The footprints refused to leave, even though they looked frustrated.
"The ghost said you are terrified," Lily translated.
"So what?" Blake continued to challenge them.
Lily looked at her father, then the ghost. "Dad, you are stalling!" said Lily.
"No, I'm not stalling. It's called tactical withdrawal," said Blake.
Tactical withdrawal, that sounds cool! "Dad, you are so smart!" Lily was amazed.
Pablo was speechless. Anyone who graduated from kindergarten would recognize that nonsense.
"Lily, how would an ordinary person fight against a ghost?" Blake asked.
"With your righteousness," answered Lily after thinking for a while.
Blake smiled. He thought perhaps he was not righteous enough because he had killed people before when he was a spy in order to survive.
"What if I'm not righteous enough?" Blake asked.
Lily was stumped by Blake's question. She turned to Pablo.
Pablo kept silent. He knew Blake was a complicated person. He had previously killed people, yet he was also a hero for protecting the country. Righteousness alone might not be enough to protect Blake against ghosts.
"Your dad could think of himself as a weapon, like a butcher's cleaver. A butcher's cleaver had killed many lives, making it a powerful weapon against the ghosts, just like your dad. As long as one is fearless, the ghost could never hurt him," said Pablo. Lily translated Pablo's message to Blake.
Blake was delighted to hear that there was a way to fight with the ghost. "Watch me, Lily!" said Blake as he lowered his shoulders like a tiger ready to strike.
The footprints took a step back as if they were alerted.
"Haha, you are afraid!" said Blake as he kicked fiercely. He could not feel anything, so he retreated immediately.
The ghost felt the kick before it could react. It quickly took a few steps back. It wanted to chase after Blake but stopped when it saw Pablo and Lily.
"Dad, the ghost dared you to kick again," said Lily.
Blake sneered. He no longer saw the ghost. The ghost had become the person who betrayed his grandfather and killed his parents. This person had been hiding and wanting to kill Blake, just like the ghost.
Blake's stares turned cold. Then, he struck like an arrow. He still could not see the ghost. He was simply following his instinct.
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