Mystery Detective of the Steam World

Chapter 59 Possessed by Evil
The attack came very suddenly, but fortunately, Li Wei had immediately become alert when the ring started acting strangely. Sensing something was wrong, he reacted swiftly. He dodged backward, vanished instantly, and then leaped out from the shadow behind the chair.

The little girl had already stood up—or rather, floated into the air. She stared coldly at Li Wei, her eyes filled with icy killing intent and hatred. This was completely different from the innocent and cheerful little girl who had looked at Li Wei earlier.

Goodness, this world is getting more and more fantastical.

Li Wei sighed inwardly. The appearance of a murderer or vampire could be attributed to genetic mutation, but now that ghosts were appearing and people were flying in the sky, who knew what might come next…

The thought only flashed through Li Wei's mind for a moment before he quickly looked up at the little girl and then activated [Soul Vision] again.

During the previous haunted house case, Li Wei discovered that [Soul Vision] could often see things that were normally invisible, like that big-headed doll. If Li Wei hadn't used [Soul Vision] to glance at the top of his head, he probably wouldn't have noticed it.

The current situation is somewhat similar to what happened with the "Big Head Doll" incident; it's clearly a boss battle.

Li Wei's reasoning was simple: he had teased the little girl in the restaurant. At that time, she seemed perfectly normal, and his ring hadn't reacted. Now, the little girl was still the same little girl, and the ring was still the same ring; the only difference was that this wasn't a restaurant, but an altar.

Based on the usual development of games, movies, and novels, Li Wei could guess that the little girl was most likely possessed by the BOSS ghost.

Not to mention, the system just gave him a task notification, which means the task has obviously been triggered, but Li Wei doesn't have time to check it now.

As for whether it is true or not, just open [Soul Vision] and take a look.

Thinking of this, Li Wei widened his eyes again and looked at the little girl.

After activating [Soul Vision], the scene before him was completely different from before. What appeared before Li Wei was no longer a little girl floating in the air, but a gigantic giant, probably over three meters tall. Its entire body radiated a dazzling red light, except for its two eyes, which were completely black. Where the little girl had been, it was now in front of its chest, beating like a heart enveloped in red light.

He was dressed in full armor and held a sharp shield, looking like a fully armed knight.

And he was a giant knight.

At that moment, the knight raised his sword and swung it down at Li Wei once more.

"call-----!"

The same sound of wind, but unlike before, this time Li Wei at least knew where the danger was coming from. He rolled away again, and then saw the giant pass straight through the tall chair, charging towards him. The physical obstacles seemed to be completely non-existent in its eyes.

Wow, you're cheating too!

Seeing this, Li Wei cursed inwardly. In many stories, ghosts can pass through walls and houses at will, and physical attacks are useless against them. On the contrary, they can attack others at will, which is no different from having an invincible cheat code.

Is this a battle between cheaters?
Li Wei felt like he had entered a god's palace. He was facing someone with wallhacks and X-ray vision, and everyone was cheating. It was just a matter of whose cheat was more powerful!
Without hesitation, Li Wei raised his gun, aimed at the man's head, and pulled the trigger.

"Bang bang!!"

Two gunshots rang out, and silver bullets flew out—considering that the little girl was still inside the ghost's body, Li Wei did not use incendiary bombs; he still wanted to save her.

Now we'll see if the silver bullet will actually work on the ghost.

Faced with Levi's attack, the Ghost Knight swayed slightly before raising his shield to block.

"Clang!"

Two silver bullets then struck it and bounced away. The shield trembled violently, as if cracks were appearing on it.

it works!

Seeing this, Li Wei felt much more at ease. The only problem with cheating is missing your target; if you can hit them, and they're not immune to health lock, I have plenty of ways to kill you!

After investigating and battling several such mysterious cases, Li Wei also discovered that these cases, in essence, were battles between overpowered individuals. Whoever had the stronger cheat was the most powerful. The socialite assassin was considered a relatively weak cheat, Betty had full-fledged mind control, but this one was probably the ultimate cheat among cheats…

As for who this guy is, Li Wei is too lazy to care, and doesn't have the time to care. Police rarely concern themselves with motives when making arrests; it's not a detective novel where you have to reveal a motive to make an arrest. Instead, if enough evidence is found at the scene, the rest is simply a matter of luring the suspect into a trap and having them voluntarily confess their motives—police generally don't investigate motives like detectives do before identifying the killer.

Therefore, when a detective in a detective movie asks the murderer, "What's the motive? Why did I kill him?!" without saying a word, the detective who still blankly gives the motive is probably someone with a desire for self-expression.

Similarly, police officers who refuse to arrest suspects simply because they cannot find a motive are certainly derelict in their duties.

