Chapter 59: Evil Spirit Possession

The attack came very suddenly.

Fortunately, at the moment when that ring produced an anomaly, Levi had already raised his guard.

Now, upon sensing something was wrong, he reacted quickly.

With a backward flicker, his whole body vanished in an instant, then leapt out from the shadow behind the chair.

At this moment, the little girl had already stood up ——— or rather, floated into the air.

She stared coldly at Levi, her eyes filled with icy killing intent and hatred.

She was completely different from the innocent and cheerful little girl who had been smiling at Levi just a short while ago.

Good grief, this world was becoming more and more fantastical.

Levi sighed inwardly.

Vampires and killers, one might still explain as genetic mutation, but now there were ghosts, and people flying through the air.

Who knew what else might show up in the future………

This thought merely flashed through Levi’s mind, then he quickly raised his head to look at the little girl and once again activated 【Soul Sight】.

During that haunted house case, Levi had discovered that 【Soul Sight】 could often reveal things invisible to the naked eye.

Like that big-headed puppet doll—if he hadn’t swept his gaze upward while using 【Soul Sight】, he probably wouldn’t have noticed it.

The current situation felt very similar to that time with the big-headed doll.

This was obviously a BOSS fight.

The reason Levi judged it so was simple: back in the restaurant, he had teased that little girl.

At that time, she had been completely normal, with no problems at all, and his ring hadn’t reacted either.

Now, the little girl was still the same little girl, the ring was still the same ring, but the one difference was that this was not the restaurant—this was the altar.

According to the usual logic of games, films, and novels, Levi could already guess: most likely this little girl had been possessed by the BOSS ghost.

Not to mention, the system had just popped up a task prompt for him.

Clearly, the mission had been triggered, though he had no time to read it now.

As for whether he was right, all he had to do was open 【Soul Sight】 and see.

With this thought, Levi widened his eyes once more, staring at the little girl.

After activating 【Soul Sight】, the scene before his eyes was completely different.

What he saw was no longer a little girl floating in the air, but a giant over three meters tall.

Its whole body radiated dazzling red light, with only its eyes as two pools of pitch black.

The little girl’s original position was now at its chest, pulsing like a heart wrapped in red light.

The giant wore full armor, holding sword and shield, looking like a fully armed knight.

And not just a knight—but a giant knight.

The knight raised its sword and swung down toward Levi.

“Who—————!”

The same rushing sound of wind, but this time, unlike before, Levi at least knew where the danger came from.

He rolled to evade again, then saw the giant charging straight through the massive chair toward him.

Physical obstacles seemed to mean nothing to it.

Good grief, you’ve got cheats too!

Seeing this, Levi cursed inwardly.

In many stories, ghosts could pass through walls at will, immune to physical attacks, while freely assaulting others.

It was basically the same as having an invincibility cheat.

Was this a battle between cheaters now?

Levi felt like he had entered a “god-tier server.” One side had wall-hack and X-ray vision, the other had invincibility.

Both were cheating—it was just a matter of whose cheat was stronger!

Without hesitation, Levi raised his gun, aimed at the knight’s head, and pulled the trigger.

“Bang bang!!”

With two gunshots, silver bullets flew out ——— considering that the little girl was still inside the ghost’s body, Levi didn’t use incendiary rounds.

He still wanted to save her.

Now it was a matter of whether silver bullets worked on ghosts.

The ghost knight staggered slightly at Levi’s attack, then raised its shield to block.

“Clang clang!”

The two silver bullets struck the shield, ricocheting away.

The shield trembled violently, as if cracks had spread across its surface.

It worked!

Levi’s heart settled.

Cheats weren’t scary as long as you could hit them.

As long as they weren’t blood-locked, he had plenty of ways to kill them!

After several cases and battles with the supernatural, Levi had come to realize: in the end, these mysterious incidents were just battles between cheaters.

Whoever had the stronger cheat, won.

The Courtesan Killer had been a weak cheater.

Betty was a spirit-control cheater.

And now this one—this was probably the cheat among cheats………

As for who it was, Levi didn’t care, nor did he have time to.

Police didn’t usually bother about motives—it wasn’t a detective novel where the criminal had to reveal a motive before getting arrested.

In real life, as long as there was enough evidence at the scene, the rest was just luring the suspect into explaining themselves.

Regular police didn’t care about motives before catching someone.

