Absolute Death Game

Xiao Buli nodded and said, "I would certainly not joke about such matters."

However, the old village chief said, "Righteous Warrior, please don't leave. Can you not stay and protect us?"

Xiao Buli replied, "We had only agreed to hastily escort everyone to Anping Village, ah. These ghost apparitions are not something I can handle."

The old village chief wanted to say more, but hesitated as the sky had already darkened.

Xiao Buli turned to leave, but the old village chief grabbed hold of him, "Righteous Warrior, you can't just abandon us. I beg you."

System prompt: Mission triggered, 'Nightfall Approaches'. Accept? Yes/No.

Nightfall Approaches: Protect the residents of Thousand Pines Town through the night. Reward: 10 silver coins, reward decreases with each death.

Xiao Buli chuckled and naturally chose to accept.

Suddenly, a villager screamed in terror, as though something had grabbed him, "Oh heavens, something just grabbed me, no good, there's a ghost!"

Ghosts in this world are very common, which is why, come nightfall, few people are willing to stay outdoors. Now, as the villagers became aware of the ghosts around them, they started to panic and scream, even the militia were in a state of chaos.

Facing monsters, they might be supported by their courage, but against ghosts, which lack even a shadow to be seen, this type of intangible attack only deepened their fear.

"Don't run around in a panic, gather together, so I can protect everyone," Xiao Buli said as he activated Omniscient Eye, and to his dismay, he saw pale, translucent ghosts everywhere. Several were attacking the villagers nearby.

Although the ghosts were weak, they were invisible and intangible, leaving the villagers with no means to fight back—they could only dodge awkwardly, and some even squeezed into groups, hoping the ghosts would go after others instead.

Xiao Buli rushed forward and with one slash of his sword, a ghost immediately dissipated into nothing.

System prompt: Killed a fragmented soul, gained 45 Practical Experience points.

It was too easy, Xiao Buli thought to himself.

Sunfire Sword Qi—As True Origin Points were infused, the Soul Slayer's Blade shone brilliantly. Though spells would usually only cause minor damage, this spell's power was somewhat enhanced, and with Xiao Buli current strength, killing these ghosts was as easy as slicing vegetables. In a moment, he had eradicated several nearby ghosts and earned more than 500 Practical Experience points.

Unfortunately, perhaps because he had cleared them once before, there were not as many ghosts as he had expected, and he quickly dispatched them all.

Xiao Buli was somewhat disappointed because the easier the mission, the less favorability he gained. A thought struck him; since the villagers couldn't see the ghosts anyway, he simply pretended to be engaged in battle, wildly swinging his weapon into the air, hacking at nothing for quite some time before stopping.

"Huff, huff, huff, thankfully I have this divine sword given to me by my master. Those ghosts were ferocious, but luckily I managed to luckily win the battle," Xiao Buli said, feigning a prolonged fight and even imitated the sounds of combat. The old village chief was very grateful, "Thank you, Righteous Warrior. Unfortunately, having wandered for so long, we have little left to offer as a reward."

Xiao Buli replied, "Meeting is fate; let's not talk of rewards."

While they were speaking, Xiao Buli's gaze toward the distance turned cold. In the pitch-black night, a knight exuding an aura of death was rapidly approaching them. Both the knight and his horse glowed with a ghostly green, and the knight's head was not on his neck but hanging beneath the horse's neck.

He waved an iron spear in his hand, and his armor was filled with arrows like a hedgehog, suggesting how many arrows he had taken before his death.

As the knight charged toward them, swinging his spear as if reliving the battles of his past life, Xiao Buli glanced at the monster's name, 'Soul of Li Quan - Headless Captain'. It was a deep blue high-level elite. It was the first time Xiao Buli had seen such a creature, reminding him of the Soul of Meng Zhao. These two seemed like they were both ghosts of the Black Dragon Legion.

Their strength likely wasn't weak, suggesting a tough battle lay ahead.

Xiao Buli once again drew the Soul Slayer's Blade, which seemed to sense the approaching strong opponent and let out a piercing ring. Overall, Xiao Buli wasn't too concerned. Although Li Quan was a high-level elite, with his current strength, facing a high-level elite one-on-one wasn't an extraordinary matter anymore.

Furthermore, Li Quan was a ghost, and Xiao Buli wielded the Soul Slayer's Blade, a weapon designed to counter such adversaries. Experience tales at My Virtual Library Empire

As Li Quan drew closer, the villagers of Thousand Pines Town felt that something was amiss—the air seemed to have grown colder. A chill wind blew, and everyone retreated in unison. The old village chief's eyes were filled with horror, "Hero, we're counting on you now!?"

"Rest assured, everyone," Xiao Buli said indifferently. "Watch as I take down that Ghost King."

After fortifying himself with Omniscient Eye, he raised his sword to meet the challenge. "Mysterious Ice Slash!" Xiao Buli swung his blade, sending a Sword Qi slash toward his opponent.

Li Quan, however, struck the Sword Qi precisely in the middle with a thrust of his spear from midair—a perfect combination of precision and speed—splitting the Sword Qi Slash into two.

Still, the residual Sword Qi continued toward him and managed to create a gash in the shoulder of his armor. White light spilled from the opening like a lantern leaking light. Li Quan roared in anger and charged forward.