Zongman, start your journey to godhood by saving the heroine of anime

The priest in the lead took out a key and walked towards the iron door of the tomb chamber to open it.

"Ugh?"

I managed to open the lock with great effort, but the door wouldn't budge.

"After all, this tomb hasn't been opened for eight years, so it's normal for the door to be a bit rusty."

Community staff behind them quickly stepped forward to explain.

He turned and called over two strong young men to help pull the door open.

Seeing this, Bai Ye didn't want to waste any more time, so he simply followed along.

"Squeak~"

With Bai Ye's help, the iron gate, which had been sealed for eight years, was easily opened.

But what happened after the door was opened shocked everyone.

The iron gate was opened, and what rushed out was not only the stench of decay from the tomb, but also a mummified corpse that had fallen forward and turned to mummification.

The mummified corpse knelt on the ground with its hands raised high, the expression of despair frozen on its face before death, unable to be erased.

It is worth mentioning that he was dressed like a medieval knight before he died, and had a withered orchid hanging from his waist.

"Pap~"

As the iron gate opened completely, the mummified corpse, having lost its support, crashed to the ground.

The mummified corpse's limbs disintegrated instantly, and even the orchid at its waist turned to ashes in the wind.

"Ah~ Ah!"

Upon witnessing this scene, Mr. Cecil let out a bloodcurdling scream like a pig being slaughtered.

He was so frightened that he fainted and collapsed to the ground.

Gurevan, who had come along, immediately stepped forward and, as a police officer, stabilized the situation.

Amidst the chaotic crowd, only the imposter Avril stealthily rushed into the tomb.

His eyes lit up with surprise when he saw the book and a small box in the middle of the tomb.

"Found it! It was right here."

The imposter reached out to grab two items, but Bai Ye's hand beat her to it, snatching the books and boxes into her own arms.

"Ah! Byakuya-kun, why...?"

Seemingly surprised that Bai Ye would suddenly appear and steal her thunder, the imposter Avril frowned, still trying to play the emotional card.

"That is... a memento left to me by my grandfather. Please return it to me as soon as possible, Bai Ye."

Upon hearing this, Bai Ye calmly replied.

Are you sure this really was left to you by your grandfather?

"Of course!"

The imposter nodded, then spoke again.

"There are also letters left to me by my grandfather, with my name clearly written on them."

"Indeed! It does have a note on it indicating that it was for Avril Bradley."

Bai Ye nodded, then a wicked smile appeared on his lips.

"But what does this have to do with Kiaran, the second-generation phantom thief?"

"Varied..."

The imposter Avril—no, he should be called the Phantom Thief Chiarand—frowned and almost admitted it, but after thinking for a moment, he continued to probe.

"Bai Ye, what are you talking about? What phantom thief? I don't know anything about that. I'm Avril!"

In response, Bai Ye spoke coldly once again.

"You really don't act until you see the benefit!"

"Greven!"

After a shout from White Night, Grevin appeared at the entrance to the tomb chamber with Victorique and the real Avril.

Behind it, one can vaguely see many figures in police uniforms, indicating that the tomb has been completely surrounded by police officers.

"My dear friend, you've given me another wonderful gift!"

"Who would have thought that the one who impersonated a young girl to swindle her grandfather's inheritance was none other than the phantom thief Kiaran, who has remained at large for so many years!"

Clearly, the entire conversation between Bai Ye and Chiaran was overheard by Gureven, who was waiting outside.

Grevin then looked smugly at the phantom thief girl.

"Kiaran, you'd better surrender now. I've already ordered the police to surround this place. Even if you're a famous phantom thief, you won't be escaping from here today."

Kiaran, inside the tomb, never expected that his mere act of claiming an inheritance would turn into a trap to capture him.

He glanced at the presence of at least dozens of police officers at the entrance, then looked at Bai Ye, who was alone next to him.

The girl weighed her options for a moment, then her eyes hardened.

"Looks like I'll have to trouble you, Bai Ye, to be my hostage if I want to escape today!"

Pulling a small knife from under her skirt, the girl twirled it and, with a smile, chose her strongest enemy to attack.

"Um... Kiaran, why don't you choose to attack them instead?"

Seeing this, Bai Ye pointed to the police officers at the door.

"After all, you have no obligation to face an enemy you can't win against. You should understand, right?"

Hearing Bai Ye's words, the girl thought he was scared, and her smile became even more smug.

"Can't win at all? I don't understand!"

As she spoke, the girl raised her knife and charged at Bai Ye.