So those detective films where the killer stubbornly asked, “What’s my motive? Why would I kill him?” and the detective proudly explained it—that was mostly just for show.

Likewise, if police couldn’t arrest a suspect simply because they didn’t know the motive, that was dereliction of duty.

Levi thought the same way.

He didn’t know who this guy was, or why he had dragged the little girl here, but it was definitely nothing good.

He would just empty his magazine and finish him off first.

As for the backstory, he could find clues and investigate after killing the enemy!

“Oh oh oh oh oh!!!”

With this thought, Levi retreated again.

His opponent was heavy armor, heavy shield, giant sword—clearly a melee type.

Practically Levi’s natural nemesis.

Levi didn’t even know martial arts—fighting up close would be suicide.

Luckily, he had prepared long ago!

He leapt backward, vanished into a nearby shadow, and reappeared on the high platform behind.

At the same time, he flicked his left hand, pressing a button.

The cane he had been holding dramatically split apart, transforming from a gentleman’s staff into a brutal weapon in the blink of an eye.

Meanwhile, Levi took a moment to glance at the system’s task prompt.

【Mission Activated: “Dawn of the Killer”】

【Objective: Escape the underground temple or eliminate the enemy】

【Reward: Unknown】

Escape? Impossible now.

The enemy would never let him flee.

Sure, Levi could walk away, but with the little girl here, there was no way he could abandon her.

Which left only one option: kill this thing!

His thoughts flashed quickly.

Levi loaded an armor-piercing round, pulled the bolt, aimed at the ghost knight again, and fired.

“Boom—————!”

The thunderous gunshot echoed through the cavern, even making Levi’s body tremble violently.

Thankfully, he hadn’t missed.

The bullet roared forward.

The ghost knight once more raised its shield—but this time, the armor-piercing round’s explosive power pierced straight through.

The knight tilted its head, and the bullet glanced off the side of its helmet, bouncing away.

“So close.”

Levi arched a brow, racking the bolt again.

The shell casing ejected, clattering crisply to the ground, as he reloaded another round.

By now, the ghost knight was charging toward him in great strides.

But Levi had prepared for this.

As the knight rushed forward, a black shadow suddenly leapt from its feet, pouncing onto the knight’s body, claws slashing furiously!

Against the three-meter-tall knight, Levi’s puppet cat really did look like just a cat.

But could it fight? Yes, it could.

A cat clinging onto a person was already hard to shake off.

And Levi had no need to care about the knight’s feelings.

He controlled the cat to slash and tear recklessly.

If it were real armor, maybe the damage would be negligible.

But this armor seemed more like something conjured with the soul, so the black cat’s claws could rip off chunks with every strike.

If it were real armor, it would at least be defective.

But the ghost knight wasn’t stupid.

It shook its body a few times, and when it couldn’t dislodge the cat, it roared in fury, raised its greatsword, and stabbed into the ground!

“Boom———!”

The moment the sword pierced the ground, the earth collapsed, a violent shockwave bursting outward from the knight as its center.

Good grief!

Seeing the rushing blast, Levi was startled.

Sword Qi? He had only ever seen that in wuxia novels or games—never thought someone would actually use it in real life!?

What era was this, was he being mocked!?

But however much he thought, Levi didn’t stop moving.

He quickly used 【Shadow Step】 to dodge the attack, then aimed again.

At this moment, Levi sighed inwardly.

In the novels he used to read, it was always protagonists using Sword Qi to act superior against enemies with modern weapons.

But now, he had become the one being acted superior against……… only now did he realize how miserable it was to be an NPC serving as the protagonist’s backdrop.

Ah, every family has its hard-to-read scripture.

Levi sighed once more and looked at his enemy.

If the opponent could even use “Sword Qi,” this was an even greater threat.

And the way it had dodged his shot earlier proved its combat ability was extraordinary—possibly one of those terrifying types who could block bullets with a sword.

Levi knew the simplest solution: kill the little girl.

From what 【Soul Sight】 showed, she was powering the ghost knight.

Kill her, and the knight would probably vanish.

But…………… Levi felt it wasn’t time for that yet.

If he could save her, he would!

You’ve got martial arts, I’ve got firearms—let’s see who laughs last!

A cold glint flickered in Levi’s eyes as he locked onto the ghost knight, tightening his grip on the cane-gun.

The next moment, the flow of time around him suddenly slowed—

Eye of the Reaper!

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