it didn't move with legs but floated out, its lower half directly smoke-like.

Rodney, having just braced an impact earlier, now dared not approach as the black smoke moved out, "Who exactly are you?"

The black smoke ignored Rodney, slightly elevated after emerging, pausing briefly before charging directly at Jimmy. Positioned originally in front of Jimmy, Rodney found the smoke's path coming at him, thinking the smoke was targeting him. Instantly, he extended his left hand with a badge pressing against the black smoke, "Lord, grant me strength!"

When the badge contacted the black smoke, it immediately reacted, with white smoke emitting from the contact point, and a piercing scream sounded, causing the black smoke to change direction and fly into the sky.

Beside him, a priest lifted his left hand's cross, aiming at the airborne black smoke, "In the name of the Holy Mother, submit to our Lord."

Jimmy was observing with Heart Eye Vision, and as the priest chanted the prayer, light emanated from the cross and directly struck the black smoke. The black smoke, upon being hit, didn't ascend higher but plummeted towards the ground.

Meanwhile, other priests weren't idle; as the black smoke descended, they rushed over, retracting their short swords and sharp-headed axes, now equipped with crosses and other items like necklaces and small Bibles.

Everyone realized that this black smoke had no physical form, and their task wasn't to damage its body with short swords and sharp-headed axes, but to use holy relics to expel the evil spirit.

"Scatter!"

Jimmy saw the effectiveness of Rodney's badge earlier, feeling relieved, shouting the command when several priests attempted a siege hoping to alert them.

After the black smoke landed, it dispersed on the ground, and in his field of vision, a cluster of white spots within the dispersed smoke started gathering, performing the same action as the smoke's eruption within the room.

However, it was still too slow, as the white spots exploded instantly, with the priests attacking experiencing a wave identical to Rodney's, flung backwards by the impact.

"Bang, bang, bang," the remaining three bullets from Jimmy's right-hand 1875 were fired, but still tardy, as the cluster of energy with white spots, upon the impact, rushed into one of the priests.

The black smoke completely dissipated, the white spots Jimmy previously observed vanished, he focused on the priest whom the energy seemed to possess, likely the evil spirit's essence taking hold.

Jimmy shifted the emptied revolver to his left hand, grabbing another loaded 1875 with his right, aiming at the priest. The priest appeared locked in place, standing with his head tilted back, trembling slightly, with a feral expression as if straining, yet remaining motionless.

Rodney and the others had just regained their footing, failing to detect their companion's possession, charging towards the dissipated smoke, shouting to expel the evil spirit in the name of the Father and the Saint Heir, using their badges and crosses to disperse the black smoke until the landfill site returned to normal.

Jimmy kept his gaze on the priest, as Rodney and the others dispelled the smoke, they noticed the anomaly, the priest remained motionless despite the commotion, still trembling slightly.

Rodney eyed the possessed priest gravely, approaching and softly calling, "Bennett!"

After Rodney neared, Bennett stopped trembling, lowered his head, chuckled, then upon looking up at Rodney, everyone noticed a change in his facial expression, thinning like losing weight instantly, eyes widened, grinning widely, speaking in an unfamiliar voice, "Bennett is asleep. If there's anything to say, I can convey it for you, Priest."

This was troublesome; an evil spirit possessing a priest was rare, and since Bennett was possessed, their usual method of immediate annihilation was inconvenient against their own.

Jimmy was genuinely distressed, unable to directly shoot due to the priesthood, yet now possessing seemed accomplished, Bennett's visage altered, suggesting his soul was being suppressed, likely not eradicated since the previous trembling indicated a struggle for control. Even now, Bennett's actions appeared somewhat sluggish and disjointed.

Rodney raised his badge towards Bennett: "Demon, leave him."

Facing Rodney's badge directly, Bennett's expression turned pained, showing the badge's potency, but Rodney made a mistake, standing too close to him.

Bennett grimaced but his limbs were unhindered, wailing with mouth agape, raising his hands to clutch his head. Abruptly, his arms dropped, punching Rodney, exploiting Rodney's pain to retract the badge, Bennett continued assaulting, knocking Rodney to the ground.

The other priests originally saw the badge's effectiveness but couldn't fathom the sudden shift from defense to offense, converging to attack Bennett without lethal force due to his body.

Bennett's endowment upon possession was evident, handling Rodney and the other three priests' siege effortlessly, Jimmy even felt Bennett was acclimating this new body, purposely letting opportunities to heavily injure others pass, though his current might should have cleared a path.

Jimmy reached for spare bullets, reloading the depleted revolver, raising his left hand to aim at Bennett. Now able to perceive Bennett's vulnerability, but Rodney and the others avoided lethal force, hinting at not wanting Bennett dead.

Jimmy reluctantly aimed for Bennett's legs, facing difficulty as four priests circled Bennett in melee combat, constantly shifting positions, their exorcist proximities potent, risking friendly fire in such conditions.

Finally spotting an opening, Bennett resisting a punch to his shoulder from behind, close to another priest, executing an over-the-shoulder throw, retreating to create distance himself.

As Bennett steadied himself, "Bang, bang, bang," Jimmy fired at Bennett's legs thrice consecutively, realizing trouble upon witnessing the impact on Bennett's thigh.

At this distance, the bullet's power akin to muzzle speed and kinetic energy, its force near maximum, yet failing to penetrate Bennett's thigh, merely hitting and injuring the thigh, with the bullet halted by muscle and bone.

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