Seeing this, Gurevan and Victorique, who were standing at the door, both smiled calmly as they watched the scene unfold before them.

Only Avril was startled and quickly called for the others around her to come and help.

but.

Avril was surprised that no one responded to her.

"I never expected you all to be such cold-hearted people. I disregarded the fact that Bai Ye had helped you time and time again. I misjudged you."

As she spoke, Avril picked up a stick and tried to rush down to help Bai Ye, but before she could get down, Victorique stopped her.

Upon seeing Avril, who was holding a wooden stick and filled with righteous indignation, Victorique simply pointed to the location of White Night below.

Then Avril saw it.

What a battle scene that must have looked like.

Just like in King of Fighters '97, a girl named Chiarand was sent flying into the sky by a single blow from Byakuya and never came down.

"You clap once, I clap once, two eights two five six, two eights two five seven!"

Bai Ye kicked the girl who was rushing towards him like he was kicking a shuttlecock, without even using his hands. The girl spun 360 degrees in the air, then fell down, and was kicked away again!

The scene on the field now is devoid of skill; it's all about numerical superiority. The phantom thief girl is treated like a toy in Bai Ye's hands, being kicked around by him.

After playing for a while, just when it seemed that the phantom thief girl was about to get dizzy, Bai Ye stopped, and the phantom thief collapsed to the ground.

A sudden scene.

Even Victorique, who had witnessed many trials and tribulations alongside Bai Ye, couldn't help but be somewhat astonished, let alone Avril, who had never seen Bai Ye's strength before.

The girl simply opened her mouth wide enough to fit at least a dozen eggs, and the wooden stick in her hand fell to the ground in surprise.

"Hmm, have you seen enough? If you have, then have someone arrest this phantom thief too!"

Upon hearing Bai Ye's words, Gurevin snapped out of his surprise and sighed inwardly, "As expected of a swordsman."

Then he ordered his officers to rush in and handcuff Kiarlan, who was vomiting on the ground from spinning around too many times.

"Great! My dear friend! I'm so grateful for your help this time."

Standing on the perimeter of the cemetery, Gurevin bid farewell to Bai Ye and the others.

"I'll take this phantom thief back with me first."

"Now that we've caught this phantom thief, I should be able to make up for my mistake last time."

"And about that mummified corpse, I should come to see you again after the test results come out."

"Well then, see you tomorrow, my dear friend!"

"Get out of here!"

Bai Ye waved his hand dismissively, as if shooing away some flies.

Chapter Forty-Three: Dantalian's Bookshelf

"And then..."

She glanced at the young Avril Lavigne beside her.

Bai Ye took out the books and the small box that he had just obtained ahead of time from his pocket.

"This should be the last inheritance your grandfather left you. There should also be a letter inside; please take a look at it!"

He took the item from Bai Ye's hand.

Avril first opened the small wooden box and saw a gorgeous, gleaming gold key inside.

"What a beautiful key! I wonder what it's used to open."

Avril was a little curious.

"This was kept with the letters, so there should be some information in the letters!"

The white night reminded the girl.

Avril nodded and immediately turned to the purple-covered book. On the last page, she finally found the letter her grandfather had left for her.

The letter was not stamped, so it must have been sent by the girl's grandfather before he had a chance to mail it.

The sharp-eyed Victorique immediately noticed the clue in the stamp on the letter.

"The Penny Black! And it's a misprint."

"If that key isn't some kind of vault key, then this stamp must be the most valuable thing your grandfather left you."

Upon hearing this, Avril curiously glanced at the stamp, then carefully removed it and kept it as a keepsake.

The girl finally opened the last letter her grandfather had left her and began to read it.

"This stamp is for you. When you grow up, use it as payment for becoming a great female adventurer!"

"Oh, right, and that key too."

"That's a key that can open the Dantalian bookshelf. I originally intended to leave it to your cousin Hugh, but after thinking about it, I decided to leave it to you. Given your personality, you need some means of self-defense."

"By the way, since you've inherited that bookshelf, I'll also give you the house in my hometown."

"And you're in charge of taking care of Dalian."

"To my beloved granddaughter Avril, from Grandpa."

"Woo~"

A tear fell at the very center of the letter as the girl sobbed as she read her grandfather's will.

However, a name mentioned later in the girl's grandfather's will caught Bai Ye's attention.

"Dantrian's bookshelf...?"

"I remember seeing it in that book that recorded ghost stories."

"And according to your grandfather, this bookshelf seems to give you the ability to protect yourself."

"Ah! Are you curious about this bookshelf, Bai Ye?"