Li Wei was in the same boat. He didn't know who this guy was or why he'd brought the little girl here, but it certainly wasn't anything good. So he just emptied the magazine and killed him. As for the cause and effect, he could investigate later after he was dead!
"Oh oh oh oh!!!"

Thinking this, Li Wei retreated again. His opponent, heavily armored, shielded, and wielding a greatsword, was clearly a melee fighter. He was practically his mortal enemy; Li Wei didn't even know hand-to-hand combat, and engaging in close combat would be suicide. Fortunately, he had already prepared for this!

Li Wei leaped backward, disappearing into the shadows beside him, and reappeared on the high platform above him. At the same time, he waved his left hand and pressed a button. Instantly, the cane that had been posing in Li Wei's hand split apart, transforming in the blink of an eye from a walking stick into a brutal weapon.

At the same time, Li Wei also took a moment to glance at the system's task prompts.

Activate the mission "Dead by Daylight"

[Mission Objective: Escape the underground temple or eliminate the enemy]

[Task Reward: Unknown]

Escape? Escape is impossible now, and the other side won't let him go. Li Wei could walk away on his own, but the thought of this little girl here makes it impossible for him to leave. So, the only option left is to kill this guy!

Thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant. Then, Li Wei took out an armor-piercing bullet, inserted it into the gun, pulled the bolt, aimed at the Ghost Knight again, and pulled the trigger.

"Thump—!"

A thunderous gunshot rang out, echoing continuously in the cave. Even Li Wei's body trembled violently, but thankfully he didn't miss.

The whistling bullet flew forward, and Ghost Knight once again raised his shield to block it. However, this time, the sturdy shield could not withstand the explosive impact of the armor-piercing bullet, which pierced through the shield directly. At that moment, Ghost Knight tilted his head to the side, and the bullet hit the side of his helmet before ricocheting away.

“Almost.”

Li Wei raised an eyebrow, then pulled the bolt again. The spent cartridge ejected and made a crisp clinking sound on the ground. At the same time, Li Wei inserted another bullet.

At that moment, the Ghost Knight strode towards Levi.

Fortunately, Li Wei had anticipated this.

Just as the Ghost Knight charged toward Levi, a dark shadow suddenly leaped out from beneath its feet, pounced on the Ghost Knight, and began scratching it with its claws!

The giant knight, over three meters tall, made Li Wei, the doll cat, look like just a cat in comparison.

But as for whether it could fight, it certainly could. A cat climbing on a person is difficult to remove. Not to mention, Levi didn't need to consider the knight's feelings at all; he simply manipulated the black cat to extend its claws and scratch and dig. If it were real armor, the damage might be less than 0.5. But this armor seemed more like something that originated with the soul, so much so that a single swipe of the black cat's claw could shatter a piece of it.

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

However, the ghost knight wasn't stupid. It swayed a few times, and seeing that it couldn't break free from the black cat, it roared, raised its longsword, and slammed it into the ground!
"boom---!"

As the Ghost Knight plunged his sword into the ground, the surrounding earth instantly collapsed, and a surging shockwave erupted outwards from it.

Good guy!
Li Wei was startled by the oncoming wave of energy. He had only ever seen sword energy in martial arts novels and games. He never expected that someone would actually do this to him in real life!
What era are we living in? Are you kidding me?!
Despite his thoughts, Li Wei didn't stop moving. He used [Shadow Shift] again to quickly dodge the attack and simultaneously aimed at the enemy once more.

At this moment, Li Wei was secretly sighing. In the novels he used to read, the protagonists who learned sword energy would show off in front of enemies who used modern weapons. Now, he was the one being shown off... He realized how tragic it was for an NPC who was just a background character for the protagonist.

Sigh, every family has its own troubles.

Li Wei sighed and looked at the enemy before him again. The fact that his opponent possessed a "sword aura," a kind of flashy cheat, made him even more dangerous. Moreover, the fact that it had dodged Li Wei's attack earlier indicated that this Ghost Knight possessed considerable combat ability. It might even be the kind of ruthless individual who could block bullets with a sword while still alive.

Li Wei knew that the simplest method was to kill the little girl. At least based on the current results of [Soul Vision], the little girl was powering the Ghost Rider. If the little girl was killed, the Ghost Rider would most likely disappear.

However... Li Wei felt that it wasn't the final moment yet, and it would be best to try to salvage the situation!
You have martial arts skills, I have firearms. Let's see who has the last laugh!
Thinking of this, a cold glint appeared in Li Wei's eyes. He stared at the Ghost Knight in front of him and gripped the cane gun in his hand tightly.

The next instant, time around them suddenly slowed down!

Death Eyes!

(End of this chapter)