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Chapter 25: Not Acting Human Anymore?

The fact that the old man dared to bring up surveillance indicated that he probably didn't tamper with it.

Could it be that his helmet had no circuitry from the start?

Then how did he enter the game?

This is baffling!

"Quickly go home and try it out, see what's going on."

Li Pai muttered to himself.

"Young man, please pay quickly."

"Fifty for the repair, fifty for the experience, a total of 100."

The old man removed his reading glasses, smiling as he looked at Li Pai.

"Experience fee? I haven't really experienced anything!"

Li Pai was taken aback.

Charging an hour's fee for just one minute of experience!

A profiteer! Truly a profiteer!

Just as the old man was about to argue, he suddenly felt a piercing chill crawling down his collar, causing him to shiver involuntarily.

"What's going on..."

"Why do I feel so anxious..."

"Could it be that I've been too ruthless in swindling people?"

"Even though I've been a profiteer for so many years, I've never experienced this situation..."

The old man was a bit puzzled.

After pondering for a while, he felt that it might be because he's getting old and his conscience is kicking in.

"Alright, just give me the 50 yuan for the repair."

The old man conceded a step.

Li Pai quickly took out his phone and paid the money.

Taking the helmet with him, Li Pai hurried back to his rental house.

After taking a sip of water, Li Pai sat down on the couch, picked up the helmet, and prepared to enter the game.

"To plug in or not..."

Li Pai hesitated for a moment.

Since the helmet lacked a circuitry system, it probably wouldn't matter whether he plugged it in or not.

"Let's give it a try."

"See if I can enter the game."

Li Pai muttered while holding the helmet.

As his words fell, Li Pai felt his consciousness being pulled away by something!

Everything went black...

The next moment, Li Pai found himself in the middle of a jungle.

Tall trees surrounded him, their branches extended towards the sky like reaching tendrils, forming a vast network.

Strangely, these trees had no leaves; they appeared as if they were dead.

The sky was covered in dark clouds.

Sparse light filtered through the dead branches, making the jungle dim even during the day.

"I'm in the game?"

"Oh no!!!"

Li Pai's heart trembled!

"I entered the game without putting on the helmet!"

"This means..."

"I wasted that 50 yuan repair fee!"

Li Pai felt a slight pang of regret.

Although he didn't understand the mechanics behind it, he could ascertain that he could now enter the game without wearing the helmet.

"Time-limited mission: Kill the ghost, failed"

"Successfully repelled the ghost, Broken Beauty Exploration Progress: 70%"

The system's voice echoed in Li Pai's mind.

"I failed to kill the ghost???"

"After all that, I still couldn't defeat it?"

"This is way too difficult!"

"But repelling it isn't bad either."

Thinking back to the scene of the ghost's long hair spreading throughout the corridor, Li Pai shivered.

That thing was too powerful, and Li Pai didn't want to encounter her again.

"Exploration progress 70%..."

"I have awakened Elora and repelled the ghost, why isn't it at 100% yet?"

"Is there something else to explore? Like a specific place that I need to go to?"

"Oh right... the attic..."

Thinking of the attic, Li Pai's heart raced.

The sense of oppression and danger up there was just too intense.

With his weak abilities, it's probably best not to get involved.

Collecting his thoughts, Li Pai began to survey his surroundings.

Surrounded by dead trees, with dim lighting, he could hardly make out the direction.

Occasionally, cawing crows could be heard from above, sending shivers down his spine.

"What kind of place is this..."

"A new scene, maybe?"

Li Pai wanted to scratch his head.

As he did so, he suddenly felt that something was off with his hands...

"Hmm?!"

"My hands!"

"What's going on!"

Li Pai extended his hands in front of him, examining carefully.

His hands seemed a bit ethereal...

Not the kind of ethereal from excessive self-pleasure, but rather they didn't look solid.

Li Pai then lowered his head to look at his body.

The situation was the same.

"Could it be..."

"Am I in a ghostly state now?!"

Li Pai's heart skipped a beat.

When the ghost was forced into his body, he got impaled on that demon hunter's crossbow bolt.

His last memory was his body beginning to disintegrate...

Yes, his body was indeed gone...

His current state was that of a soul, there's no doubt about it!

"I'm starting to feel a bit panicky..."

Li Pai grew slightly anxious.

He had a lot of experience as a human, but as a ghost... that was uncharted territory!

Are there any specific things he needs to be cautious about...

And the system didn't provide any hints or guidance.

Furthermore, now that he's in a spectral state, he might not be able to communicate as deeply with Elora.

The paths of humans and ghosts truly diverge!

At this point, Li Pai probably could only... ghost around.

Just then, Li Pai suddenly noticed a wisp of black thread floating behind him!

A sense of foreboding rose in his heart.

"No way..."

"Could it be you..."

Li Pai slowly turned his neck.

A pallid face was resting on Li Pai's shoulder.

Their eyes met.

A few seconds of silence passed.

So familiar, wasn't this...

"Damn it!"

Li Pai trembled in fear and bolted forward.

Perhaps due to being in a spectral state, Li Pai's running was a bit floaty, and he was surprisingly faster than when he was human.

Li Pai darted through the thicket, passing by one dead tree after another.

Although I can't distinguish the direction, there are ghosts behind me. Running forward is definitely the right choice.

After running for a few minutes, Li Pai suddenly saw a fire ahead!

Being cautious, Li Pai stopped in his tracks and hid behind a thicker, dead tree.

"That ghost shouldn't have followed me..."

Li Pai wanted to catch his breath, but he realized he was in a spiritual state and didn't need to breathe at all.

The black thread brushed against Li Pai's ear once again.

No need to say, that ghost was right behind him.

"Don't go out! It's dangerous!"

Just as Li Pai was about to continue running forward, a cold voice suddenly sounded in his ears.

"This is..."

"The voice of that ghost!"

Li Pai's heart shook violently, and he stopped the step he was about to take.

Why would the ghost warn him?

What is her purpose?

"Ahead is the campfire of the Demon Hunter."

"If they discover us, they'll hunt us down."

The ghost's voice echoed faintly in Li Pai's ears.

Li Pai was taken aback.

Indeed, he was in a spiritual state now, making it easy for others to mistake him for an ghost.

Encountering Demon Hunters specialized in hunting magical creatures, the odds of survival were low.

Li Pai calmed down a bit and turned to look at the ghost behind him.

For some reason, looking at this ghost now, Li Pai felt like it wasn't as terrifying as before.

Was it because he had become one of their kind?

"Hush—"

"Don't speak!"

The ghost came closer, pressed against Li Pai's body, and covered his mouth with its pale little hand.