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Chapter 21: Becoming Heroes

"Stay calm!"

"Is there any way to take down this ghost?"

Li Pai, leaning against the soft pillow, asked in a deep voice.

"Though the witch's techniques can directly harm the soul, I just woke up and don't have enough time to prepare..."

"If we want to defeat her, we can only use our previous method."

"But... we don't have a vessel anymore!"

Elora's voice sounded somewhat desperate.

If this ghost broke free from confinement, even the Sunlight Fruits might not be enough to stop her.

"A vessel..."

"If we were to detonate the remaining Sunlight Fruits together, causing the ghost to enter a weakened state..."

"Do you have confidence in putting her into an ordinary person's body?"

Li Pai quickly pondered and looked up to ask.

"I think it should be possible."

Elora nodded.

"But right now, we don't have..."

"What are you doing!!!"

Elora shuddered all over!

She had just finished the previous sentence, and Li Pai by her side had started walking forward.

Elora suddenly realized Li Pai's question from earlier.

Could it be...

He wants to use himself as the vessel?!

He's sacrificing himself!

Elora was stunned.

Li Pai had already been injured protecting her earlier.

And now, he was willing to sacrifice himself!

Ripples spread through Elora's heart, a variety of emotions surging within her.

"Three seconds, then detonate it completely!"

Li Pai turned back and shouted at Elora.

At this moment, Li Pai was smiling, showing no signs of preparing for his own death.

"But..."

Elora hesitated.

The demon hunter's crossbow bolts had already been used up!

Even if Li Pai allowed the ghost to occupy his body, there would be no way to eliminate her!

"Trust me!"

Li Pai smiled and said.

In the game, couldn't he be a hero for once?

What the system said about suffering damage in the game affecting reality was probably just an exaggeration...

How could current virtual reality technology have such an effect?

Even if it did, game developers wouldn't be foolish enough to do something like that.

By this point, Li Pai was already approaching the ghost.

Elora watched Li Pai, her vision growing blurrier and blurrier, as if something warm was overflowing from her eyes and trailing down her cheeks.

She knew she couldn't hesitate any longer; that would only put Li Pai in danger for nothing.

Her fingers danced.

On the vines, all the Sunlight Fruits detonated simultaneously!

A brilliant light instantly engulfed the corridor!

"Ah!!!"

"It's useless!!!"

"You can't kill me!"

"In a few more seconds, I'll break free from confinement!"

"Then, your body will be mine!"

The ghost screamed in agony and madness.

Being subjected to such intense light for a moment made her extremely pained and weakened.

But this amount of damage wasn't enough to kill her.

In just a few seconds, she would regain her strength and break free from confinement.

"Now's the time!"

Li Pai roared and lunged forward abruptly.

Elora's eyes welled up with tears as she chanted a spell.

Li Pai felt as if he was being pulled by a force, rapidly separating from his own body.

And the weakened ghost, under Elora's incantation, flew towards Li Pai's body.

"You! What are you trying to do!"

The ghost's voice held a hint of fear.

She didn't know what Li Pai and Elora were up to, but she was certain it wasn't something good for her.

In her weakened state, the ghost couldn't resist Elora's control. In the blink of an eye, she entered Li Pai's body.

Li Pai's body was still hurtling forward.

And on the floor ahead, a silver crossbow bolt was stuck!

It was the arrow Li Pai had shot at the ghost earlier when he was coming downstairs!

"No!!!"

"Don't do this!"

"I don't want to die!"

The ghost wailed in Li Pai's voice.

She had just entered Li Pai's body, and his soul hadn't fully detached yet. In this stalemate, the ghost had no way to control Li Pai's body to dodge.

She could only watch helplessly as she got closer and closer to the silver crossbow bolt.

"Splut!"

The silver arrowhead pierced into Li Pai's chest.

A faint crack appeared.

Immediately after, Li Pai's body landed on the floor with a muffled thud.

Li Pai's form disintegrated into powder.

His limbs shattered next.

And then his head...

"Exit the game!"

In the moment before losing consciousness, Li Pai shouted loudly in his mind.

Splash...

As Li Pai's head turned into dust, the entire corridor fell into an instant silence.

Elora looked at the pitch-black corridor, her body involuntarily twitching.

She remembered the first time she met Li Pai.

That guy was quite audacious, actually wandering around on the second floor by himself.

By the time they reached the third floor, he had even threatened her. So infuriating...

Later on, he wiped sweat from her brow and held onto her as they explored.

And in the end, he had done that to her body...

Elora felt a surge of murderous intent.

But she never expected that he would be the one to awaken her!

The curse of the Beth family that had lasted for hundreds of years was broken for the first time!

At the same time, Elora experienced a sense of joy she had never felt before...

Unfortunately, there was no time for reflection. Elora and Li Pai immediately engaged the ghost on the second floor.

Li Pai's composure and intelligence in battle impressed Elora greatly.

To protect Elora, Li Pai fearlessly placed himself in front of her. Elora was deeply moved.

Although they had only known each other for a short hour, Li Pai had already captured Elora's heart.

However...

He didn't even have a chance to know her feelings...

Elora covered her face.

Warm tears flowed through her fingers.

At this moment, the towering Elora looked like a helpless little girl, sobbing.

A flame flickered.

The female housekeeper, Leck, lit an oil lamp and hurried over from the other end of the corridor.

"Master, what happened to the ghost? And where is the gentleman..."

As Leck rushed out of the restroom, the Sunlight Fruits had just finished detonating, leaving the corridor pitch-black.

She didn't witness the final scene.

"The ghost has been dealt with."

"The gentleman..."

"The gentleman..."

Elora's voice quivered.

Grief couldn't be contained, becoming thicker and thicker.

"He sacrificed himself..."

"He sacrificed himself to protect me."

"I don't even know his name yet!"

"Waaah..."

Elora couldn't control it anymore, she knelt on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.

Leck approached and gently patted Elora's shoulder.

"Master, within the witch's system, there should be magic for resurrection, right?"

Leck asked softly.

"Well, there is..."

Elora wiped away her tears.

"But for revival in witchcraft, a part of the other person's body must be preserved."

"The gentleman's body..."

Elora glanced ahead.

Li Pai's body had already turned to ashes.

"Well..."

"Ah..."

Leck sighed.

It seemed there was no way.

She could only comfort Elora by lightly stroking her back.

Suddenly, Elora trembled all over!

"That's right!!!"

"He left something inside me!"

Elora felt as if she had caught a lifeline, her whole body suddenly excited.